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Manfred Stolpe was Chief Minister in Brandenburg for twelve years and Germany's Transport Minister for three. With him, one of the most prominent formerly East German personalities died on Sunday.

These prominent individuals from the German-speaking world, meaning from Austria, Germany and Switzerland, passed away in 2019.

On Berlin's 'Kurfürstenstrasse', women are being forced to work as street prostitutes. They are being abused and exploited. Gerhard Schönborn and his…

Whoever wants to book big name Soul and Funk bands in Europe, will need to talk to Georg Leitner, in most cases. The concert agent from Vienna and his helpers are behind many the coolest gigs. In 1977, a teenager from Vienna started organizing concerts for the late British Blues guru Alexis Korner and some Austrian acts. At that point Georg…

Berlin accommodates countless expatriates from all over the world. Some of them are artistic creators like Alyssa Schleger from California. In her case, it is…

Hanni Lévy, was one of the last of up to 2000 Jews who survived World War II in Berlin, right in the capital of Nazi Germany. As a teenager, she hid for years.…

Expatriates are usually known to live uncomplicated lives, unless they end up in Budapest. This is Gareth Hutchins' situation. Those Hungarians almost made him eat horse sausages. He loves them anyway.

When the so-called 'Acid Jazz' movement hit the British Jazz-Funk scene in the early 1990s, a guitar hero by the name of Simon Batholomew was one of its main…

Milcho Leviev is a master musician famous for his work in both classical music and Jazz. The 82-year-old Bulgarian has worked with many American Jazz legends…

The New York-based publication 'The Algemeiner' has released this year's 'Jewish 100' list. It contains 100 people, both Jews and non-Jews, who have "positively influenced Jewish life", according to the jury. Some German names are on the list.