Never forget!
How Germany keeps the memory of the Holocaust victims alive and is committed to reconciliation.
Don’t lecture, ask questions
The new head of the Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism explains why studying the German past is especially important today.
November 9: Day of Fate in Germany
1918, 1923, 1938, 1989: In German history, four major events had a massive impact on the country's political situation.
“We cannot take a life in freedom for granted”
Holding her father’s hand as they walk past burning synagogues – in our interview Charlotte Knobloch explains how she experienced Kristallnacht.
“Anti-Semitism concerns us all”
Red lines and civil courage – Felix Klein explains why Germany needs an anti-Semitism commissioner in the year 2018.
“It is now our responsibility”
A schools competition aimed to shed light on the darkest chapter of German history. These moving projects are the result.
Voices to remind us
It is now 80 years since Kristallnacht – the Night of Broken Glass – and memories are gradually fading. Experts warn against letting this happen.
The Arab Schindler
Mod Helmy was a brave man. A Muslim himself, he saved the lives of several Jews in Nazi Germany. Israeli Igal Avidan traces his extraordinary story.
Lest we forget
Coming together at the scene of horror: Young people from all over the world meet in Dachau, where the Nazis murdered tens of thousands of people.
Cobblestones for Holocaust Victims
Plaques installed by the artist Gunter Demnig commemorate the victims of Nazi persecution.
Discussion about religion and conflicts
Religion and conflicts in everyday life in Germany: four people for whom religion plays a major role in their lives, two hours of discussion – and, at the end, a cautious insight
Preservation of remembrance
Germany and Israel have set up a close working relationship in the area of researching the Shoah. A main recipient of this multifaceted support is Yad Vashem, Israel's living memorial to the Holocaust.
Comics for remembrance
The project called “We will call out your name” lets Holocaust victims live on.
Against hate and fear
Over 80 years separate Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlander and two school students from Berlin. What do they have to say to each other?
Holocaust survivors remember Auschwitz
70 years ago the Red Army liberated the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp.
Culture of remembrance
Professor Aleida Assmann describes the changing attitude towards remembrance 70 years after the end of the Second World War.
Berlin initiatives for tolerance und religious diversity
Berlin sets an example: how people in Germany promote tolerance and religious diversity becomes especially clear in the German capital
Remembering the victims of the Holocaust
Young people perform voluntary service in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Luisa Lehnen spent a year working in a museum near Auschwitz. An interview.
City of Human Rights
Nuremberg is facing up to its history and would like to become a model of commitment and humanity.
Protecting human rights
Protecting human rights and promoting universal respect for them is a central task of German foreign policy.
Four faces, four stories
They come from Israel, they live – at least for a time – in Germany and they actively support encounter and exchange
Jewish Life in Germany
Immigration and reorientation have changed Jewish society and culture in Germany and made it more diverse.
Having some falafel with a rap star
Germany's Federal Agency for Civic Education has been staging since 1963 successful and imaginative trips of study to Israel.