Nazis

Sophie Scholl was born into a liberal and Christian family in southern Germany on May 9th, 1921. By the time she was a student in Munich, her conscience forced her to become active against Nazi Germany's regime. At age 21, she was murdered by the state.

In Weimar and the nearby Buchenwald memorial site, the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the former concentration camp was observed today. Because of…

The Eichmann case is directly connected to the darkest chapter in the history of Germany and of mankind. Sixty years ago, the young state of Israel brought the…

Seventy-eight years ago today, Sophie and Hans Scholl were executed at Stadelheim Prison in Munich. Their "crime": They had spread the truth about Nazi Germany and the war on leaflets.

On the first anniversary of the Hanau attack, Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier took part in a commemoration event. He said the state had been unable…

In Germany, two individuals were indicted for complicity in murder in many cases. One of them is a former concentration camp guard, the other a former secretary…

It started in Cologne. The artist Gunter Demnig could not accept the fact that residents did not know Gypsies who used to live there were deported and murdered by the Nazis. So he placed the first Stumbling Block.

The Higher Regional Court in Naumburg just sentenced Stephan Balliet to life in prison. He had tried to kill many Jews at the Synagogue of Halle. Since he could…

Amadeu António Kiowa, a contract worker from Angola, should have lived to see his child grow up. But his life ended thirty years ago today in Brandenburg, where…

In Germany, November 9th is a historic day. On the one hand, it stands for a very positive development, namely the fall of the Berlin Wall 31 years ago. On the other, the Night of Broken Glass took place on November 9th too.