There is No Washington in Europe
A transatlantic marketplace tale
Are the Germans just stupid, or mean-spirited on top of their stupidity for refusing to save the euro? This is a question being asked all over the world, with politicians such as Barack Obama and British Prime Minister [...]
A Jewish Berliner in Wagner's Bayreuth
A conversation with mezzo-soprano Nadine Weissmann: “Suddenly I realized – this is my voice”
She is a native Berliner with dual citizenship – English and German – and she speaks four languages – German, English, French, and [...]
Leaving Something Eternal
The life and love of the architect Erich Mendelsohn
This film brings forgotten Jewish people and forgotten Jewish stories back to the city”, said Nicola Galliner, director of Berlin’s Jewish Film Festival, at [...]
Hitler’s Jewish Commander and Victim
A Jew survived due to an order given by Hitler. Our editor Susanne Mauss found a note of the Gestapo to the effect that the judge Ernst Hess was not to be persecuted or deported because of an order from the Reich Chancellery. During World War I, Hess had been an officer [...]
Europe is our “Life Insurance”
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle takes a clear stand when it comes to facing Europe’s financial crisis and defending Germany’s support for Israel
JVG: What is your assessment of the risks and opportunities entailed by the changes [...]