and you move to germany to berlin. and like me you know you must have noticed it's impossible to miss the sort of renaissance of jewish life in music with klezmer bands performing everywhere when there's not a lockdown is really restaurants to eat in but it's also hard to miss the reminders official and otherwise of the holocaust how did this renaissance happen. you know it's almost taken for granted today and germany has become a cool place for israelis and many jews from around the world to be but it was nothing like that if you look back in the early forty's right after the world right after that the holocaust in the end of world war 2 germany was considered by by only jews pretty much other than a very small group that chose to live in germany as a place that should jews should never step there ever again you know the blood the blood of their brothers still so you know sucked in this land and what we see today is very much a persistent campaign led by them small group of a handful of jews some of them were german b

well the mass testing plan for germany has already been rolled out in austria u.w. funding for char reports tonight from vienna where rapid antigen tests are freely available and even compulsory for students the opera house is one of the us landmarks but unfortunately for the own going down the locals are no longer coming here to enjoy a performance what they want is a rapid and teaching test and this is the example of the spruce over there which by the way used to be a traditional viennese food stand. i need to get tested to. thank you very much money to say this was very uncomfortable but very quick to within minutes i will have my result this cost me sooty 9 euros but there are hundreds of pharmacy and all 3 are tested for free but there you will need to wait a bit longer for the result and there are a lot of people here who are willing to get tested to get the squeak and tests done in order to go to the hairdresser or to go to school because there are schools here in austria it's required twice a week to present such a test a negative called the test result of c

well the mass testing plan for germany has already been rolled out in austria u.w.s. funny for char reports tonight from vienna where rapid antigen tests are freely available and even compulsory for students the opera house is one of the us landmarks but unfortunately for the own going pandemic locals are no longer coming here to enjoy a performance what they want is a rapid and teaching test and this is the example of the spruce over there which by the way used to be a traditional viennese food stand. i need to get tested to. thank you very much well needless to say this was very uncomfortable but very quick to within minutes i will have my result this cost me sooty 9 euros but there are hundreds of pharmacy and all 3 are tested for free but there you will need to wait a bit longer for the results and there are a lot of people here who are willing to get tested to get the squeak and tests done in order to go to the hairdresser or to go to school because there are schools here in austria it's required twice a week to present such a test a negative called the test resu

in communist east germany's final decade. diana mattoon welcomes the fact that hollis jewish community despite the renewed attack in 2019 has become more open and that jewish life here no longer belongs only to the past. preserving the pasta and keeping its memory alive the sensual tasco of every jewish museum. in frankfurt is home to germany's oldest one last fall it reopened after a 5 year reconstruction phase. an extension has been added the new building serves as the entrance for visitors. while the new permanent exhibition is housed in rothschild polo once home to the famous jewish banking family whose economic and social significance is visually documented here. director miriam benson was convinced today a jewish museum must take a much broader view of the notion of remembrance the old museum concepts are no longer timely. and they were reminders of german jewish life before the shoah you know and these symbols of remembrance led to museums being kinds of memorials and they presented jews more as dead people and jewish

any colby's in germany to learn german. published in the uk why not learn with them online on a mobile and free to sask d.w.b. learning course nicola's fic. the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. how has the rate of infection been developing. what measures are being taken. what does the latest research say. information and context. the coronavirus of data the code of special monday to friday on g w. frankfurt . international gateway to the best connections are road and rail. located in the heart of europe you are connected to the whole world. experience outstanding shopping and dining offers and try our services. be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from. this is news live from berlin a twice kremlin critic alexander valley will stay behind bars a court upholds the russian opposition leader said as for violating his parole and finds him guilty of defamation in a 2nd trial also coming up. american president joe biden declares a major disaster in texas freeing up federal funding to help texans still reeling

carmakers are the latest to react to what has become a global problem germany's dimer b.m.w. and as well as toyota from japan and many other car many factors said they will halt production at their factors due to the ship shortage now this comes just as they begin recovering from penn demick forced plant shutdown. now silicon wafers are a key component in the semiconductors that power everything from cars to planes to computers the market for making them has up until now been dominated by 5 companies who are conference to percent of all waivers sold worldwide among them is germany's still tronic and global waivers from taiwan but now those 2 companies are joining forces global waiver says. 4.4000000000 euro bid for a controlling stake in still tronic has been successful combined they'll become the worlds. second biggest silicon wave producer at a time when need for their product has never been higher so let's take a closer look at this deal and its wider implications and in order to do that i'm joined now by d.w. correspondents chelsea delaney and silts on hand in taipei so l

