Word: germanize
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Jews of Germany - and perhaps most of Europe - had their fate revealed to them on one frightening night. Kristallnacht, or "Night of Broken Glass," saw the ruling Nazi party unleash bands of thugs on Jewish communities throughout Germany and Austria, ostensibly to avenge an attack on a German diplomat in Paris by a young German Jew whose family had been forced to flee Hitler's regime. By dawn on Nov. 10, 92 Jews lay dead, among the 400 beaten, shot or driven to suicide by the abuse. Some 267 synagogues had been torched and hundreds of Jewish businesses destroyed...
Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to mark the anniversary by speaking alongside the head of Germany's Jewish community, Charlotte Knobloch, at the Ryke Street synagogue in the old eastern part of Berlin. Although the synagogue was torched on Kristallnacht (or Reichspogromnacht, as some German Jews now prefer to call it), its structure remained intact, and it was reopened last year for the first time since World War II. The ceremony will include the screening of a documentary on the infamous night and another on the Jewish community in Germany today. (See pictures of Kristallnacht...
...lays out the argument of each philosopher, the strength of his book lies not in the particulars of his theological discussion, but in the vision he presents of intellectual life in the 17th century. Nadler opens his narrative with Liebniz’s visit to Paris as a young German diplomat, and his immediate and long-lasting fascination with the city. The evocative descriptions of the city—which was, at the time, beginning its transformation from a medieval town to a modern capital of the arts—immerse the reader in the landscape Liebniz came to love...
...German-owned Aldi--short for Albrecht Discount--arrived in the U.S. in 1976, hoping to replicate a business model that had been wildly successful in Europe. With U.S. food inflation then in the double digits, the company's timing couldn't have been better. Aldi was one of the first so-called box stores, achieving rock-bottom pricing by offering a limited inventory and squeezing out all unnecessary costs, from in-store butchers to fancy displays. No credit cards or checks are accepted. And at any given time, there are no more than five staffers inside an Aldi store...
Chicago: A Fear of Violence, 7:30 a.m. E.T. By most accounts, Barack Obama's adopted hometown is treating Nov. 4 as a sort of holiday. Businesses are closing mid-afternoon, if they're bothering to open at all. Classes are canceled. German tourists are marching down Chicago's most prominent boulevard, Michigan Avenue, wearing tee-shirts bearing Obama's face.The authorities estimate some 1 million people will assemble in downtown Chicago for what they believe will be celebration tonight in Grant Park, overlooking Lake Michigan. Never mind that there are barely 70,000 official tickets to the official Obama...