german to go and. learn german for three d. w. . hello and welcome to quadriga this saturday is international holocaust remembrance day the murder of more than six million jews by the nazi regime is a defining fact of germany's post-war identity and the country has worked to confront it yet anti-semitic attacks are on the rise in germany the political dissent of the right wing nationalist party now represented in parliament is provoking deep concern among germans and in jewish communities so too is the recent influx of muslim immigrants a recent study by the american jewish committee quit his berlin high school after suffering mobbing and abuse at the hands of turkish classmates living in fear how anti-semitic is germans in germany and the fears and prejudices they evoke she says germany needs a more inclusive memorial culture and more backbone in the fight against all forms of marginalization and we're very pleased to have alan posner on the show once again he's a commentator for the daily newspaper he says jews everywhere are held

but, what we have not dealt with educating young germans and muslims in a smart way -- kristin: german muslims. mr. michalski: mostly they are german muslims, to see this. the call of some conservatives, the party members here in germany to expel all foreign muslims is very shortsighted because it puts the finger only on a certain group which we have to deal with, of course -- kristin: which does not represent all of the muslims in germany. mr. michalski: also this. melinda: the effort to educate has been a part of effort in germany to come to terms and confront the crimes of the holocaust. even a special word for it -- confrontation with the past. one example of that confrontation is the culture of remembrance including a monument that remembers the holocaust just a few kilometers from here. [ video clip ] ♪ >> the memorial to the murdered jews of europe. it took a good 25 years for the to be brought to completion. its location in the berlin government district is the most visible demonstration of germany's attempt to live up to its history. unobtrusive in contrast are what are call

posner the former german president. said to two years ago there is no german identity without auschwitz remembering the holocaust remains a concern for all citizens who live in germany but can we really expect migrants to germany to share that view and also perhaps very young germans who say hey that's ago. well there's just two aspects to this. the first aspect is this is not a german question the holocaust was and remains. something that that is that is important for every person everywhere in the world whether you're a german whether you're a jew whether you're a german jew whether you're a german muslim whether you're an american if they have a holocaust memorial in washington d.c. why they have a heart a caused a museum in los angeles why because this is something which we all need to think about so it's not a question of can we expect out of my grandchildren to take responsibility given that you know that the great grandfather was a jews because we can can reach that young muslims of course we can't because every

the polish and the germans -- i mean the russians and the german his to blame each. the germans say it's the russians fault so they were burning and destroying crops and houses as they retreated. the russians probably will say no, that germans were taking everything like locusts as they headed east. and there's probably truth on both sides. >> the truth is probably -- >> but either way, these are people that are going to pay the bill. >> these were -- they had to pack up everything they thought they were going to have in the future to survive with their families. wait until you see some of the scenes. there's a great shot coming up. these wagons, it's amazing they held together. >> there's one here that the wheel is about 45 degrees. >> yeah. i think this is the one. let's see. yeah. there it is. yeah. >> good luck, buddy. >> so these are presumably returning to their homes because the russians have been forced to leave? >> i guess. i think so. that's not enacted i don't think. >> reporte >> it's interesting to know whether they were headed east or west and what diff

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i don't understand this concern with state involvement the german government also supports german companies over all of that. and what does the ambassador make of the discussions in germany and at the european level that new regulations will make the markets less open to china. if not. china is opening up far and wide and germany should also remain open. when problems arise we are prepared to deal with them by discussing that it's not through restrictive measures and. secondly all such efforts are outdated. we have common ground our liberal trade open markets. germany restricts matters it's sending out the wrong signal. in the event that china as an advocate of free world trade and germany as an obstacle the german ministry of economic affairs rejects this notion. he does. of all i do have to say china is an important trading partner china has to achieve a new level of value creation that is true it is absolutely crucial for growth and employment in china and nothing can be said against it the question is what means and what conditions are they using to do that that is precisely where the p

his classes entirely in german. are you talking to people about refugees, about who they are, where they have come from? some people in gera think that it is too much, and they have problems for us, and so on, and so on, but i haven't got a problem with it. children are not responsible for all the problems we have got around the world. and so we have to welcome the children. i want to help them, that's it. toy chatters. the increasing hostility towards refugees in gera is a worry for the al—mohammed family. there have already been ten attacks here on refugees in their homes. and after school, talk turns to returning to syria. a subject daham and his wife don't agree on. you want to go back? so this is a big debate? horda wants to go back and you want to stay. daham is still learning german, still training for a job, desperate to work. news on car radio: whether merkel or schultz becomes chancellor, one thing is certain — the german political mainstream is set to move to the right. 1.5 years on, and daham finally