. -- welcomed by france and germany. power return slowly to texas after days of rolling blackouts, but anger towards senator ted cruz's bills after he flew off to mexican sunshine as millions in his home states shivered. ♪ >> welcome to the program. germany is marking a year since nine people were killed in a racist attack that shot the country. the victims were gunned down in the western city by a 43-year-old german man who later turned the gun on himself. the german president acknowledged that authorities had made errors, and said he was deeply depressed the state had failed to protect those who lost their lives. here is the german president. >> hatred, racism, incitement to violence against muslims and jews, all of this is specifically directed at certain people, people who live among us. who belong to our communities, to our cities, to our neighborhoods. who go to the same schools that we do, shop in the same shops, and do the same jobs. the fact that we share so much of our daily lives with them is proof that we b

made in germany. next d.w. . conflict zone opposition parties in pakistan have been upping the pressure on prime minister imraan khan in a series of recent mass protests they say that he is a puppet of the military and has mismanaged the economy as inflation's fire my guest this week from islamabad it's fall one choudhary pakistani minister for science and technology what hasn't the army it's a chief who's calling the shots in pakistan a conflict zone. in 60 minutes. different. by lines of guinea-bissau know. here women are in charge. the archipelago has had a patriarchal system for centuries and. the rare form of society. women rule differently than men. what do they do with their power. and how sustainable is this culture. to. the citizens of durango starts marching on d w. gone in one fell swoop all that work against poverty inequality and discrimination down the drain. has put us back to kate's it's exacerbated social divisions and it's highlighted more than just how unfair economies can be welcome we do abou

in germany. is great grandparents numbered among the jewish victims of naziism now he's immortalized their names inside his sculpture but they're visible from the outside it stands for both remembrance and reconciliation me doing this work you're being jewish in germany is anything special for me it's actually quite natural to do to create in germany and to to show my work in germany those kind of contribution to to my home. or next up another artist who's made germany his 2nd home the israeli photographer rafael hellish is a chronicler of jewish life mainly in germany now he's been here since 1975 and uses his work to bridge cultural divides and make sure the past is not forgotten as seen here in this photo well he often gets up close and personal with his subjects in order to document various traditions one of his goals is to raise awareness about jewish customs and offer a peek into a world people might otherwise not see. no. a bar mitzvah in frankfurt through this ritual a boy is rendered acc

germany's vaccine will out it's also on go slow. some federal states are reacting with a patchwork of strategies for vaccinations how and when to return to school even the reopening affair some knowns in palam and pointed to germany's federal structure as partly responsible for the problems. and i don't know how each of the 16 regions is going to allow their head dresses to reopen the twin responsibility of the federal and the regional governments for the pandemic response has proved complicated and the next hurdle is coming up next week when the state leaders and chancellor merkel have to agree on a further easing off lockdown measures police in the german border city of hamburg and seems to 16 tons of cocaine that is the most ever found in europe the drugs were hidden in metal canisters shipped from paraguayan in the same investigation 7 tons of cocaine were also seized in antwerp belgium police have arrested a 28 year old man suspected of importing the cocaine. these canisters imported from were supposed to contain putty filler b

this is it reduces life for berlin the 1st of its kind verdict here in germany a court finds a former syrian security service agent guilty for his role in atrocities committed by the assad regime and in another courts a man accused of being the head of the so-called islamic state in germany is jailed for 10 and a half years for recruiting young people to fight for the terrorist group and there is progress in the fight against poverty $1000.00 gonna becomes the 1st country to receive vaccines under the un backed scheme to ensure low income nations get their fair share. it's a pleasure to be with you off it's the 1st verdict of its kind worldwide in the doc a leading figure in syrian president bashar al assad's regime now a german court has found the 44 year old guilty of being an accomplished to crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 4 and a half years in prison and yet at that he was a member of the general attack intelligence directorate in syria before fleeing to germany where he was arrested in february 21000 he was convicted of facilitating the torture of syrian opposition p

to germany now going to see any impact on ties between germany and russia well what we know from the past week is that russia. expelled diplomats from germany poland and sweden and then germany acted in kind so i guess we really have to see what the diplomatic repercussions could bail those that have been some already and be good to have to exactly what the reason for this visit or this trip will find out hopefully sooner rather than later thank you. are germany's federal and state leaders have agreed to extend the country's current coronavirus lock down another month until march 7th the decision came after chancellor angela merkel held a virtual summit with the leaders of germany 16 federal states today. had made it clear that she wanted the national lockdown extended for several more weeks at least schools shops restaurants in leisure facilities have been closed in germany since mid december. are for more now let's go to our chief political editor mackellar could finish she's following this story for us good evening to you mikhail of the chancellor entered the discussion today with

