Tag: National Socialism
Radio play “No names, nobody” on Deutschlandradio: The outcasts – media
The facts in this story are substantiated by postwar court records and interviews conducted in the 1990s. The author Annette Kufner made changes for her documentary radio play No names,…
Nazi looted art: tightening of the “Washington Principles” – culture
The descendants of the Jewish banker Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy have been demanding the return of Picasso’s famous painting “Madame Soler” from the Munich Pinakothek der Moderne for years. But the…
The place of remembrance for those murdered by the NSU belongs in Berlin – opinion
Every attack by the terrorist group NSU was also an attack on the open, free society. That’s why a central, easily accessible place of remembrance is so important. Nobody wants…
Jewish family saga: C. Bernd Sucher presents his novel – Munich
His own family history, especially the life of his grandmother, inspired C. Bernd Sucher to write a novel: “Rahel’s Journey” (Secession Verlag). That Rahel was 83 years old when she…
High treason trial in Munich in 1924: Hitler’s propaganda in the courtroom – Munich
From February 26, 1924, Adolf Hitler and other defendants stood trial in Munich. It’s about high treason, the attempted coup in November 1923. He poses as the savior of the…
“Radka”: The new novel by Johano Strasser – Munich
In his novel “Radka” Johano Strasser tells of a village community that has learned to look the other way in order to be able to live together. She was found…
National Socialism: The chimney sweep from Flossenbürg – Bavaria
Lorenz Zitzmann, 96, first had to work in a concentration camp as a teenager. He was later sent to the front as a soldier. The memories of that time haunt…
Writer Timur Vermes: Letter to Friedrich Merz about AfD and democracy – Bavaria
Years ago, Timur Vermes denounced the susceptibility of German society to fascism with his satire “He’s back.” Now he has written a literary letter that paints a bleak future. In…
How the writer Timur Vermes fights for democracy. – Bavaria
Years ago, Timur Vermes denounced the susceptibility of German society to fascism with his satire “He’s back.” Now he has written a literary letter that paints a deeply bleak future.…
Warning from the US Ambassador in Munich: Listen to the warning signals – Munich
It’s time to stand up for democracy, says Amy Gutmann at the memorial lecture for the “White Rose” in Munich – and even switches to German at crucial points in…