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Holocaust

The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, refers to the deliberate murder of Jewish people during the Nazi reign of Germany from 1933-1945. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is marked on January 27.

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Deutschland Kunstwerk aus dem Welfenschatz

Nazi-looted art claim sets new test for Germany

Descendants of Jewish art dealers calling for the return of the Guelph Treasure go to court in the US.
CultureApril 19, 2017
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White House spokesman apologizes after Hitler chemical weapons claim

April 12, 201700:24 min
Sean Spicer Pressesprecher des Weißen Hauses

Trump's Spicer apologizes for saying Hitler did not use gas

Political and civil leaders slammed Spicer's oversight of the Holocaust.
PoliticsApril 12, 2017
Denkmal für die Opfer des Konzentrationslagers Jasenovac

Serbs, Jews to snub event at Croatia death camp

The move comes after local Jews made the same decision, blaming Zagreb for tolerating Nazi ideology.
HistoryMarch 27, 2017
Deutschland Holocaust-Mahnmal in Berlin

Jewish community president: anti-Semitism "massive problem"

Charlotte Knobloch hopes a Holocaust memorial desecration trial will lead to stronger a collective memory.
Law and JusticeMarch 2, 2017
Großbritanien David Icke British TV Presenter Seen at the Memorial Service for the late...

Conspiracist Icke not wanted in Berlin

New Age conspiracist David Icke has had a second event in Germany cancelled after being accused of anti-Semitism.
SocietyFebruary 23, 2017
Deutschland Gestohlenes Lagertor kommt zurück nach Dachau

Stolen 'Arbeit macht frei' gate returns to Dachau

The gate will be displayed in a museum on the grounds of the former Nazi concentration camp. It had been stolen in 2014.
HistoryFebruary 22, 2017
deutschland Björn Höcke ARCHIV

AfD lawmaker sorry for Holocaust comments

Björn Höcke said he would "like to apologize" for criticizing Germany's culture of Holocaust remembrance.
PoliticsFebruary 18, 2017
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Young Germans use Snapchat to remember the Holocaust

Can Snapchat to convey complex issues such as the atrocities of the Holocaust? Young journalists are trying it out.
HistoryFebruary 14, 2017
Geburtshaus Adolf Hitler in Braunau

Hitler lookalike arrested in Austria

The man was arrested in Adolf Hitler's birth town, feeding fears the site may become a pilgrimage for Nazi sympathizers.
SocietyFebruary 13, 2017
Kommentarfoto Kay-Alexander Scholz Hauptstadtstudio

Höcke's high hopes

Kay-Alexander Scholz
AfD bosses have applied for his removal - but it's unlikely that this will happen, DW's Kay-Alexander Scholz writes.
PoliticsFebruary 13, 2017
deutschland Björn Höcke ARCHIV

AfD seeks to expel state leader over Holocaust remarks

The leaders of Germany's nationalist AfD asked that Thuringia state party chief Björn Höcke be removed from office.
PoliticsFebruary 13, 2017
Dresden Neonazikundgebung | "Trauermarsch"

Neo-Nazis rally in Dresden ahead of war anniversary

Neo-Nazis and their opponents have rallied in Dresden ahead of the anniversary of the city's destruction.
PoliticsFebruary 11, 2017
AfD-Richter Jens Maier

AfD judge barred from ruling on 'political' cases

A judge has been relieved of some of his duties after giving a speech declaring an end to Germany's "guilt cult."
Law and JusticeFebruary 2, 2017
Fokus Europa Großbritannien Juden Pässe

British Jews seek German citizenship

Hundreds of British Jews are applying for German passports.
SocietyFebruary 2, 201704:28 min
Deutschland Berlin Mahnwache rechter Gruppen vor dem Bundeskanzleramt

AfD vice chair Gauland eyes Bundestag

A senior figure of Germany's far-right AfD, Alexander Gauland, has positioned himself for a Bundestag candidacy.
PoliticsJanuary 31, 2017
Der Reichskanzler Heinrich Himmler und nationalsozialistische Führer Adolf Hitler

The men who led Nazi Germany

The men who led Nazi Germany
HistoryJanuary 30, 20176 images
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World Stories - The Week in Reports

Hispanic students fear deportation, the euthanasia murders of the Nazis and more.
PoliticsJanuary 28, 201711:59 min
Symbolbild EU-Erweiterung

Inside Europe 26.01.2017

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PoliticsJanuary 27, 201755:00 min
AfD Euskirchen für Wolfgang Dick

AfD and the Holocaust

How do AfD supporters see Germany’s obligation to remember its Nazi past?
PoliticsJanuary 27, 2017
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The chilling history of Nazi ‘euthanasia’

The Nazis deemed some people ‘unworthy’ of life.
January 27, 201704:52 min
Weißrussland Jewish Resistance Museum in Novogrudok, Belarus (picture-alliance/dpa/Tass/ V. Drachev)

World commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Events were held around the world to commemorate the victims of the Nazi Holocaust.
HistoryJanuary 27, 201711 images
Film still Austerlitz

Selfies at Dachau: A look at Holocaust remembrance

The new documentary, "Austerlitz," shows how casually tourists deal with Holocaust memorials.
CultureJanuary 27, 2017
Jim Rakete exhibition "Wir sind viele" | Friedhelm Fleischmann

Jim Rakete's portraits of disability

For Holocaust Remembrance Day, the star photographer shows a moving series in Berlin.
CultureJanuary 27, 2017
Deutschland Gedenkstunde im Bundestag

