Tag: names
Zoology: Do we need tens of thousands of new bird names?
Some species are still named after colonialists or racists. Ornithologists around the world are discussing whether this needs to be changed. But that could also have unintended consequences. source site
Zoology: Do we need tens of thousands of new bird names?
Some species are still named after colonialists or racists. Ornithologists around the world are discussing whether this needs to be changed. But that could also have unintended consequences. source site
Bundestag: More double names, more freedom of choice: New naming law
Bundestag More double names, more freedom of choice: new naming rights The Bundestag has decided to reform the naming law. photo © Annette Riedl/dpa German authorities are becoming more flexible:…
Commemorative campaign “Return of Names” in Munich: How thousands remember Nazi victims – Munich
During the “Return of Names” campaign, thousands remember Munich residents who were killed by the Nazis. About the fates of the murdered – and how godparents tell about them today.…
“The Return of Names” in downtown Munich – Munich
With the project “The Return of Names” on Thursday, Bayerischer Rundfunk brought the fates of more than 1,000 victims of National Socialism into the present – with photos and stories.…
European Parliament names building after Munich resistance fighter Sophie Scholl – Munich
The European Parliament in Brussels is honoring the Munich resistance fighter Sophie Scholl by renaming one of its buildings. “It is a small recognition of what we owe to this…
Quiz: Do you know the real names of these celebrities?
Artist names What are these celebrities really called? Test yourself in the quiz! People in show business don’t always choose a stage name – but when they do, their real…
BR project “Return of Names”: Showing faces for those persecuted by the Nazis – Munich
There is Elisabeth Adler, for example. She was born in Munich in 1935. She lived with her parents Anna and Paul Adler, a lawyer, in Schwabing at Biedersteiner Strasse 7;…
TU Munich removes names of Nazi personalities – several halls and buildings affected – Munich
Four halls and two parts of the building at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) still bear the names of people whose history is closely linked to the Nazi era.…
NDR documentary: names! names! names!
The documentary “Against Silence” is about abuse of power in film and theater – in focus: “4 Blocks” star Kida Khodr Ramadan, Paulus Manker and Julian Pölsler. source site