The fall of RBB chief Patricia Schlesinger, triggered by a controversial consulting contract, led to one of the biggest scandals in ARD history, resulting in her loss of office, job, and reputation, while she now has to answer for embezzlement in 26 cases. #RBB #Skandal #PatriciaSchlesinger (translated)
The article stated that with the fall of the wall, socialism remained. In 1989, people took to the streets for freedom and no longer wanted to be patronized, ideologically educated, or monitored by a political elite. With the reference to 37 years later, the article began another thought but did not elaborate on it. #Freiheit #Sozialismus #Geschichte #DE (translated)
In Schwedt, people remember the victims of national socialist racism with a silent procession and stumbling stones, while at the same time, there is a danger that future generations will lose awareness of this history and the commemoration of it. #Gedenken #Stolpersteine #Erinnerungskultur (translated)
Kai Wegner wrote that it is their responsibility to keep the memory alive and to derive the mandate for an open, free, and humane society from history time and again. #Erinnerungskultur #Gesellschaft #Freiheit #DE (translated)
The author wrote that Abu Dhabi clarifies geopolitical shifts and the changing transatlantic partnership. Trump stands neither on the side of Europe nor NATO, but supports Russia, which the author described as the aggressor. While Trump wants to do business, according to the author, Putin is about history. https://t.co/93ERViPiwv #Geopolitik #TransatlantischePartnerschaft #Russland #AE #US #RU (translated)
The Booker Prize 2026 was awarded to 81-year-old author M. John Harrison for his dystopian novel The End of Everything, making him the oldest winner in the history of the prize. #BookerPreis #MJohnHarrison #Dystopie (translated)
M. John Harrison wins the Booker Prize 2026 for his dystopian novel "The End of Everything," in which a mysterious presence named "iGhetti" attacks Great Britain, and at 81 years old, he is the oldest laureate in the history of the prestigious literary award. #Dystopie #BookerPreis #MJohnHarrison (translated)
The author described the comments on the post as alarming but not surprising. November 9th stands for the fall of the wall and is a more dignified day of German unity than October 3rd, he wrote. He also referred to the pogrom night of 1938 and the proclamation of the republic in 1919. In conclusion, he started with the statement that many commentators revealed their mindset...; the post ended at this point. #Geschichte #Erinnerung #Gesellschaft #DE #AT (translated)
The author asked in which reality Friedrich Merz lives. He wrote that Jewish life in Germany has never been so threatened in the history of the Federal Republic as it is today. Since 2015, hundreds of thousands or possibly millions of people with anti-Semitic worldviews have been allowed into the country, he claimed. https://t.co/OC3nKlRMCy #Antisemitismus #Deutschland #FriedrichMerz #DE (translated)
The article referred to the encounter on November 9, the anniversary of the Nazi November pogroms, as particularly significant. It reminded of the historical responsibility to protect Jewish life, to keep the memory alive, and to decisively oppose antisemitism. #Erinnerungskultur #Antisemitismus #Geschichte #DE (translated)
The article by Colette M. Schmidt highlights the disturbing discrepancy between the official commemoration of the November pogroms and the simultaneous celebration of a homeland evening by nationalists, raising questions about the actual engagement with history. #Novemberpogrome #Gedenken #JüdischeGemeinschaft (translated)
The confrontation with the Nazi past has not only influenced Germany's international reputation but has also triggered identity-forming conflicts domestically, while the supporters of the National Socialist regime remained present. #Erinnerungskultur #Nationalsozialismus #Geschichte (translated)
Merz expressed satisfaction on Monday and, referring to the date of November 9 and its ambiguous significance in German history, explained why a candidate from the center is so important now: "This day reminds us that democracy in Germany must be protected, and it thrives on those who uphold it." #IlseAigner #Bundespräsident #CDUCSU (translated)
The article addresses the alarming increase in anti-Semitic attacks in Austria, which was highlighted by Oskar Deutsch, the president of the Jewish Community, during a memorial service for the November pogrom of 1938. #Antisemitismus #Solidarität #Geschichte (translated)
The author wrote that one bears the responsibility to keep the memory alive and to derive from history again and again the mandate for an open, free, and humane society. The image credit cited the State Archive Berlin / Grönboldt. #Erinnerungskultur #Gesellschaft #Geschichte #DE (translated)
The author wrote that the fall of the Berlin Wall had its 37th anniversary on that day. The governing mayor Kai Wegner, together with representatives from politics and society, commemorated the victims of the German division at the Bernauer Straße memorial. https://t.co/HqTXSIfjAr #BerlinerMauer #DeutscheEinheit #Geschichte #DE (translated)
FC Bayern Munich stated that Harry Kane is the first player in Bundesliga history to have recorded eight assists in just nine league matches. The club emphasized that Kane shines not only as a goal scorer but also as a playmaker. https://t.co/DgaFHO2urW #Bundesliga #HarryKane #Rekord (translated)
The author reminded that Berlin and all of Germany commemorated the victims of the November pogroms of 1938 on November 9th. On that night, Jewish fellow citizens were disenfranchised, persecuted, and murdered; synagogues and shops were set on fire. https://t.co/jDYkEmFr2G #Novemberpogrome #Erinnerungskultur #Geschichte #DE (translated)
The author recalled November 9 and wrote that 88 years ago synagogues were burning all over Germany. Afterwards, his grandmother's neighbors disappeared; his father was two years old at the time. He then mentioned the courtyard of the Breslau bicycle factory, but the contribution ended abruptly in the middle of a sentence. #Erinnerung #Geschichte #NieWieder #DE #PL (translated)
Toto Wolff has led Mercedes back to the top of Formula 1 after five years and secured the ninth Constructors' Championship, thus placing himself among the greatest team owners in history. #Formel1 #Mercedes #TotoWolff (translated)
