Tag: Nazi history
Fund on the Isar: The double destruction of the Munich synagogue – Munich
In 1938 the Nazis had the magnificent building in the old town demolished, and eleven years after the war the partially decorated stones were used to repair a weir on…
Wreath under the swastika – Bavaria
Hermann Kriebel was a Nazi from the very beginning and, as an early confidant of Adolf Hitler and a leading participant in his march to the Munich Feldherrnhalle in 1923,…
Josef Schuster becomes an honorary citizen of Würzburg – Bavaria
The President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster, is made an honorary citizen of his hometown of Würzburg on June 26. Mayor Christian Schuchardt (CDU) will…
Aschau: The Chiemgau under the swastika – Bavaria
“We want to find ways of dealing with something like this,” says Natascha Mehler. She has been a professor of archeology at the University of Tübingen for three years, is…
The forgotten first Munich murder victim of the National Socialists – Munich
Erwin Kahn is forgotten. He is the first Munich victim of the National Socialists. There is no photograph of him and false information about his death has been circulating to…
Former Sterneckerbräu in Munich: New restaurant planned in the valley – Munich
For 66 years the inn was no longer an inn, now it is to become one again. The restaurateurs Constantin Wahl as well as Stephan and Sebastian Kuffler want to…
German law: May contain traces of Nazis – Politics
Home politics Germany German law : May contain traces of Nazis Mar 13, 2023 at 6:54 p.m Reading time: 2 mins Open detailed view A nurse and a pharmacist measure…
Anna Winger: Varian Fry is the hero of her Netflix series Transatlantic – Media
Anna Winger is responsible for numerous hit series. For Netflix she is now filming the story of Varian Fry, who also saved Hannah Arendt and Max Ernst from the Nazis.…
Munich: reading and discussion in the Lenbachhaus – Munich
During the National Socialist dictatorship, the majority of German writers and visual artists went into exile. But how did those who remained in the country deal with the political situation…
Munich: On the trail of the “White Rose” with Hildegard Kronawitter – Munich
Hildegard Kronawitter, chairwoman of the “White Rose” Foundation, looks at a monument in front of the main entrance of the university that commemorates the resistance group around the Scholl siblings.…