diplomats from germany sweden poland as tensions rise of the jailing of kremlin critic alexei valley visiting. put on trial again the european union's foreign affairs chief says relations with russia at an all. time german chancellor condemns expulsions as unjustified she commented following a joint defense and security meeting with the french president. in turkey has again refused to the field since release prominent and i'm sure 1st. to bring you the latest from our correspondent in this town. war and found more suffering. from freezing temperatures make life harder for syrian refugees sheltering proffers . i'm from gal welcome to the program. germany has some of the russian ambassador over the kremlin's expulsion of swedish polish and german diplomats accusing them of taking part in illegal protest against the jailing of. the russian announcements as the european union's top diplomat joseph roe was in moscow describing the blocks ties with russia as being under severe strain. the e.u.'s goal is to keep communication channels open as their foreign representatives to visit moscow an

in germany something happened that we all wanted to happen namely reunification but in the aftermath of reunification there was no money for a while but what money there was went to the east for us and you know us. in the early 990 s. 2 decades after the technology was invented the u.s. began constructing to launch interferometers. one was built here in 100 washington the other in far off louisiana line technology 2 relies on at least 2 independent measuring stations it would take another 20 years to find both detectors. inside main hall david chu major shows us how the advances made over 40 plus years of work finally came together to bring some stats. the basic idea as we said is that gravitational waves stretch and screen space and those 2 arms that we used to measure those legs are down in this direction for kilometers and down in that direction for kilometers the 2 come together at what we call the vertex where the v.m. splitter is that splits that laser light into 2 equal passes to go down the 24 kilometer long arms that laser is in a very very clean room it's then threaded into

news to live from berlin germany is hit by treacherous weather as winter begins to bite emergency crews are deployed as extreme weather causes destruction to traffic in several parts of the country snowstorms black ice and plummeting temperatures are forecast to continue well into monday also coming up protesters in mere unmarked keep up the pressure despite the military's efforts to block internet communication from thousands of demonstrators marching on gone for a 2nd day denouncing the coup that threatens to roll back democratic game which. was. an american football fans are gearing up for 55 in florida many are trying to figure out where to watch the game the pandemic is fueling fears that super bowl parties could turn into super spreaders events. welcome we start right here in germany which has been hit by heavy snow and ice with disruption to public transport likely to continue into monday the northwestern state of lower saxony had already seen heavy snow but transport police reported that the freeway had not been surveyed affected as road cleaning crews had kept it drivable but s

s line from ballet and germany's leaders meet to consider a lock down despite folding case number as chancellor merkel is said to be keen to extend it to 16 state leaders all told on board with a cautious approach also on the program donald trump's 2nd think pietschmann trial goes ahead despite his lawyers insistence that it is unconstitutional democrat senators say the former president must be held accountable for last month's deadly storming of congress. their mass military types it's critical how the traits of party headquarters of ousted leader change a defiant protesters return to the streets for a face that. has your pet topic coronavirus south korea extends its coverage 19 protection measures to its pet population offering a free pass for animals whose owners have tested positive. i'm for welcome to the program. germany's federal and state leaders have begun a virtual summit to decide on the country's next steps out of the corona virus pandemic chancellor i'm going to medical has made it clear she wants the country's lockdown that started in december to be extended for at leas

germany and the e.u. have invested billions in development but $88.00 but much of the region remains stable many countries are still vulnerable to terrorist attacks and they are whites but other geishas of negligence against governments in the region to essential frustration of the ongoing mission to use its high costs and. this is not just a school it's an international investment to help. and its neighboring countries become safe and self-sustaining with a well educated population. school is important for work. but many schools in the region have been overwhelmed by waves of internally displaced refugees violence has driven more than 2000000 people from their homes and the humanitarian response has been overstretched. the e.u. as well as france and germany have also poured large sums into military training but with often disappointing results in mali resources have gone into building up the capital bamako leaving outlying areas at risk. to no problem the problem with terrorism is when the state gives up

budding spring germany slowly started opening up again. but by the start of me nearly 7000 people in germany had died. meanwhile elsewhere in europe the numbers range from more than 24000 to over 28000 deaths. in comparison with many european members germany appeared to have weathered the height of the crisis fairly well. many people enjoyed the warm summer months. but then fall arrived and cases began to rise again. by november a so-called lockdown light was in place despite both calls for stricter measures. as well as protests against them. but the many locked down didn't work cases rosa de lauro ming rates with more and more patients needing intensive care. by the christmas holidays restrictions have been tightened again and after the new year schools and shops remain shut. the latest extension of germany's lockdown will continue through february 14th. michael moore i'm joined by a man who mushy is an infectious disease expert at the very end health and food safety authority and she's been involved in analyzing the new coronavirus right