a problem to german society. was a doctor. who had obtained their qualifications quite legally high level intellectuals. prosecuting people like that would pose a problem for german society. or grandmother. the germans negligence tantamount to assistance unable to lead a normal professional life in argentina he invested into pharmaceutical laboratories over a million marks led to him by his family the doctor intended to pursue his passion medical science. the offices were located in this point asari spilled ng. he met him but in the middle of the first business in his new profession was the fire drove from la barra. he made products for sale to the public quite openly under his real name. these papers which were presented for the establishment of the limited company we can see the name mangling he went on. irrevocable a lot of a lot of work but i you know what if you have it i called him dr greg because that was how he had been introduced and then he corrected me telling me that it was dr mengele way and not dr g

d w z e learning course he can speak german made easy. look. at. the united states assess is flapping further sanctions on iran after a deadly crackdown on protesters in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in year is. and dealing with diesel gate what has germany's car industry learned from its biggest scandal in decades. i've been physical and let's do business protests a roiling the major cities overrun an ailing economy sparking the unrest u.s. president donald trump has praised iranian protesters for acting against a bronze brutal and corrupt regime after days of deadly unrest the people are frustrated with a weak economy and a rise in food prices economic turmoil spilling onto the streets. the protests began thursday in response to a forty percent price increase for eggs and poultry the government also announced plans to raise fuel prices the moves would have hit the poor especially hard at a time of economic uncertainty inflation is at ten percent unemployment is high and young iranians face weak job prospects this despite th

whether you're a jew whether you're a german jew whether you're a german muslim whether you're an american if they have a holocaust memorial in washington d.c. why they have a heart a caused a museum in los angeles why because this is something which we all need to think about so it's not a question of can we expect my grandchildren to take responsibility given that you know that the great grandfather was a jews because we can can respect young muslims of course we can't because every human being needs to understand that this kind you know this crime is something that must not happen again which leads us again to israel if you're talking about israel has no right to exist you're talking about denying six million people the right to exist which is precisely what the holocaust was about the need to make this connection that's a second problem because people talk about the holocaust yeah well it must never happen again it was not going to happen again like that it's going to happen with an iranian missile on tell of the that's going to happen with we you know with with with jews being with th

border police to shoot at refugees when they are crossing the german german border even including women and children and after a huge outcry of criticism she said well i never really meant to publish thought it was just on my computer and then i accidentally slipped with my fingers over the mouse so she's got quite a reputation for rather braces and very strong provocative statements and. viable saying that german authorities want to germs to live with criminal mobs of migrants so these these comments these tweets is this just the f t being a f d a short are they looking to make a particular splash as they see it in germany's paloma for the first time it's a little bit of both you know has made it a political strategy to use provocative statements to gain media attention is some sort of manual of step by step of working the people step by step on how to do this how to get media attention by a provocative statement saying first you have to do do do the statements and as soon as the criticism comes in you have to call it censorship and you have to present yourself as someone who speaks ou

siberia to carra tao thousands of germans were already living here they had much in common german language the forbidden lutheran bible songs from the homeland there was no better place than car a town that's what my mother felt at the time. the strasser wanted bomb from the incident for and we had friends and relatives on every street. is the article it should be for when i was done with work i would visit someone on i would visit a friend or my sister or another sister or another friend and a friend and solicits force i walked everywhere it was lovely it was the norm the slums of the north and. it's thinking i feel like i'm not really here i'm just dreaming. it's on the last legs. when she was twenty my mother started her own family. together with my father ryan hold a german from her neighborhood the soviets called it west berlin. wrote it was of great war and you are a billion neighbors. of the place but. yes i've just. had. this lady's from germany she used to live here she'd like to take some pictures to remember this place of course come in as if you don't want. to. live the onus on

in german hands. to his german. in the chinese province of henan he made a name for himself as an automotive supplier he had nothing to do with cranes. we ask if they prevention or regional strategy was behind his investment. tower cranes serves a prime market. we want to be our development centers. its products are intended for the european market and we want to manufacture all the other larger products in china. we'd like to receive support from the chinese government and the provincial government. to develop production in china and make the brand known their financial build a church that would be in keeping with the government's development strategy. for. the soul of this investment was made with support from the state so that. he doesn't reveal the exact amount but without that money would have gone bust but in another respect it cost the company dearly because the way germany builds cranes is now also known in china. technology transfers and state subsidized shopping sprees what does this mean for germany as a

