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...Munich. it's the 65th anniversary of Kristallnacht - the infamous pogrom against Jews launched by Nazi Propaganda Minister Josef Göbbels - and it's the day construction is set to begin on the city's first major synagogue since World War II. Hundreds of politicians and dignitaries, including German President Johannes Rau, Bavarian State Premier Edmund Stoiber and Paul Spiegel, head of Germany's Jewish community, will attend the groundbreaking ceremony. But if a ring of alleged neo-Nazis had its way, police say, Nov. 9 would also have been the day a bomb containing 1.7 kilos...
...celebrity in his own right, not just the son of old-school lion Kingsley Amis. But as any Martin Amis fan knows, the London literary world seethes with vicious jealousy, so when one of its celebs stumbles, the rest of the pack attacks. Last year, Amis' nonfictional study of Josef Stalin, Koba the Dread, caused more than a few critics to conclude that the once invincible writer had begun to lose the plot. His publishers added to the fury this year by refusing to let reviewers see Yellow Dog unless they signed a vow of silence until it is safely...
...Selling It Fiat stock tumbled for a day last week after one of its biggest shareholders, Deutsche Bank, declined to put up fresh money for the beleaguered Italian automaker, which is asking shareholders for a capital increase. It was the latest sign of a policy shift by Deutsche CEO Josef Ackermann. For decades, Deutsche amassed a huge portfolio. But now Ackermann, who has been indicted for alleged breach of trust during Vodafone's 2000 takeover of Mannesmann, is selling; he wants to focus on traditional banking. Deutsche last year unloaded 33.7 billion worth of stock, including its entire 7.2% stake...
...smart one. He picked hit properties in a wide variety of genres: romantic comedy (Roman Holiday), action (The Guns of Navarone), horror (The Omen). He was bold in taking roles--Ahab, General MacArthur--that twisted his noble-man image. He assayed his share of misanthropes (including Nazi monster Josef Mengele) and western hombres as craggy as a butte. But Peck will be best remembered as the movies' exemplary father figure, who often, and surprisingly, revealed the pacifism at the heart of heroism...
...growth in his business. "People come here but consume less," Stolz says. "I have let part-timers go because I can't afford them anymore." Stolz, 37, sees a plus side to the downturn: mediocre night spots can no longer make it and only the quality places survive. Josef Laggner, 37, owner of the Lutter & Wegner restaurant in East Berlin, says he has to seek out customers. "West Berliners don't go out to dinner very much anymore and East Berliners stay in their neighborhoods," he says. "I have to attract convention goers, business groups and tourists." Despite its malaise...