could make as high as one and severe weather warnings across central and northern germany to germany where the authorities warning all of snowstorms lots of snow black ice on the roads and ice rain. gerri how much disruption is storm causing across the country. have already been very busy we've had reports of over 200 car accidents in. north rhine-westphalia in areas train services have been canceled as a precaution we feel the snow. affects the track what we're also hearing is that here in lower saxony there is a warning. on the roads meaning that roads very slippery. out in force across central and northern germany to clear roads and to help people if you get stuck germans will be waking up with one question which is how long are the disruptions likely to last how long do we have put up with this. well where the authorities expect that it will snow throughout the day and continue into monday but i expect. the particularly bad batch of where the will be by monday though it is expected to remain very cold throughout the week. read in hanover. bottom side have suffered yet another hea

has criticized those measures because germany went alone without coordinated with its partners but germany does have borders with 9 other countries and so there is a big fear that the coronavirus might make its way back into germany by the borders all right nina has a thanks very much for that update. thank you. japan has climbed her 4th grand slam title by winning the astray and open final a soccer being jennifer brady of the u.s. in straight sets edging the 1st 164 before crewe cruising through the 2nd set 6323 year old is now 4 for 4 in career grand slam finals. well tending to going to make a football involves dismantled struggling bealefeld on friday to continue their impressive season maximillian onil school the pick of the girls is fine left foot and strike capped a 3 nil win for false flag then moved on to 3rd place in the title feel a felt couldn't find fulfilment some of the draw with champions brian last weekend and remain deep in relegation trouble. don't win and shout to renew the bundesliga face this rivalry on saturday as they clash in the ready and autumn place shall cut de

in germany. great grandparents numbered among the jewish victims of naziism now he's a mortal eyes their names inside his sculpture but they're visible from the outside it stands for both remembrance and reconciliation me doing this work you're being jewish in germany is anything special for me it's actually quite natural to do to create in germany and to to show my work in germany those kind of contribution to my home. or next up another artist who's made germany his 2nd home the israeli photographer rafael hellish is a chronicler of jewish life mainly in germany now he's been here since 1975 and uses his work to bridge cultural divides and make sure the past is not forgotten as seen here in this photo well he often gets up close and personal with his subjects in order to document various traditions one of his goals is to raise awareness about jewish customs and offer a peek into a world people might otherwise not see. a bar mitzvah in frankfurt through this ritual a boy is rendered accountable

in germany mainstream thinking, mainstream government, we need nato. we cannot arrange to be safe from extortion, from military pressures, we as a nonnuclear country if we do not have a nuclear reinsurance program offered through nato by the united states, the sheer necessary. at the same time we believe to become a more meaningful partner for the united states we need to build up our capabilities, it doesn't matter whether you speak of european sovereignty or european strategic autonomy. the german idea is let's build up our own capabilities to act militarily when it becomes necessary. that will make us a more meaningful, more respected partner of the united states which our french neighbors mostly the same thing but with a slight french touch. you know what i mean when i say it is current discussion with german leaders like our defense minister, it reminds me of the kinds of discussions in the 1960s between charles they gaulle and conrad -- where he said do we really need the americans in europe, do we need military integration? maybe we don't. franc

and new travel restrictions at germany's borders crossings are now limited with parts of austria and the czech republic after a search incredible hours mutations plus. pipeline print for extend their unbeaten streak to 10 games and move up to 3rd place in the standings after dispensing with visitors. hello i'm terry martian good to have you with us on mars military junta has extended the detention of deposed leader aung sun suu cheap she was due to be released today but will remain in jail until february 17th protesters are once again on the streets demanding her release and an end to the coup that brought the one to power 2 weeks ago military. intensified its crackdown on the protests sending armored vehicles patrolled the streets and imposing an internet blackout this after images were circulated online that showed the military firing on a crowd of protesters it's unclear whether live ammunition was used. spring in journalist dave here he's covered me on more extensively and joins us now from kuala lumpur good to see you again dave tell us house the situation in myanmar right now h

