Tag: National Socialism
Amsterdam wants to return the Kandinsky image – culture
The city of Amsterdam has decided to return Wassily Kandinsky’s “Picture with Houses” to the heirs of the Jewish Lewenstein family, who owned the work until it was auctioned off…
Markt Indersdorf: The Path of Remembrance – Dachau
Open detailed view Path of remembrance in Indersdorf: The path leads along the monastery wall to the water tower. (Photo: NP Jørgensen) The “path of remembrance” is not straight, it…
Weizsäcker trial: Fridolin Schley on his book “The Defense” – Culture
In his novel “The Defense”, Fridolin Schley tells of the trial against Ernst von Weizsäcker. A conversation about the hashtag “Nazi background” and the question of whether memories and taboos…
Bavaria: Research on Hitler’s menu – Bavaria
Oatmeal soup and crispbread with egg yolk paste: For weeks, a dietician documented what Adolf Hitler ate in 1943, the year of the war. Why this is so valuable for…
Nuremberg: New usage idea for the congress hall – Bavaria
Nuremberg is once again discussing a new usage idea for the Nazi congress hall. Now there is the idea of using the building as an interim quarter for the opera…
“Palandt”, “Schönfelder” and Co .: Beck-Verlag ends honor of Nazis – politics
National Socialists are still very present in German courtrooms. When judges want to look up something, they regularly consult the “Palandt”, the most important commentary on the civil code. This…
“Palandt”, “Schönfelder” and Co .: Beck-Verlag ends honor of Nazis – politics
Prominent National Socialists are still very present in German courtrooms in 2021. When judges want to look up something, they often use the “Palandt”, the most important legal commentary on…
Nazi era – silent resistance to barbarism – politics
The French historian and political scientist Jacques Semelin examines forms of aid for the Jewish victims of persecution and the Holocaust. In his study “Without weapons against Hitler” he describes…
Novel about Remarque: Edgar Rais “Ascona”. Review. – Culture
Edgar Rai has written more than 20 novels, six of them under the pseudonym Moritz Matthies. He was born in the Hessian hinterland in 1967, studied musicology and English, teaches…
Page Three: The Jewess and the People’s Actor
The villa in which Hansi Burg and Hans Albers lived has been falling into disrepair for years. Nobody was interested in that for a long time, but now they are…