Karin Prien was warned in 1960s Germany to hide her Jewish faith. Now in the government, she says a lot still needs to change ...

Salome's salacious sexuality is famous in opera. But its potrayal of Jewishness is just as layered and opaque as its ...

THEY were witnesses to Nazi rule on British soil – and they had to choose whether to collaborate, resist, or walk the line ...

Lynne Olson’s book ‘The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück’ reveals the unsung stories of female French resistance fighters.

On the outskirts of Berlin, Waldsiedlung Krumme Lanke is an idyllic neighborhood with a sinister past, and a symbol of ...

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Now, a German-led expedition has discovered what is thought to be the entire city of Uruk - including, where the Euphrates once flowed, the last resting place of its famous King. "I don't want to say ...

A German woman has a new lease on life after a novel approach to double-lung transplantation rid her of a deadly cancer. Cornelia Tischmacher, an art dealer and historian from Berlin, was diagnosed ...

German woman has no signs of cancer after undergoing a new double-lung transplant surgery The surgery method could offer new hope for some late-stage cancer patients who are out of other options.