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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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St.Gallen's Raiffeisen Square to be renamed A committee has called for the name of Raiffeisen Square to be changed to "Recha-Sternbuch-Platz". The founder of the Raiffeisen movement had been anti-Semitic. A striking feature is the "city lounge" with its surface of red rubber granulate, designed by the artist Pipilotti Rist and the architect Carlos Martinez. Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen had been celebrated by Nazis on the 50th anniversary of his death. Not only bank buildings stand on the "Red Square", but also the St. Gallen Synagogue. The signatories of the letter include former St. Gallen Councillor of States Paul Rechsteiner, historians Hans Fässler and Stefan Keller, and Pipilotti Rist. It is now time to rename the square, they said in St. Gallen on Thursday, 25 May 2023.

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 30: Federal Government Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight against Anti-Semitism Felix Klein attends an international gathering on combating anti-semitism on January 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. The group, with representatives from the U.S., the E.U., other E.U. nations and Israel, were meeting to discuss and formulate national strategies to counter anti-semitism, which as been on the rise on both sides of the Atlantic. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

German schools 'must teach that Jews belong in our country', says antisemitism commissioner

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British musician Roger Waters, founding member of former rock band Pink Floyd, performs during the first of nine presentations in Buenos Aires on March 7, 2010 as part of his "The Wall Live" world tour. AFP PHOTO/Juan MABROMATA (Photo credit should read JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images)

Activists plan 'Just Stop Oil' style protests to disrupt Roger Waters’ UK tour

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'Antisemitic' academic who said 'Jews learnt evil from Nazis' acquitted

'Antisemitic' academic who said 'Jews learnt evil from Nazis' acquitted

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Furious heckling greets German minister at Jewish music contest

Claudia Roth was met with an onslaught of boos in Frankfurt

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May 24, 2023 12:48

BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 22: Claudia Roth attends the "Roter Himmel" (Afire) premiere during the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Berlinale Palast on February 22, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Gerald Matzka/Getty Images)

Teen thug avoids prison after blinding elderly Jew in horrific attack

Hamburg court refuses to view daylight attack during pro-Jewish demonstration as an antisemitic crime

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May 24, 2023 12:19

Teen thug avoids prison after blinding elderly Jew in horrific attack

'Antisemitic' academic to appear in court after saying 'Jews learnt evil from Nazis'

Sucharit Bhakdi has previously attracted criticism for statements he made about the Covid pandemic

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May 17, 2023 17:58

'Antisemitic' academic to appear in court after saying 'Jews learnt evil from Nazis'

Two charged after 'Hitler speeches' played on Austrian train

The train operator said there had been several such incidents in recent days

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May 15, 2023 15:18

Two charged after 'Hitler speeches' played on Austrian train

Swiss to put up memorial to Nazi victims at last

European nation will erect a monument to commemorate those who perished under Hitler's regime

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May 11, 2023 13:36

Rhaetische Bahn/RhB - Der Bernina Express entlang des Lago Bianco. Eine Fahrt von den Gletschern zu den Palmen. Rhaetian Railway/RhB - Bernina Express running beside Lake Bianco. Ferrovia retica/FR - Il Bernina Express lungo il Lago Bianco. Un viaggio dai ghiacciai alle palme. Copyright by Rhaetische Bahn By-line: swiss-image.ch/Christoph Benz

Israel to sell Arrow missile defence system to Germany

Details being hammered out in 'milestone agreement' to provide Olaf Scholz's government with sophisticated defence system

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May 4, 2023 11:27

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on February 19, 2023. Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch/POOL ***POOL PICTURE, EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES, PLEASE CREDIT THE PHOTOGRAPHER AS WRITTEN - YOAV DUDKEVITCH/POOL*** *** Local Caption *** ישיבת ממשלה ראש הממשלה נתניהו משרד קבינט מדבר שרים

King Charles lays wreath at Hamburg Kindertransport memorial

The monarch was praised by German antisemitism official for the touching gesture

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March 31, 2023 13:00

TOPSHOT - Britain's King Charles III visits the Kindertransport - The Final Parting Memorial at the Dammtor railway station in Hamburg, northern Germany on March 31, 2023. - Britain's Royal Couple is on a three-day tour in Germany for Charles' first state visit as king, with the trip billed as "an important European gesture" to maintain strong ties after Brexit. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP) (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images)

German President: Democracy is once again under threat

Frank-Walter Steinmeier issues warning to mark 90 years since legislation that paved way for Hitler's rise

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March 30, 2023 13:52

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 14:, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for the arrival of Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen on September 14, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Al-Alimi is on a two-day official visit to Germany and met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz yesterday. (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)

University admits it should have stopped destruction of Jewish Nazi victims's remains

Admission came as public memorial marking burial of remains of possibly 100 other victims took place

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March 30, 2023 13:49

University admits it should have stopped destruction of Jewish Nazi victims's remains

Finally, The end of the German Reich in sight at last

Germany finally set to remove the term 'Reich' from its official vocabulary

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March 16, 2023 12:36

The U.S. and the Holocaust,09-01-2023,Nazi Party meeting or rally. Sign in back reads "Kauft nicht bei Juden" - Don't buy from Jews.,National Archives and Record Administration NARA,Unknown

'Antisemitic' Roger Waters banned from appearing at Frankfurt concert

The Pink Floyd bassist has been uninvited from the state-sponsored event

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February 27, 2023 14:20

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Roger Waters performs onstage at Crypto.com Arena on September 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Nine in ten of Germany’s Jewish pensioners live below the poverty line

Central Welfare Board of Jews in Germany demands action is taken to address crisis

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February 23, 2023 11:30

Nine in ten of Germany’s Jewish pensioners live below the poverty line

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