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Norman Miller, German Refugee Who Helped Arrest a Top Nazi, Dies at 99
At 15, he escaped to England. At 20, he enlisted in the British Army and identified a German minister — whose roles included deporting Dutch Jews to labor camps — as he tried to flee.
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In Germany, Fighting the Far Right Poses a Conundrum for Democracy
Mainstream parties are changing laws to protect government institutions. Critics say the changes risk undermining democracy.
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Newyork
Sex, Lies and Tailor’s Tape
“The New Look,” an Apple TV+ series, takes great liberties with the intertwined life stories of Christian Dior and Coco Chanel. The truth is just as interesting.
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World
How Germany’s Most Wanted Criminal Hid in Plain Sight
Daniela Klette, a militant from the Red Army Faction, was on the run for decades. Yet with publicly available digital recognition tools, German police could probably have found her much sooner.
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Criticism of Israel at Berlin Film Festival Stirs Antisemitism Debate
The backlash to some winners’ speeches at the festival shows how polarized and fraught Germany’s culture scene has become.
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Newyork
Alfred Grosser, Champion of French-German Reconciliation, Dies at 99
A German-born Jew who became a French writer and activist, he devoted his life to healing the divide between two historic enemies after the trauma of World War II.
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US
Google Chatbot’s A.I. Images Put People of Color in Nazi-Era Uniforms
The company has suspended Gemini’s ability to generate human images while it vowed to fix the historical inaccuracy.
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Books
Ukraine, Gaza and the Long Shadow of German Guilt
In “Out of the Darkness,” Frank Trentmann details the way people in the country that started World War II are still confronting and atoning for the atrocities of their government.
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Newyork
Der Kaiser: Public Face of Germany’s Cup Effort
MUNICH, July 6 Regardless of who wins the World Cup final between Italy and France on Sunday, there will be one other victor: a trim 60-year-old fellow with swept-back white hair, rimless glasses, and an imperial bearing that has earned him the ...
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‘Dinner for One,’ a German New Year’s TV Tradition, Moves Online
The British comedy short has aired annually in Germany and other European countries for decades. Now, members of Gen Z are having fun with it on social media.
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