and we'll look at a much the glock the stronger the german thrower. but first two shocking new revelations in what's become a twofer mill your story accusations of sexual harassment in hollywood that started last year with producer harvey weinstein have sparked a global movement women many using the hashtag me to have called up men in the entertainment industry who abuse their power now the movement has reached germany several actresses have accused german to record their vehicle of sexual violence ranging from harassment to rape going back decades. he had a reputation for being impulsive blunt and merciless now several women have come forward accusing german director dito vader of sexual assault actresses he worked with claim he assaulted them physically and sexually the cases date back to the one nine hundred eighty s. and ninety's when dieter vader was one of germany's best known and most successful television directors the women told their stories to german newspaper dietz site of how the star director abused them one of the women is swiss actress

german to go and. learn german for free with d w. hello and welcome to this year's first edition of oughts twenty one is what's coming up. patients photographed scanned analyzed but still a mystery what are the faces revealed. when will the refugee crisis end. this also has an uncomfortable message the mass movement of people will continue in the upcoming centuries the more than three beats and rhythms through africa this gentleman rapper is loving it. but first an artist whose career is taking off this year you need a slim bismarck confronts nature at its most extreme. what drives him. usually is fun bismo descendant of otto von bismarck the first chancellor of the german empire like his famous full father is a man of conviction his work demands to be noticed he's inspired by nature so far so german but be warned he's not a romantic. his series punishment gonnet international attention who was he's being punished and why the artist doesn't see nature itself as the enemy but reverential attitude towards it and that's to choose he set

for us to speak german and for our children to learn. to go to school and to be able to attend church for. the kids. but there were lots of difficulties we didn't anticipate that. it was hard in the beginning we weren't the germans anymore that was a bit humiliating to. take a photo give me your hand. but . yes. if. you go. to. the smaller one of the human. like the homeless and just the longest. life in aziz his family reminds me of my childhood and current time for playing outside around the house all day running around my parents while they were working just this is. the gift of. a mug gives them a push. good luck. making. people think about what about all blow to the bottom of the water. where the soviet. unionists history and. even the people who state have had to ask questions about their identity and damn about their faith their roots their traditions with one tradition cossacks have discovered a new for themselves is the game of cock pocket the riders chase each other for the carcass of a goat in order to carry it into their oppo

vital saying that german authorities want to germans to live with criminal mobs of migrants so these these comments these tweets is this just the f t being a f d a short are they looking to make a particular splash as they say it in germany's politics for the first time it's a little bit of both has made it a political strategy to use provocative statements to gain media attention they even is some sort of manual of step by step of working the people step by step on how to do this how to get media attention by a provocative statement saying first you have to do do do the statements and as soon as the criticism comes in you have to call it censorship and you have to present yourself as someone who speaks out the truth even if it's not mainstream and right now it comes in handy the a of d. as you just said has been is for the first time in the german parliament of the boom in stock and. the main focus was not on that. they haven't really managed to bring forward anything to bring it across their message so it comes in handy right now and it works just in the way the procedure just desc

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so we have already introduced you to the german justin bieber german new camera alina also often gets compared to a mega pop star namely the u.k. adele let's have a look they might not pass as twins but alina talks us through some of the similarities whatever you think her voice is one worth getting to know next up top export meets alina. oh i see good. skiing is it. good to. have voice full of emotion keeping lyrics honest and personal that's salena sometimes strong sometimes vulnerable which brings to mind the u.k.'s megastar a dal. i. pad. elina is more than happy to take the comparison as a couple that. was honest with us that happens when something is new and i mean you comma who also happens to have a name with five licious alina and it also starts with a white i'm a big fan of hers i'm grateful for the comparison there are definitely much worse ones. i mean there has worked on her success for many years and finally made us she's around the party mark although she doesn't disclose her exact age she has to t.v. show appearances and has a successful tour behind her need to write h

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german artillery was horse-drawn in 1940, as it had been in 1914, and german infantry advanced on its feet, not with you can interests, with company commanders riding ahead of their men on a horse. there were over half a million horses in the german army in 1940. what the german army had together with a bold strategy for their attacks with the stuka dive bomber and use of radios to combined air, armor and infantry attacks. blitzkrieg was a state of mind intended to prevent a repetition of the static warfare on the western front in the first world war. the allies were further hampered, as they had been in 1914, by their determination to respect the neutrality of belgium, unless or until the germans violated it. and by the commitment of the french army to its elaborate system ofrm system of defenses,s weeks turned into months, it began to seem to many that hitler would never attack. and of course, it became the aim of french and british policy not to provoke them into attacking. thus, the royal air force was limited to dropping propaganda leaflets over germany, rather than bombs. when i

