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In Weimar, a festival preserves Yiddish culture while reinventing it

Since its start, the festival has grown from a weekend workshop with a handful of participants to the largest festival of its kind in Europe, lasting more than a month, with daily workshops drawing hundreds of participants and near nightly concerts attended by over 10,000 people total, according to organizers

The Independent UK

Weimar by Katja Hoyer review – the town that changed Germany

It was the birthplace of the liberal tradition, but also the incubator for Nazism – what can this historic city tell us about democracy?

The Guardian - UK

The AfD is flirting with Nazi history – but moral outrage alone won’t stop the far right

Coincidence or not, the party has timed its congress for the centenary of an infamous Nazi rally. But condemnation didn’t stop Hitler, and it’s not enough now, says historian and journalist Katja Hoyer

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Weimaraners are elegant, energetic and loyal, which can make them perfect for active families

These amazingly agile pups can jump six feet into the air but can they leap straight into your heart?

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Why Germany’s far right hates the Bauhaus movement

At a time of political tension in Germany, the Bauhaus – arguably one of most influential architecture, art and design schools in the world – has become the target of far-right attacks.

The Conversation

‘Celebrated again’: Portrait of German jazz-age pioneers lost after Nazi takeover returns to Berlin

Jewish Museum in Berlin buys painting of Weintraubs Syncopators, who played the soundtrack to the Weimar cabaret

The Guardian - UK

Polish foreign minister calls for long-term rearmament of Europe

Exclusive: Radosław Sikorski also says he favours deepest possible inclusion of UK in EU defence structures

The Guardian - UK

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The Bauhaus Nazis: the collaborators – and worse – among the design icons

They were seen as heroes and martyrs who defied the Nazis. But a new show in Weimar reveals horrifying details about some Bauhauslers, one of whom designed the crematoriums at Auschwitz

The Guardian - UK

Carnegie Hall returns to pre-pandemic full schedule in 23-24

Carnegie Hall will reach its pre-pandemic level of 170 concerts during a 2023-24 season that includes a focus on the fall of the Weimar Republic

The Independent UK

Andreas Kluth: Even without a red wave, this could now be Weimar America

Before we ponder the world’s biggest news this week, America’s surprisingly narrow midterm elections, let’s pay respect to Jair Bolsonaro. That’s because the Brazilian president recently did the right thing, becoming an unlikely role model for patriots in struggling democracies everywhere — even (or especially) for honest Republicans in the…

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Brush up on the meaning of Beckmann’s art

Letter: Cornelie Usborne disagrees with Jonathan Jones’s interpretation of Beckmann’s Die Nacht and says the painting is about war, not ‘Weimar excess’

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