Germany remembers Nazi 'euthanasia' victims

Those sterilized and killed by doctors were the focus of a moving ceremony in the German parliament.
HistoryJanuary 27, 2017
Screenshot DW The nursing home for Holocaust survivors

The nursing home for Holocaust survivors

A nursing home in Israel takes care of Holocaust survivors living below the poverty line.
January 27, 201702:43 min
Iran Fotografie Bildung

Satirist concludes 'Yolocaust' project

Shahak Shapira has taken down all pictures from his popular and controversial Yolocaust site. The Israeli satirist said.
CultureJanuary 26, 2017
Bilder von Häftlingen in Auschwitz Birkenau

An appeal from Auschwitz

The Auschwitz Memorial has made an appeal to Germans and Austrians to donate any Nazi-era documents they may have.
Human RightsJanuary 26, 2017
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The revived sports club that inspires Vienna’s Jews

The reincarnation of Hakoah has helped provide a renewed sense of belonging for Austrian Jews.
SportsJanuary 26, 2017
Judith Rosenzweig

'We are the last Auschwitz survivors'

After Judith Rosenzweig learned that the Holocaust is being denied with greater regularity, she decided to speak.
Human RightsJanuary 26, 2017
Ernst Lossa Opfer der Tötungsaktion T-4

The 'forgotten victims' of Nazi 'euthanasia'

The killing of those deemed genetically ill in Nazi Germany was a prelude to the genocide of Jews and others.
HistoryJanuary 26, 2017
Deutschland AfD-Politiker Björn Höcke in Schwerin

AfD leader to remain in party despite Holocaust remarks

Höcke had prompted outrage after verbally attacking Germany's national Holocaust memorial and remembrance culture.
PoliticsJanuary 23, 2017
Konzentrationslager Auschwitz I

Germany speeds up Auschwitz investigations

German prosecutors are investigating three more cases of former workers at the Auschwitz concentration camp.
CrimeJanuary 19, 2017
Bildergalerie 10 Jahre Holocaust Mahnmal Berlin

Yolocaust art project critiques Holocaust remembrance

With snapshots and stark Holocaust images, Shahak Shapira has critiqued the selfie obsession and culture of remembrance.
CultureJanuary 19, 2017
Judentransporte Auschwitz

Auschwitz museum asks for donation of items

Museum directors are seeking personal documents, such as family letters, from those who worked at the camp.
HistoryJanuary 19, 2017
Neonazi Aufmarsch in Oberfranken

Five charged for operating neo-Nazi website

German prosecutors have charged three women and two men for operating "Altermedia."
SocietyJanuary 18, 2017
Gedenktag für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus

Outrage at local AfD leader's Holocaust remarks

Jewish organizations and politicians have expressed horror at a call for an end to the culture of remembrance.
PoliticsJanuary 18, 2017
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'Never Again': Memorials of terror

Memorials across Germany ensure the millions of victims of the Holocaust are not forgotten.
TravelJanuary 17, 2017
Holocaust Mahnmal Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki to get German co-funded Holocaust museum

The 22 million euro ($23.3 million) project s due to start by the end of 2017 and be completed within three years.
TravelJanuary 17, 2017
Indonesien Jakarta Protest vor Botschaft von Myanmar

What constitutes genocide?

In an interview with DW, historian Boris Barth explains an often misused term – genocide.
ConflictsJanuary 13, 2017
Still from "Die Blumen von Gestern" by Chris Kraus

Why a German Holocaust comedy was a hit in Japan

"Die Blumen von gestern" is inspired by director Christ Kraus' family history - and struck a nerve in Japan.
CultureJanuary 12, 2017
Still from "Die Blumen von gestern" by Chris Kraus

New German comedy explores the Holocaust

Filmmaker Chris Kraus was inspired by his own family history to make a humorous movie dealing with the Holocaust.
CultureJanuary 12, 20176 images
Hitler, Mein Kampf - A Critical Edition

'There was a hype created around 'Mein Kampf''

Historian Peter Longerich sees strengths and weaknesses in the critical edition of Hitler's work, published a year ago.
CultureJanuary 11, 2017
Bundesaußenminister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Teheran

Opinion: A legacy in tatters

German Foreign Minister Steinmeier suffered a bitter defeat when Berlin had to cancel a major art show from Iran.
CultureDecember 28, 2016
Jackson Pollock: Mural on Indian Red Ground, 1950

Berlin cancels Iran modern art exhibition

An exhibit on art from Iran has been canceled. Iran's President has reportedly refused to give export permits to Berlin.
CultureDecember 27, 2016
Anne Frank circa 1942

New study says Anne Frank may not have been betrayed

Fresh research by the Anne Frank House has suggested that the famous diarist may have been discovered "by chance."
HistoryDecember 17, 2016
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@dwnews - Holocaust survivor video goes viral ahead of Austria election

November 30, 201603:28 min
Screenshot Youtube- Frau Gertrude Van der Bellen warnt vor Rechtsextremer Rhetorik

Holocaust survivor warns against far-right

The video appeal has gone viral ahead of Sunday's presidential vote, garnering some 3 million views in just a few days.
PoliticsNovember 29, 2016
Deutschland Prozess Oskar Gröning in Lüneburg Urteil

Court upholds Auschwitz clerk's sentence

A German appeals court has upheld the conviction of a 95-year-old former SS sergeant known as "Auschwitz's bookkeeper."
SocietyNovember 28, 2016
Russland Tatyana Navka bei den 4. MUSICBOX 2016 Preisen

Ice skater causes outrage with Holocaust routine

A performance featuring Russian ice skaters dressed as concentration camp inmates has been slammed on social media.
PoliticsNovember 28, 2016