bundestag to the german parliament and in doing so to speak to the german people and of our fish is an ideal candidate is it she's a very very eloquent woman and she has a very interesting story to tell as you mentioned she was she is one of the few survivors of what was called the major an orchestra the way of the women's orchestra with concentration camp. and the by merits of the fact that she could play the cello and was part of the orchestra she managed to survive the camp she then went off to a life in great britain she didn't speak about the painful experience of the holocaust for many decades in the one nine hundred ninety s. you did start speaking about it again and she's been visiting schools whatever she's written her memoirs she's been communicating her message her experiences and she's going to do so to today and what i anticipate is she's a very optimistic person so i anticipate in some measure a message of hope but at the same time perhaps a message of despair because you know everybody is talking about the fact that the semitism appears to be on the rise again in euro

into german products and german technology highly regarded that. as a vietnam is in automobile industry mechanical engineering and machinery instruction machine or have an excellent reputation in china the good news and the horse cool off. one reason germany has become a focus of interest is because of a government scheme known as made in china twenty twenty five the country wants to put its days as a producer of cheap goods behind it to become a technological leader and industrial superpower. at the hanover messa the world's largest industrial trade fair it's clear where china's interests lie robotics semiconductor technology and automation. up until now chinese companies often simply copied products no one does it better no other country churns out more reproductions or counterfeit goods. the cost to germany alone is over seven point three billion euro. a company based in the bavarian city of playing and barrack has felt the sting. specializes in pressure temperature and level measurement technology their instruments are used primarily in heating

of server old german nationals including journalist didn't is you joe and the german government clearly says here until. his huge oil is not being released and doesn't get his fair trial there cannot be a normalization in the relations whereas turkey on the other hand always claims that that germany doesn't show enough understanding for the trauma that this coup attempt has caused in turkey and that germany is also helping suspected terrorists to hide on on german ground and in germany and they certainly don't agree over turkey's prospects for even membership well let's just touch on that case of the imprisoned german journalist an issue jail in a turkish prison because according to media reports germany is ready to restart arms sales to turkey does this boil down to to you show his release in exchange for weaponry well ahead of today's meeting there was an interview that german foreign minister got a gave to a dish and apparently there he suggested that many arms of military equipment sales to turkey are currently on hold because of the strained relations and this will not change until

chancellor of breaching german law it's kind of withdrew that and has now closed ranks with the german chancellor as we're about to see that fresh start of talks to head towards the new coalition well viktor orban has always been critical of merkel and this is you certainly enjoyed that meeting today with someone they see as an old friend he has been here before also pre migration since this issue dominated pretty much the discussions both in germany but also europe wide so yes he is an old friend also significant business interests but of course the timing the pictures of them closing ranks here and the praise that viktor orban had for the c.s.u. leader. when in a speech he declared basically that the very a germany was a christian country and should remain so that also of course sends a very clear signal if not a red line towards berlin before all sides sit down and try and put a government together here in germany and they're going to sit down and about two days time in fact in order to do that so ahead of that i mean is it fair to say that the c.s.u. is behind her. it is has a hist

take a look at the german adele. and we meet with teenagers. let's get going with some indie rock and clever german lyrics talk a tragic love by music critics and fans alike and regularly land chart hits now just in time for their twenty fifth anniversary they're releasing a new album an endless kite in english that means infinity so some soul searching is an order for front man dark funny looks so. remembering a past that was imperfect tronic singer so doesn't have fond memories of his childhood raised in a small town in southern germany he felt like an outsider his newest album deals with those emotions. he might not be i remembered how afraid i was as a kid and how little courage i had but he still remember how seriously i took the threats of the other kids who could be unbelievably mean and nasty and i thought maybe because i didn't fit in as i was in my garage rich guy. in the music videos this long haired boy represents the young unloved now forty six. the sixteen songs on the new album by token tronic are part autobiographical and reveal

so you figure out there how significant that is to the german economy and to german livelihoods and workers and the germans of the balkans well save beads they for us at the international green we can build in thank you. and you may not have heard of the picturesque town of gurlitz in eastern germany that you may have seen it in various big budget movie productions quentin tarantino's inglourious basterds around the world in eighty days with jackie chan and the grand budapest hotel was shot there however the town's making headlines for other reasons as the big employers suddenly up and leave sparking huge protests today german engineering giant zeman says slashing hundreds of jobs on site as part of a restructuring and german canadian train make a bomb by d. is pulling out threatening the livelihoods of thousands more it's hoped fast growing mid-sized businesses will pick up some of the slack. it might come as a surprise to find this company in gurlitz city and make software for the world market with annual sales of sixty million euro its offices are in the historic heart of the town in the

