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Why one third of Austrians back the far right

('rhiannon_nicolson',) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:58:05 -0000

Votes dropped from 30% in the 2008 legislative elections to 15% in the presidential elections in late April. For many however, 15% is still too high. Is there really a lack of alternatives?

Holocaust Polish boy speaks from the dead on Facebook

('Darren Thompson',) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:49:14 -0000

'Winter’s here. Every Jew must write their name on the Star of David that is sewn on their clothes...' In the same way that Anne Frank documented her experience day after day in her journal, a young victim of the Holocaust is being virtually revived through Facebook, where he has 2, 279 'friends'

Israeli-German theatre: the Holocaust, Nazi and Palestinian 'Third Generation'

('Annie Rutherford',) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:00:00 -0000

Together with the dramaturges Amit Epstein and Irina Szodruck, Israeli director Yael Ronen ventured on an experiment with Third Generation. The theatre project has already been performed as a work in progress in Halle (Germany), Tel Aviv and Parma (Italy). A newly finished version hit the Berliner Schaubühne in early May. Review and interview

Theatre: Auschwitz meets the French Auvergne

('Michelle Williams',) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:42:39 -0000

For the International Short Film Festival 2009, director Fabrice Dubusset is working with amateur performers for the group's first Fassbinder play. The revival of the German director's 'Just a Slice of Bread' brings critical themes to the European arena

Europe's volunteers speak: 'Action Reconciliation Service for Peace'

('Sarah Pybus',) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:20:49 -0000

The 'ARSP' was founded in Berlin in 1959 with the aim of carrying out reconciliation work in the countries worst affected by national socialism. Every year, 500 people in eleven European countries, Israel and the USA get involved in the short, medium, and long-term voluntary services

Mahler, Varela, Irving: living alongside Europe's Holocaust deniers

('Andrew Christie',) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:16:09 -0000

Holocaust deniers are dealt with differently across Europe, although the EU has taken initial steps to standardise laws, with Germany taking the lead

Young Europeans only know the Holocaust through war movies

('Tuesday Gutierrez',) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:02:27 -0000

Or do they? One of the most horrific events of the 20th century remains a painful recollection of a war spurred by false ideology that claimed six million lives. Nobody wants to take the trip down the road of oblivion, because it forces us to revisit the reality of humanity at its worst. Conversations in Spain and Italy