where in times and germany where the right wing. and right wing thinking. has overcome meghann and we had lots of things happening so not us have been making her medical statements i have been making which we thought should never ever have been again in germany and we have to stand up against those 'd people. it wasn't until the 1980 s. the f.c.c. began its at the fascist journey. derelict apartment blocks around the stadium began to attract squatters and left wing activists who then adopted the f.c.c. as their own. despite differences between some of the older conservative fan base the club was relieved to see supporters return to the stands. right wing groups were banned and fans disenchanted with the rise of fide and far right factions within the city's other team hamburg as the move to join their ranks. the left were taking control. now manager of this music venue in the sun paoli district was back then hamburg found. to have problems in the eighty's was a police function. fighting and after the game eventually had enough of the violence and switched hi

and germany with t.w. and any time any place. in music video never. have i don't like a bit of practice. songs to sing along to download it is to combine the 2 from super. to be awesome to. have varied courses kind of into active exercises the hard thing about that d w don't come slashdot atlanta on facebook in the app store. to learn german for free but w. 1700 here. in germany our series this week on arts and culture we journey from berlin to munich to meet cultural leaders commemorating the past taking creative risks and building community 700 years of jewish life in germany. this week on the culture wanted to. welcome to these a special edition of offical all about other things they should today we're looking at the value of sustainable administration drawing on examples from africa and europe i am song got to know go here in company uganda.

the most toxic place in germany is located in a forest near mood stuck in a sex any. this pavilion stands up for what was once decking a pond it covers rusting explosives and chemical wolfish shells from 2 world wars the roads here has been closed for months. the only weapons experts and the emergency medical staff who always with them early help through. a pandora's box has been opened here. enough and it is fighting victory even after the 2nd world war the british disposed of their shells and such there is and zork for whatever couldn't be transported to and dumped in the north and baltic sea lost it was sunk in the diddling our pond the thing i touched on fancy that. the state of lower saxony continued using the 60 meter wide peat as a munitions dump after the war 'd no records were kept on what was thrown in to debt in a pond up until the 1950 s. diving was a popular weekend activity. host world war 2 there was economic hardship so some people from one star would go dive for non-ferrous metals in the pond that's why the authorities decided to fill it in for food.

al gharib fled to germany and his crimes came to light when he applied for asylum the judges reduced his sentence to just over 4 years because he testified in another trial that still ongoing. torture victim was seem ok helped bring the case to court he says this is only the beginning of. this is this as to this is the 1st step the road to justice is long and one of the goals is to bring back assad and his inner circle before a court and it's the shuttle a soft ones and good guys for them get there so getting. the syrian government denies that it tortures prisoners the rules of universal jurisdiction allow german courts to try allegations of serious crimes in other countries ific timbs or the accused are actually in germany foreign minister hi tomas welcomed the verdict steve these trials taking place outside syria are a glimmer of hope and a clear signal to the victims that justice must be done for them. they described their finds. out garrett's lawyer says he plans to appeal the sentence. or more we're bringing in the middle east analyst daniel gary locke he is the editor in chief

but germany is still missing vaccine doses until that problem is solved the country's north will have to continue counting on its discipline and maybe the fresh baltic breeze i mean and you're over now to our science correspondent eric williams has been looking into your questions on the coronavirus if there is something you want to know just leave a message for derek on our you tube channel and you look into it. are children as infectious as an adult. what you read over and over when you start to research this question is something the along the lines of the role that kids play in the spread of coke at 19 remains highly controversial which is just a complicated way of saying we don't know but we're starting to fill in some of the blanks surrounding children and transmissions so so here's some of what we do know 1st of all kids in general tend to not manifest symptoms of the disease as strongly as adults do so they don't get as sick some researchers have polishes slee hypothesized that could be a reason why they don't transmit it as often even if they might have a viral load as high a

this is the deed of news the live from berlin russia expels diplomats from germany sweden and poland as tensions rise over the jailing of kremlin critic alexina valving visiting moscow as mr millet no volleys put on trial again the european union's foreign affairs chief says relations with russia are at a low point also coming up a court in turkey again refuses an appeal to release prominent philanthropists. or get the latest from our correspondent in istanbul. i'm told me a lot of both thank you for joining us germany has summoned the russian ambassador over the kremlin's expulsion of swedish polish and german diplomats russia chooses them of participating in illegal protests against the jailing of opposition figure alexina volley the kremlin made the announcement while the european union's top diplomat just of coral was in moscow he described the blocks ties with russia as being under severe strain. it was supposed to be a day to mend strained ties between the european union and russia but when 3 diplomats from sweden poland and germany were expelled from russia friday evening the

