Cologne

In Germany, COVID-19 postpones the revival of the Jewish Carnival tradition that the Nazis tried to end

Cologne’s most festive event was set to receive its first official Jewish float in over 80 years, until the pandemic put the whole event on ice until at least 2021.

A tram featuring Star of David stickers pulls up to a halt in Cologne, Germany on Oct. 21, 2020. (Courtesy of Synagogue Community Cologne)

Tram in Cologne, Germany gets giant Star of David and ‘shalom’ stickers to celebrate 1,700 years of German Jewish life

It “is a sign against anti-Semitism and against racism,” the association behind the move wrote.

Banned by Nazis, German-Jewish group called KKK returns to Cologne Carnival

The group, whose German-language initials stand for “Cologne kippah heads,” took the initials in honor of a troop excluded by Hitler’s party.

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Jewish plus-size model shocks German viewers with anorexia photos

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Reversing course, German city will host exhibit critical of IDF

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American tourist wearing Star of David attacked in Cologne

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German Jewish hospital stops religious circumcisions

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With $52M investment, German city banks future on unearthing Jewish past

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Caricature causing a stir in Cologne

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