Nazi Germany

February 27, 2020 Gail Wechsler Dan Reich

'Lawyers Without Rights' Details How Nazis Targeted Jewish Attorneys

Sarah Fenske

What happened to Jewish lawyers after Hitler took power in Germany? The truth is a painful one. They were stripped of their licenses and driven from their…

Dan Reich (left) and Jennifer Teege (right) discussed passing on the lessons and memories of the Holocaust to future generations on Thursday's St. Louis on the Air.

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‘There is no Nazi gene’: Granddaughter of Nazi recounts discovering, reconciling family’s dark past

Many families have secrets, some more sinister than others. German author Jennifer Teege did not learn of her family’s alarmingly dark past until she…

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Local exhibits reveal the power of Nazi propaganda

Two St. Louis exhibits closely examine the powerful role of propaganda during the rise of Nazi Germany.The first is “Capturing Hearts and Minds: Images of…

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Exhibit celebrating youth resistance to Nazis making US debut

Rachel Lippmann

Civil disobedience in Nazi Germany was a difficult task. Those who did push back against the right-wing extremism of Adolf Hitler risked their limited…

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Reflection: Letters hidden in plain sight generate a moving, transformative exhibition

Robert W. Duffy

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 18, 2012 - We live in nasty, contentious times, but what else is new? The last time we had a…

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Commentary: High-pitched elegance of Kristallnacht still echoes with horror

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: November 9, 2008- I still hear the lingering sound effects of Kristallnacht, the so-called Night of…