The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/east-germany/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png East Germany | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/east-germany/ 32 32 Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation over Chernobyl nuclear disaster https://www.timesofisrael.com/secret-stasi-files-reveal-extent-of-soviet-misinformation-over-chernobyl-nuclear-disaster/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:13:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3809971 East German secret police knew of 1986 disaster's devastation, tried to send potentially contaminated produce to West Germany, documents show, as Gorbachev recommended misleading public

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]]> Far-right German AfD says it will replace radical youth wing ahead of snap elections https://www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-german-afd-says-it-will-replace-radical-youth-wing-ahead-of-snap-elections/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:35:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3431965 Party's neo-Nazi-linked Junge Alternative youth organization, classified as extremist by intelligence agencies, is set to be replaced, but critics say move is 'smoke and mirrors'

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]]> Far-right German AfD party set to win first state elections https://www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-german-afd-party-set-to-win-first-state-elections/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 20:48:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3366296 Projections show Alternative for Germany party winning in Thuringia and coming in close second in Saxony, as immigration and German support of Ukraine dominate agenda

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]]> Germany opens reconstructed 18th-century church where Hitler cemented grip on power https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-opens-reconstructed-18th-century-church-where-hitler-cemented-grip-on-power/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:27:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3359333 'This place challenges us' to confront checkered past, says German president, amid protest outside inauguration of Potsdam's Garrison Church, which communist East Germany destroyed

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]]> Germany’s Nazi past comes back to haunt it, as far-right AfD surges in polls https://www.timesofisrael.com/germanys-nazi-past-comes-back-to-haunt-it-as-far-right-afd-surges-in-polls/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:51:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3247825 Many believed that with education and laws, extreme nationalism would not return, but far-right party finds strong support among disillusioned in former communist east

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]]> Hitler, WWII loom large in Germany’s approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine https://www.timesofisrael.com/hitler-wwii-loom-large-in-germanys-approach-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/ Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:33:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2724488 Historian says that Berlin's focus on invoking responsibility for WWII may have prevented important self-criticism over ties with Putin

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]]> Germans to hit the streets against deals with far right in eastern state https://www.timesofisrael.com/germans-to-hit-the-streets-against-deals-with-far-right-in-eastern-state/ Sat, 15 Feb 2020 06:04:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2241135 After AfD scandal in Thuringia, 10,000 expected to rally under the banner: 'No pacts with fascists any time or anywhere!'

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]]> Merkel: Discontent doesn’t confer a ‘right to hatred’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/merkel-discontent-doesnt-confer-a-right-to-hatred/ Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:50:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2177179 Amid far-right surge in former East German states, chancellor slams AfD politicians who stir dissatisfaction by claiming situation hasn't improved since communism

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]]> 30 years later, Berlin Wall comes back to life with virtual reality https://www.timesofisrael.com/30-years-later-berlin-wall-comes-back-to-life-with-virtual-reality/ Sat, 26 Oct 2019 12:21:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2170832 German startup offering visitors and history buffs an 'authentic' and immersive Cold War-era tour of the divided capital

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]]> Synagogue shooting survivor says German Jewry can’t only be about anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/synagogue-shooting-survivor-says-german-jewry-cant-only-be-about-anti-semitism/ Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:40:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2163518 US Rabbi Rebecca Blady and husband Rabbi Jeremy Borovitz arrived in Berlin in May to do Jewish outreach. After surviving near-massacre on Yom Kippur, their resolve isn't weakened

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]]> German suspect in synagogue attack isolated loner, unknown in hometown https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-suspect-in-synagogue-attack-isolated-loner-unknown-in-hometown/ Fri, 11 Oct 2019 13:18:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2163474 A 'lost' college dropout with few job prospects, Stephan Balliet made no contact with his neighbors or fellow village residents, spending his days on the computer

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]]> Far-right surge expected in east German state elections https://www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-surge-expected-in-east-german-state-elections/ Sun, 01 Sep 2019 11:12:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2139936 Euroskeptic, anti-immigration AfD's gains in former Communist areas could destabilize Angela Merkel's fragile coalition with Social Democrats

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]]> Row over German anthem erupts amid nationalism debate https://www.timesofisrael.com/row-over-german-anthem-erupts-amid-nationalism-debate/ Sat, 11 May 2019 04:02:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2073368 Soul-searching and squabbles break out in Germany after politician calls for new national song; current hymn has been in use, in some form, since 1922

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]]> Saxony’s long history with Germany’s far right https://www.timesofisrael.com/saxonys-long-history-with-germanys-far-right/ Sat, 01 Sep 2018 05:36:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1918252 As a newspaper publishes a list of racist incidents in the state since reunification, activist laments the network of far-right groups, hooligan clubs and neo-Nazi music

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]]> Ex-communist East Germany a hotbed for racist hate crime https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-communist-east-germany-a-hotbed-for-racist-hate-crime/ Tue, 28 Aug 2018 06:49:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1915760 Frustration at mass refugee influx exacerbating far-right sentiment, sparking wave of xenophobic violence

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