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Ancient German synagogue may gain Unesco world heritage status

Erfurt’s historic Old Synagogue has had a chequered existence since it was last used as a house of worship 700 years ago

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Ancient German synagogue may gain Unesco world heritage status

Anger over claims Iranian death judge receiving private hospital treatment in Germany

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German hero honoured for sheltering Jews during war

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BDS-backing German journalist admits he was mistaken about his Jewish faith

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KISS lead singer discovers his Jewish mother fled Nazi Germany

Paul Stanley turned to journalists for help in uncovering his family’s flight to the US

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July 3, 2023 16:38

Members of the US rock music band Kiss (From L), Gene Simmons, AKA. The Demon, Paul Stanley, AKA. The Starchild and Tommy Thayer, AKA. The Catman perform during the Hellfest Summer Open Air rock festival in Clisson, western France, on June 15, 2023. (Photo by Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Treasure chest owned by Göring sells at auction for £15,000 less than valuation

The casket sold for £5,300 despite having a guide price of £21,500

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July 2, 2023 08:47

Treasure chest owned by Göring sells at auction for £15,000 less than valuation

German school textbooks show ‘strong anti-Israel bias’, report claims

Report reveals a disturbing trend of blaming Jewish state for the conflict with the Palestinians

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June 30, 2023 09:02

German school textbooks show ‘strong anti-Israel bias’, report claims

Austrian town honours Jewish doctor who returned after being expelled during Nazi era

Memorial erected in Fischamend in memory of Dr Richard Winter, who was forced to leave the town in 1938 because he was a Jew but returned to care for its people after the war

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June 30, 2023 08:55

Austrian town honours Jewish doctor who returned after being expelled during Nazi era

Swiss city under pressure to change name of square honouring Jew hater

Raiffeisenplatz in St Gallen was named after the 19th-century Raiffeisen co-operative movement in Germany, which was founded by a firebrand antisemite

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June 8, 2023 11:34