Home In-Depth Reporting Book about Jewish lawyers targeted in Nazi… Opening Statements By Liane Jackson November 2018 "Lawyers Without Rights" tells how Jewish lawyers and jurists were degraded and debarred as the Holocaust began. Photo courtesy of Lawyers Without Rights. As Adolf Hitler rose to power in Nazi Germany, the first casualty was the rule of law. The Third Reich’s ensuing purge included systematically targeting “undesirables,” including Jewish lawyers, crippling their ability to practice law. Lawyers Without Rights: The Fate of Jewish Lawyers in Berlin after 1933 by Simone Ladwig-Winters is a chilling portrait, through photos and narratives, of how Jewish lawyers and jurists were degraded and debarred as the Holocaust began. Attorneys were arrested, imprisoned or forced to flee the country. The book has a directory of 1,404 attorneys of Jewish origin during the war. The book, first published in 2007, describes the terrors experienced by Jewish … [Read more...] about Book about Jewish lawyers targeted in Nazi Germany resonates today
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Germany, France, Britain, U.S. and Saudi Arabia listened to Khashoggi tapes, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has given recordings on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, France and Britain, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. Turkish sources have said previously that authorities have an audio recording purportedly documenting the murder. Speaking ahead of his departure for France to attend commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One, Erdogan said Saudi Arabia knows the killer of Jamal Khashoggi is among a group of 15 people who arrived in Turkey one day ahead of the Oct. 2 killing. (Writing by Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Hugh Lawson) … [Read more...] about Germany, France, Britain, U.S. and Saudi Arabia listened to Khashoggi tapes, Erdogan says
‘Divided into two opposing camps’: A Democrat and Republican in Germany on the U.S. midterms
Tuesday evening marked one of the most contentious U.S. elections in history - which could explain why seven times more Americans abroad requested ballots than the last midterm elections in 2014. Americans living outside of the U.S. can register in the state they last lived, and cast their vote via an absentee ballot or through a U.S. Embassy or consulate. The websites for the U.S. Vote Foundation and Overseas Vote have had a 2,500 percent spike in traffic. SEE ALSO: Where in Germany do all of the Americans live? In a close and controversial race, Democrats took control of the House, while Republicans took control of the Senate. German media declared the other successes they saw in the elections: “A triumph for women,” wrote Spiegel Online, referencing the record number of at least 99 women who will sit in the House of Representatives. Spiegel added that it was “a good day for America,” that Trump now has to share the power in Washington with the Democrats. … [Read more...] about ‘Divided into two opposing camps’: A Democrat and Republican in Germany on the U.S. midterms
Boateng dropped, Reus recalled for Germany’s matches
BERLIN (Reuters) - Central defender Jerome Boateng was surprisingly left out of Germany coach Joachim Loew's squad for this month's international matches against Russia and Netherlands but winger Marco Reus was included on Friday. Germany face Russia in a friendly on Nov. 15 before taking on Netherlands four days later as they battle to avoid relegation in the new Nations League competition. "I talked with Jerome. I am convinced he will benefit from a break," Loew said on the German football association (DFB) website. "I told him that we have a lot of alternatives for his position, especially with young players. Obviously they still need to prove they can reach Jerome's level." Boateng's surprise exclusion raised eyebrows at his club Bayern Munich, with coach Niko Kovac calling it a "novelty". "That's a novelty," he said. "But that does not mean that he will not be there again in the future. I do not see it as the end of Jerome's national team career." The 30-year-old Boateng has … [Read more...] about Boateng dropped, Reus recalled for Germany’s matches
Germany: Merkel warns of modern racism on Kristallnacht 80th
Geir Moulson and Randy Herschaft, Associated Press Updated 5:02 am PST, Friday, November 9, 2018 A rabbi arrives at the synagogue Rykestrasse in the district Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 to attend an event commemorating the Night of Broken Glass 1938, in which Nazis burned and vandalized synagogues and Jewish businesses across the country and killing over 400 people. less A rabbi arrives at the synagogue Rykestrasse in the district Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 to attend an event commemorating the Night of Broken Glass 1938, in which Nazis burned and vandalized ... more Photo: Markus Schreiber, AP Flanked by the President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Josef Schuster, left, and Gideon Joffe, right, head of the Jewish community in Berlin. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, arrive at the synagogue Rykestrasse at the district Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, … [Read more...] about Germany: Merkel warns of modern racism on Kristallnacht 80th