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Karoline Preisler wrote that she had been awarded the Arno Hamburger Prize for Civil Courage by the Jewish Cultural Community of Nuremberg (IKGN). She expressed that she was overwhelmed and grateful and emphasized the beauty of the medal. Arno Hamburger was far more than a British soldier, a witness to the Nuremberg Trials, and head of the IKGN; he took action. She sees the prize named after him as an honor and a commitment, Preisler wrote. #Zivilcourage #Ehrung #Dankbarkeit (translated)

Richenel, volledige naam Hubertus Richenel Baars (Amsterdam, 20 april 1957 – Amsterdam, 13 maart 2020), was een Nederlands zanger die vooral in de jaren tachtig bekend was. Zijn carrière begon toen hij door een vriend met een eigen band werd gevraagd om als zanger in te vallen, hiervoor werkte hij bij een bank. Als lid van de discoformatie Luxor was hij daarnaast lokaal bekend als zanger en danser, vaak in "extravagante gewaden van eigen ontwerp". Dankzij zijn androgyne uiterlijk was hij een opvallende verschijning. De eerste single Statue of Desire werd niet erg populair. Zijn tweede single, L'Esclave endormi, was echter vooral in Engeland een grote hit. https://hvdommelen.nl/r/Richenel.html

Mick van Wely wrote that his Dutch grandfather worked as an optician for the resistance in Leiden and took photos for forged documents. According to him, his father grew up with a strong aversion to Germans. When, as a five-year-old, he received an apple from a German soldier, he thanked him with a curse word for Germans, Van Wely said. His Hungarian mother, he said, grew up under communism, which he described as just as bad as fascism. Van Wely wrote that he had been raised at home with love for and respect for freedom. This, he said, explained why he sometimes reacted angrily when he saw that the carefully built Western lead and achievements, which had long been taken for granted, were coming under heavy pressure and were slowly being rolled back. #vrijheid #geschiedenis #verzet (translated)

SC Freiburg won against Schalke 04 with a late substitute goal from Keisuke Goto in the 85th minute, securing a 2-1 victory and thus placing themselves at the top of the Bundesliga table, while Philipp Lienhart played the entire match and Schalke remains five points behind. #Bundesliga #Freiburg #Lienhart (translated)

Many students in practical education live in poverty, which significantly hinders their chances of success in school, as evidenced by the story of Bruce, who received work shoes and a bicycle thanks to the Youth Education Fund. #praktijkonderwijs #armoede #jeugdeducatiefonds (translated)

The predominantly Kurdish Diyarbakir in Turkey, which was once the scene of heavy fighting, is now attracting more and more tourists due to an improved security situation and hope for peace, placing the region back on the map as a destination rich in culture and history. #Diyarbakir #Turkije #Toerisme (translated)

Max Verstappen achieved his third victory in eight days in Singapore, demonstrating that Red Bull, despite a difficult start to the season, has recovered and is competitive again thanks to improvements to the car and a renewed connection between Verstappen and his vehicle. #MaxVerstappen #RedBullRacing #Formule1 (translated)

SAKI 🗯 compared the energy mix in Germany and Norway: Germany sources about 52 percent of its energy from renewable sources, while Norway sources about 99 percent. The author stated an average price of 41 cents per kilowatt-hour for Germany and 16 cents for Norway. He wrote that the Union wants to increasingly rely on fossil fuels again, which in his view would further increase prices. #ErneuerbareEnergien #Strompreis #Klimaschutz (translated)

Pope Leo XIV wrote that doctors had found a small, localized nodule in his lung during recent examinations. It had been detected at a very early stage. On the advice of the doctors, he decided to undergo surgery, which was planned for the coming days. He also thanked for the spiritual solidarity and asked for prayers. #Gesundheit #Hoffnung #Krankheit (translated)

Germany is well-versed in ethnic cleansing. So why the silence? In his acceptance speech, award winner Sands accused the German government on Sunday in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt of indecent silence regarding Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip and against Palestinians. #Friedenspreis #PhilippeSands #Völkerrecht (translated)

Philippe Sands, the Peace Prize winner of the German Book Trade, criticized in his acceptance speech the loud silence of Germany regarding the Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip and called for an open debate about possible violations of international law, emphasizing that criticism is also necessary among friends. #Friedenspreis #PhilippeSands #Völkerrecht (translated)

Philippe Sands, the Peace Prize winner of the German Book Trade, criticized in his acceptance speech the German silence regarding Israel's actions in Gaza and demanded that war crimes be named regardless of their perpetrators in order to uphold law and justice. #PhilippeSands #Friedenspreis #Völkerrecht (translated)