in communist east germany's final decade. diana mattoo welcomes the fact that hollis jewish community despite the renewed attack in 21000 has become more open and that jewish life here no longer belongs only to the past. preserving the pasta and keeping its memory alive this sensual tasco of every jewish museum. in frankfurt is home to germany's oldest one last fall it reopened after a 5 year reconstruction phase. and extension has been added the new building serves as the entrance for visitors. while the new permanent exhibition is housed in rothschild pelé once home to the famous jewish banking family whose economic and social significance is visually documented here. director miriam benson was convinced today a jewish museum must take a much broader view of the notion of remembrance the old museum concepts are no longer timely. they were reminders of german jewish life before the shoah you know and these symbols of remembrance led to museums being kinds of memorials and they presented jews more as dead people and jewish c

this applies to all synagogues in germany just 100000 years in germany are registered in jewish communities dangers have increased due to the radicalization in the islamist scene and in secular society think about the terror attack in berlin once in paris and. then there's also the right wing extremists could say by the attack and of a assassination of a christian politician has who was murdered by a right wing radical political different i thought a martyr toward these what extent are hostilities part of your everyday life luckily i've had a few negative experiences but i know of community members and school children who've had some not so nice ones. of course the desecration of jewish cemeteries is also a reality for the jewish community as are the terrible threatening emails that many communities receive it. needs a reality that people are no longer so free to openly practice there today as. many rabbis and the central council are jews in germany advise people not to wear capers in public. because of the bad experiences many jews have had. thus the gist of what you hope for the future al

in communist east germany's final decade. diana mattoo welcomes the fact that hollis jewish community despite the renewed attack in 2019 has become more open and that jewish life here no longer belongs only to the past. preserving the pasta and keeping its memory alive the sensual tasco of every jewish museum. frankfurt is home to germany's oldest one last fall it reopened after a 5 year reconstruction phase. and extension has been added the new building serves as the entrance for visitors. while the new permanent exhibition is housed in rothschild pele once home to the famous jewish banking family whose economic and social significance is visually documented here. director mary invincibly is convinced today a jewish museum must take a much broader view of the notion of remember it's the old museum concepts are no longer timely. and were reminders of german jewish life before the shoah you know and these symbols of remembrance led to museums being kinds of memorials and they presented jews more as dead people and jewish cultu

in germany. great grandparents numbered among the jewish victims of naziism now he's a mortal eyes their names inside his sculpture but they're visible from the outside it stands for both remembrance and reconciliation me doing this work you're being jewish in germany is anything special for me it's actually quite natural to do to create in germany and to to show my work in germany to this kind of contribution to to my hold. on next up another artist who's made germany his 2nd home the israeli photographer rafael halle is a chronicler of jewish life mainly in germany now he's been here since 1975 and uses his work to bridge cultural divides and make sure the past is not forgotten as seen here in this photo well he often gets up close and personal with his subjects in order to document various traditions one of his goals is to raise awareness about jewish customs and offer a peek into a world people might otherwise not see. a bar mitzvah in frankfurt through this ritual a boy is rendered accountab

and other big discussion today about the way forward in germany or can we expect. but we can expect at the very least the current lockdown which has been in place almost 2 not months now just before christmas to be extended into march we're getting some reports that say that the draft document even foresees the 14th of march as the next target so that would mean that germans need to brace themselves for yet more lockdown continuing restrictions of the although we don't expect more restrictions to be implemented but yes another plea by the german chancellor to sit tight as germany is bracing itself for the arrival in force of those mutations from britain but the one that's causing the most headache is the one from south africa the big fear is here that once that becomes the dominant form that it could be too late if there is a partial easing already starting from now at the same time as you mentioned there are those voices saying that people need a perspective that patience is wearing thin although the majority of germans is still behind the lockdown their business

support of jailed dissidents alexina about how the kremlin responds and new travel restrictions at germany's borders false things are now limited with parts of austria and the czech republic where a surge of infections with coronavirus variance has authorities worried plus in bonus league of football high flying frankfurt extend their unbeaten streak to 10 games and move up to 3rd place in the standings after easily dispensing with visitors cologne. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us myanmar's military junta has extended the detention of deposed leader aung sun suu cheap she was due to be released today but will now remain in jail at least until wednesday protesters are once again in the streets demanding her release and an end to the coup the power 2 weeks ago. the military has intensified its crackdown on the protests sending armored vehicles into the streets and imposing an internet blackout this after images were circulated online that showed the military firing on a crowd of protesters so unclear whether live ammunition was used. spring in journalist dave green of here he's

in germany. his great grandparents numbered among the jewish victims of naziism now he's immortalized their names inside his sculpture but they're visible from the outside it stands for both remembrance and reconciliation me doing this work your being jewish in germany is anything special for me it's actually quite natural to to to create in germany and to to show my work in germany who is kind of contribution to to my home. or next up another artist who's made germany his 2nd home the israeli photographer rafael hellish is a chronicler of jewish life mainly in germany now he's been here since 1975 and uses his work to bridge cultural divides and make sure the past is not forgotten as seen here in this photo well he often gets up close and personal with his subjects in order to document various traditions one of his goals is to raise awareness about jewish customs and offer a peek into a world people might otherwise not see. a bar mitzvah in frankfurt through this ritual a boy is rendered account

