Germany

Basel opens first new Orthodox synagogue in 83 years

Basel, a Swiss city with a Jewish population of some 2,000 people, saw the opening of its fifth synagogue.

German museum settles Nazi-era claim

A German museum has agreed to pay to keep a Nazi-looted painting in its collection.

German railway monitoring U.S. bill on Holocaust lawsuits

Germany’s national railway has hired a law firm and public relations agency in the United States to monitor proposed legislation that would allow Holocaust survivors to sue for damages in U.S. courts, a German newspaper reported.

Global

Gravestone of Hitler’s parents removed, site available

Global

Frankfurt elects first Jewish mayor since 1933

Global

Court ruling against historic Berlin shul suggests congregation is a fiction

Global

Convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk dies

Global

Jewish community regrets German president’s resignation

Culture

Great-grandson of Auschwitz victims taking the ice for Germany

Global

International court: Germany need not grant pension to slave laborer

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