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Weimar Republic
Above and main image: The Graf Zeppelin flies over the Tower of David in Jerusalem in April 1931 (courtesy of the American Colony Photo-Dept. Collection: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, LOC, Washington, DC)
March 1, 2018, 5:47 am
When zeppelin fever came to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, 89 years ago
On Purim 1929, a famed German airship dropped confetti on 80,000 coastal revelers as, on board, two prominent Zionists read the Book of Esther above the holy city
By Marissa Newman
Adolf Hitler addresses leaders and members of the Nazi party in Munich, Germany on November 8, 1934. They are gathered in the Munich restaurant where Hitler staged the unsuccessful Beer Hall Putsch on November 8, 1923. This gathering, 11 years later, is in honor of the Nazis who were killed in the failed 'putsch.' (AP Photo)
January 26, 2018, 2:24 am
The 1924 trial of Adolf Hitler that made the Nazi party a household name
According to a new book, the future architect of the Holocaust was tried long before his genocidal crimes -- and ironically, his guilt launched him into popularity
By JP O’ Malley
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)
January 28, 2017, 8:28 am
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
A scene from 'My Sister' with twins Elizabeth and Emily Hinkler. (Encio Box)
March 3, 2016, 11:56 pm
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
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)
May 4, 2014, 8:16 pm
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
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)
January 11, 2013, 1:30 am
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
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)
January 9, 2013, 5:59 pm
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
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