Merz cites importance of German history in dealing with far-right AfD

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz has appealed to those considering voting for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AFD) ...
Courthouse News Service

Germany marks 80 years since WWII's end while struggling with rise of far right

Berliners line up to pay their respects at one of the city's Soviet World War II memorials. May 8, 2025. (Dave Braneck/Courthouse News) BERLIN (CN) — The horrifying history of World War II doesn’t ...
Christian Science Monitor

Called to lead Europe, Germany weighs its national guilt. Is it time to move on?

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
NPR

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, a look at how Germany remembers the past

Germany devotes enormous resources to educating school children about the Holocaust, antisemitism, and discrimination. Despite that, antisemitic and anti-immigrant rhetoric has increased. Today is ...
The New Yorker

How to Confront a Racist National History

In her 2019 book, “Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil,” the philosopher Susan Neiman examines the different ways in which Germany and the United States have confronted their past ...
The New York Times

We Cannot Escape History

The Big Ideas: What Is History? After moments of great upheaval, scars can last for generations. By Jenny Erpenbeck Jenny Erpenbeck is a writer. This personal reflection is part of a series called The ...