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German mayor apologises for posting Nazi-era memorial advertisement

The mayor of Hildburghausen in Germany has apologised for publishing a Nazi-era memorial advertisement commemorating the town’s bombardment during World War II.

Josef Schuster calls on German army to restore Jewish chaplaincy

The President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany called on the German military to offer its Jewish and Muslim members religious service.

German payments to WWII injured included Nazi collaborators

Germany is still making payments to more than 2,000 people worldwide under a law that provides for “war victims,” including a number of Nazi collaborators.

Significant rise in antisemitic crimes in Germany in 2018

The number of antisemitic crimes in Germany increased significantly in 2018 over the previous year, according to government statistics.

Frankfurt city hall poster campaign calls for solidarity with Jewish community

Posters issued by the municipal authority of Frankfurt bearing words of support for the city’s Jewish community have been plastered across the metropolis in an act of solidarity with Frankfurt’s Jews.

German court rules that swastika church bell can remain in village

A German appeals court ruled that a bell dedicated to Hitler in the church of a small village does not have to be removed.
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