Joel Schalit / 17 May 2022
Sharing the Tragedy
Nakba Day in Torino
No European city knows the Nakba like Berlin. At least in my part of town, Neukölln.(...)
Germany
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John Foster / 13 May 2022
Know It When We See It
George Mosse on Fascism
One of the great ironies of today's politics is that when it comes to fascism, it’s often difficult to know what one is talking about.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 09 Feb 2022
German Labour Music
Songs of Gastarbeiter Vol. 2
To begin a compilation of decades-old tracks with a remix is a bold move. But Songs of Gastarbeiter Vol. 2 deploys it brilliantly. (...)
Joel Schalit / 25 Jan 2022
Tremors of War
Holocaust Memorial Day in Torino
It’s an awkward sort of honour. But Torino always has the best Holocaust Memorial Day billboards. (...)
Joel Schalit / 10 Jan 2022
Asylum From Germany
The Coronavirus Shakes
They asked what the purpose of our visit was. “We’re fleeing Germany,” I said, as I handed over our Israeli and American passports. “My wife and I want to apply for asylum.”(...)
John Foster / 26 Nov 2021
Germany of the Future
Replacing Angela Merkel
Sixteen years of leadership by any party is too long. Particularly for a country half of which is still new to democracy, like Germany.(...)
John Foster / 05 Nov 2021
Better Handle on the Zeitgeist
The Persistence of Populism
It’s still an open question as to whether populism is the new normal.(...)
Joel Schalit / 03 Nov 2021
State and Antisemitism in Germany
The Problem With Police
The rhetoric is increasingly hollow. If only it weren’t that way.(...)
Joel Schalit / 11 Oct 2021
Civil Rights, Not Ethnicity
Germany’s Racism Crisis
It was a transparent failure. Irmgard Furchner, a 96-year-old ex-secretary at the Stutthof concentration camp, had disappeared the day her trial was to begin, having been accused of complicity in the deaths of over 10,000 Jews.(...)