the german chancellor and the french president. there that's when i bring you up to date with some of the stories making news around the world spanish prosecutors have moved to have ousted cut shots arrested after he traveled to denmark from belgium it's the first time moore has left belgium since he fled spain to avoid arrest and charges of sedition and rebellion he's being investigated over the declaration of independence following a referendum of. fourteen foreigners and four of guns have been confirmed killed in the attack on the intercontinental hotel in kabul official says six gunman wearing army uniforms stormed the compound on saturday evening sparking a thirteen hour gun battle with police the attackers were killed the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. most u.s. government agencies will remain closed today after congress failed to reach a deal on reopening the government a vote is for monday afternoon the shutdown came into effect on saturday after the senate failed to pass a new budget. u.s. vice presiden

this is news live from berlin a worrying message for the german chancellor a new poll out shows most voters do not want another coalition of conservatives and her old social democrat partners that ahead of talks between the two parties this week. also coming up michael wolff fire and fury gets an early release later today that despite attempts by president trump's lawyers to block its publication the book paints the president as incompetent but how accurate is this for trail of the trumpet ministration. and the east coast of the u.s. in the grip of a deep freeze that after a massive winter storm brings new snow and since the mercury plummeting to record lows. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show germany is still waiting for a new government more than three months after elections and according to a new poll that weight is weighing on the public mood a new survey by pollsters in for test the map makes grim reading for chancellor all a machall it shows only forty five percent of germans want a repeat of a coalition with the social democrats that as the two sides prepare for

comic because german comic a traditionally have. joint ventures in china in order to produce cars on the ground and to be able to sell them there so it's a huge market for them now china has announced that they are going to ban models which are not compliant with their ideas of consumption standards and that is of course also hitting german cars and that device problem frankfurt thank you. now paying for your bus ticket to a ticket with a contactless card putting down plastic in a restaurant or a store these may be aspects of life and most industrialized nations but not so in germany germans continue to have a love affair with cash only five percent of all payments in germany are conducted with a credit card according to the barco consulting company only one in four germans believes that cashless payment of any kind is safe most are concerned that their money or data could be stolen that's why germans always carry plenty of cash with them just over one hundred euros on average that's almost twice as much as the average in the eurozo

from d w z learning course you can speak german made easy. josef mengele was born on march sixteenth one thousand nine hundred seven in good sport before area in what was then part of the german empire he was the eldest of carl and valborg a manglers three children his father was the founder and owner of a flourishing agricultural machinery company the mangler name was known throughout the varia. the family firm was so successful that adult hitler himself paid a visit in good spoke. to gives him a lot of shorty about what he wants to do but he doesn't want to follow his family into agriculture he wants to become a doctor and of course you know that's fully encouraged daddy's a respectable profession. mengele was a good student interested in music art and skiing after finishing secondary school in april one thousand nine hundred thirty he went to study at the university of munich munich was then the headquarters of the nazi party run by adults hitler. in january one nine hundred thirty seven yosef became an assistant to dr ot more fun for sure

and german to go. learn german for three brits d.w. and. the gap between the super rich and the rest of the world has widened the world's richest one percent to get eighty two percent of the wells that's according to the latest inequality report we talked to oxfam germany. also coming up as malaysia's g.d.p. rises so does its need for energy start ups have a few nifty ideas. welcome to do business well just in time for the meeting of the world's move us and shakers of the world economic forum. i'm in davos the international n.g.o.s oxfam releases its annual inequality report and the bottom line is the gap between rich and poor is widening the number of billionaires worldwide reach two thousand and forty three last year their combined wealth increased by thirteen percent and that means eighty two percent of the global wealth generated in twenty seventeen went to the top one percent of the world's population the so-called super rich and here is the food for thought in only four days the c.e.o. of one of the world's top fashion brands as much

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posner the former german president. said to two years ago there is no german identity without auschwitz remembering the holocaust remains a concern for all citizens who live in germany but can we really expect migrants to germany to share that view and also perhaps very young germans who say hey that's a go. well there's just two aspects to this. the first aspect is this is not a german question the holocaust was and remains. something that could that is that is important for every person everywhere in the world whether you're examine whether you're a jew whether you're a german jew whether your german muslim whether you're an american if they have a holocaust memorial in washington d.c. why they have a heart of caused a museum in los angeles why because this is something which we all need to think about so it's not a question of can we expect my grandchildren to take responsibility given that you know that the great grandfather was a jews because we can can reach that young muslims of course we can't because every huma