The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cologne/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:19:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Cologne | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cologne/ 32 32 German students research fates of their school’s Jews to bring Nazi-era horrors home https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-students-research-fates-of-their-schools-jews-to-bring-nazi-era-horrors-home/ Mon, 06 May 2024 05:32:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3252696 Against backdrop of October 7 massacres and surge in global antisemitism, US consultant Terry Mandel visits Germany to expand award-winning Holocaust memory project based in Cologne

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]]> German zoo receives first installment of $26m gift from Holocaust survivor’s widow https://www.timesofisrael.com/cologne-zoo-receives-first-installment-of-26m-gift-from-holocaust-survivors-widow/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 23:25:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2919060 Elizabeth Reichert left funds in her will for the Cologne Zoological Garden, explaining her husband Arnulf 'wanted to give the money someplace where it would do good'

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]]> Man wearing kippa beaten by a group of 10 in Cologne, Germany https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-wearing-kippa-beaten-by-a-group-of-10-in-cologne-germany/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:55:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2604733 Police arrest two teenage suspects in apparent antisemitic hate crime; victim leaves hospital after overnight treatment

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]]> Cologne tram decorated to celebrate 1,700 years of German Jewish life https://www.timesofisrael.com/cologne-tram-decorated-to-celebrate-1700-years-of-german-jewish-life/ Sat, 24 Oct 2020 07:06:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2414554 Star of David and 'shalom' stickers put on vehicle ahead of celebrations next year to mark anniversary of first documented Jewish presence in Germany in 321 CE

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]]> German Carnival floats take aim at racism in wake of deadly gun attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-carnival-floats-take-aim-at-racism-in-wake-of-deadly-gun-attack/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 16:02:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2246659 Floats for parades in Cologne, Duesseldorf, Mainz and elsewhere are notorious for their no-holds-barred satire; this year some roasted anti-migrant sentiment

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]]> German Jews go all in with a Catholic Carnival tradition https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-jews-go-all-in-with-a-catholic-carnival-tradition/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 04:28:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2037887 For the first time since the 1930s, when the Nazis forbade Jewish participation in the festivities, a Jewish club marches in Cologne, joining the revelry under its own banner

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]]> Booted by Nazis, Jewish group with unfortunate KKK name returns to Cologne https://www.timesofisrael.com/booted-by-nazis-jewish-group-with-unfortunate-name-returns-to-cologne/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 07:48:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2013925 Seven decades ago, Hitler banned the Kleines Kolner Klub from the German city's festive Carnival; now they're back (and still using the initials)

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]]> German police ‘not ruling out terror’ motive in Cologne hostage-taking https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-police-not-ruling-out-terror-motive-in-cologne-hostage-taking/ Mon, 15 Oct 2018 19:36:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1942575 Suspect, badly wounded when police stormed train station, claims to be member of Islamic State; officials believe he is a Syrian immigrant

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]]> Rival rallies as Turkey’s Erdogan opens mega mosque in Cologne https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-city-braces-for-protests-as-erdogan-opens-mega-mosque/ Sat, 29 Sep 2018 13:15:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1933143 German police deploy in force as demonstrations draw thousands of supporters and critics of visiting Turkish president

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]]> Lawsuit filed against German bookstore for likening abortion to the Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/lawsuit-filed-against-german-bookstore-for-likening-abortion-to-the-holocaust/ Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:52:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1930723 Abortion will set you free' display, spoofing Auschwitz slogan, relativizes Nazi crimes and is 'totally disgusting,' MP says

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]]> German far-right MP accused of incitement for anti-Muslim tweet https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-far-right-mp-accused-of-incitement-for-anti-muslim-tweet/ Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:47:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1763375 Beatrix von Storch under fire for asking if Arabic police message was meant to placate 'barbaric, Muslim, gang-raping hordes of men'

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]]> Berlin to have ‘safety zone’ for women at New Year celebrations https://www.timesofisrael.com/berlin-to-have-safety-zone-for-women-at-new-year-celebrations/ Sat, 30 Dec 2017 11:45:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1761136 Move comes following mass assaults two years ago at Cologne carried out by groups consisting mostly of migrants; police union head warns plan sends 'devastating message'

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]]> ‘Oldest-ever eye’ revealed in 530-million-year-old fossil https://www.timesofisrael.com/oldest-ever-eye-revealed-in-530-million-year-old-fossil/ Sun, 10 Dec 2017 07:38:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1747317 Ocean-dwelling creature could make out predators and obstacles; had compound eyes similar to today's bees, but no lenses

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]]> US woman, 93, gives $22m to German zoo, for survivor husband https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-woman-93-donates-22-million-to-cologne-zoo/ Fri, 01 Sep 2017 14:25:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1686323 Elizabeth Reichert says she wanted to give back to city where she met her Jewish husband, a Holocaust survivor

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]]> No explosives found on easyJet plane diverted to Germany https://www.timesofisrael.com/no-explosives-found-on-easyjet-plane-diverted-to-germany/ Sun, 11 Jun 2017 14:03:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1637364 Passengers reported hearing 3 British men on London-bound flight talking about an alleged terror attack

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