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a light germany's racism problem today. president bush. president acknowledged that his had let down the victims. president i am not here as the president of germany because i have answers to all your unanswered questions and it's been here. i'm here because i am deeply saddened. that our country was unable to fulfill its pledge. to provide protection safety and freedom to your relatives. and everyone living peacefully here. victims of the how attack of complained that despite a year long investigation they still have more questions than answers they spoke with the brother of one of the victims and heard how the tragedy a turned his life upside down. his brother says terrorist attack in hono one year ago. he basically walked in and blew our lives apart or this couple he wrecked everything nothing was left in place. by us who can guarantee can was just 37 years old following his death his family fell apart father died of cancer 5 weeks later his mother can no longer cope without medication. she and her son matt are not able to go to work an

the most toxic place in germany is located in a forest near mood stuck in a sexy me. this pavilion stands of a what was once decking a pond it covers rusting explosives and chemical warfare shells from 2 world wars the roads here has been closed for months. the only weapons experts in the emergency medical staff who always with the early help through. a pandora's box has been opened tia. enough and it is fighting victory even after the 2nd world war the british disposed of their shells and such there and zork for whatever couldn't be transported to and dumped in the north and baltic sea was sunk in the diddling our pond the thing i touched on fancy that. the state of lower saxony continued using the 60 meter wide peat as a munitions dump after the war no records were kept on what was thrown in to debt in a pond up until the 1950 s. bomb diving was a popular weekend activity. post world war 2 there was economic hardship so some people from one star would go dive for non-ferrous metals in the pond that's why the authorities decided to fill it in for food. that was in 19

in germany since the 1920s? >> guest: well, kkk groups existed in germany in the 1920s. they were ironically banned under hitler because hitler wanted to control everything and he didn't care about the ideology. it was just a secret society that he wanted to ban. american gis brought it back to germany in the '60s. it died down again and then skinheads auto back in the '80s and '90s. and since you for five different kkk groups living in germany, small but they are there. what are these groups started following me around because i also became a well-known musician in the white supremacist movement. i wast playing concerts and we can. they followed me around and asked me iff i wanted to join. this is what i did, ending up about two years in the group and about two years later founding my ownye group with a couple of members encouraged by couple groups f in the u.s., until 2002 and this ishi where the changing point came in that i got out of the movement in 2002. >> host: let me stop you there and make sure that ou

at this istari moment i think this is the hope of many syrians in germany we are working our best to be part of the decision making regarding syria because you cannot just discuss and decide anything about us without us wafa hopes to reunite with her father one day until then show you mind the world of the fate of syria has disappeared. on high and was at the court for the verdict told us why it was so significant for the 1st time a court has ruled that the syrian government has committed and is committing crimes against humanity in a systematic attack on its own population and her ruling judge on the code devoted more than half of her time to the situation in syria in general and to the brutal repression of the protests following the arab spring 10 years ago in particular she described in detail the system of oppression and torture by his intelligence services and the scope of atrocities. was found guilty of supporting those crimes against humanity in 30 cases. he helped to round up protestors and to take them to the notorious prison knowing full well that what was awaiting them was

budding spring germany slowly started opening up again. but by the start of me nearly 7000 people in germany had died. meanwhile elsewhere in europe the numbers range from more than 24000 to over 28000 deaths. in comparison with many european neighbors germany appeared to have weathered the height of the crisis fairly well. many people enjoyed the warm summer months. but then fall arrived and cases began to rise again. by november a so-called lockdown light was in place despite both calls for stricter measures. as well as protests against them. but the mini lockdown didn't work cases rosetta larning rates with more and more patients needing intensive care. by the christmas holidays restrictions have been tightened again and after the new year schools and shops remain shut. the latest extension of germany's lockdown will continue through february 14th. a more i'm joined by a man who must she's an infectious disease expert at the bavarian health and food safety authority and she's been involved in analyzing the new coronavirus right from the

to some of the slugger was worth it for me to come to germany. got my license to work as a swimming instructor here to share now our 2 children 100 dogs just one of the toughest. what's your story take part charity on info migrants dot. com. 1700 years of jewish life in germany our series this week on arts and culture we journey from berlin to munich to meet cultural leaders commemorating the past taking creative risks and building community 700 years of jewish life in germany. this week on culture and d.-w. . this is the dublin news a chef coming up today a demand for justice for walk time atrocities. the young suv was forced into the japanese all these brothels of world war 2 now this back to 2 year old is demanding an international court does about accountability for suffering plus. penalized for undermining the.

