Topic: Weimar Republic

January 28, 2017
8:28 am

This photo taken on October 19, 2016 shows a policeman pictured in Georgensgmuend, southern Germany, in front of a house of a member of the so-called Reichsbuerger movement. (AFP/dpa/Nicolas Armer)

Germany cracks down on ‘Citizens of the Reich’

Reichsbuerger movement said to follow an ‘ideological mix of conspiracy theories, anti-Semitic and anti-democratic views’

By Frank Zeller

March 3, 2016
11:56 pm

A scene from 'My Sister' with twins Elizabeth and Emily Hinkler. (Encio Box)

On stage in LA, a sisterhood of survival in pre-Nazi Germany

Two-woman show ‘My Sister’ explores life in Germany’s Weimar Republic, and the ominous threats on the horizon

By Lisa Klug

May 4, 2014
8:16 pm

A supporter of French comic Dieudonne Mbala Mbala displays a t-shirt with his image, in front of Zenith Area in Nantes, western France, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. (photo credit: AP/David Vincent)

Brussels police disperse rally supporting banned far-right event

Water cannon used against crowd protesting cancelation of ‘anti-Semitic hate-fest’ featuring quenelle inventor

By AFP

January 11, 2013
1:30 am

Edgar Feuchtwanger, right, with co-author Bertil Scali, observed Hitler's rise to power from close by, then fled Munich with his family after Kristallnacht. (Courtesy of Editions Michel Lafon)

Former Jewish refugee recalls his neighbor from hell: Hitler

After years of hesitation, 88-year-old Edgar Feuchtwanger decided to record his memories of growing up across the street from the Nazi tyrant

By Rebecca Benhamou

January 9, 2013
5:59 pm

The winner of three awards at the Jerusalem Film Festival, "Policeman" focuses on an Israeli anti-terrorism unit and wealthy young anarchists trying to unleash chaos. (Courtesy of NYJFF)

Semitic cinema invades Manhattan

Opening Wednesday, the New York Jewish Film Festival features a lineup ranging from respectful dramas to Hebraic horror

By Jordan Hoffman