i'm dave domon what am i doing here in germany. dave is a musician and the lead singer in a band based here in hamburg. he also runs a free f.c. sun paudie music project for the local community one of the most diverse in germany . this club is actively against fascism homophobia racism aside mourning. and so like minded people from around the world can support a club that has a greater meaning than the sport what brings people together is the neighborhood aspect of this club transformed globally but some pollies history is far from innocent and for fans like dave it's that dark past and fears of a resurgence of the extreme right that drives their passion. for this club was once a symbol of loyalty towards adult hitler and the nazi party something later generations of supporters would look back upon in horror. today by encouraging local historian christophe naga to put on an exhibition of its own history the club is sending out a warning about the rise in popularity of far right parties like the a.f. the which espouses anti semitic

in communist east germany's final decade. diana mattoo welcomes the fact that hollis jewish community despite the renewed attack in 2019 has become more open and that jewish life here no longer belongs only to the past. preserving the pasta and keeping its memory alive this sensual tasco of every jewish museum. frankfurt is home to germany's oldest one last fall it reopened after a 5 year reconstruction phase. an extension has been added the new building serves as the entrance for visitors. while the new permanent exhibition is housed in rothschild pelé once home to the famous jewish banking family whose economic and social significance is visually documented here. director miriam benson was convinced today a jewish museum must take a much broader view of the notion of remembrance the old museum concepts are no longer timely. they were reminders of german jewish life before the shoah you know and these symbols of remembrance led to museums being kinds of memorials and they presented jews more as dead people and jewish cultur

well human beings come to germany to join here have. become very popular to be here in germany also as a jew and i think many of the younger jewish people are really committed to what this country and say yes we have a natural part of it and i think this has really changed because i was rather with this view on jewish life in germany in terms of well we sit on packed huge cases and we doubt if we belong to this country what kind of laid nice and what i want to ask you next would you recommend germany today as a place for jewish people to live. yes of course a bit although we have to admit that anti-semitism as we heard a few minutes earlier. in the film has become louder i think it was it has been always there but nobody talked about it so loudly and this has really change but on the other hand side we have a very let's say lightly and the various and interesting and the very day of birth jewish cultural life in germany and this is something everybody is invited to. aren't thank you very much analyst shellac if about from a personal per

in berlin a long time friend is an example of how a fresh start in germany can succeed. to talk of a ben human right has invited the rabbi to attend to 6 edition bright was born into an ultra religious israeli family he's been living in berlin for a living he is now jewish identity and jewish life in germany and the major themes in his work. the owner of. the. owner of the area around the. aoa was he's dedicated his latest works to the survivors of the holler attack. the live view we live as we live. and there are enough people who are also tolerant and open and often is for emails or missed there will always be extremists and my work also deals with the effects of anti semitism and this was a bridge but i would also like to show the light radiated by the people who live here in berlin and feel good to show the good aspects as a contest to win. back interest in their new arrivals from israel. will be the 1st motion that just slips of rain in his girlfriend the new cheap talk he knows how important in particular these initial contacts are. valuable for oh i live to see 4

sputnik vaccine is in the spotlight female rabbis find their way in berlin but we begin elsewhere in germany in one year ago a racist right wing extremist killed 9 people with migrant backgrounds their families of the victims want answers and their grieving is mixed with anger at the authorities. in lost his brother grew calm in a racist terrorist attack in hono one year ago. must go forth in a comma like he basically walked in and blew our lives apart or. he wrecked everything nothing was left in place. by us. can was just 37 years old following his death his family fell apart hundreds father died of cancer 5 weeks later his mother can no longer cope without medication cheatin and his son matt are not able to go to work and on sick leave the diagnosis post traumatic stress disorder it's like i mean. for me it's been a whole year of sleepless nights when it gets dark you lay your head on the pillow your head is filled with questions and being kissed and. commandant the frog. consumes you. to do to ken and his son matt on the way to the crime scene because he was shot by to b.s. at this kiosk