At 15, he escaped to England. At 20, he enlisted in the British Army and identified a German minister — whose roles included deporting Dutch Jews to labor camps — as he tried to flee.
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Armed Standoff at Hamburg Airport Ends Peacefully After Nearly 18 Hours
The police arrested a man who had driven with his 4-year-old daughter onto the tarmac, shutting down flights. They said the child appeared unharmed.
Hamburg Airport Suspends Flights Over Threat to Iranian Plane
All flights were suspended for more than an hour, but after what security officials said was a vigorous search, the airport reopened.
International Court Hears Island Nations’ Case on Climate Change
A tribunal is expected to issue an advisory opinion on behalf of Pacific and Caribbean countries on whether greenhouse gases are pollutants that violate international law.
In Berlin, King Charles Lauds Germany’s Support for Ukraine
“Together we must be vigilant against threats to our values,” the British monarch said to German lawmakers.
Gunman Kills 6 in Shooting at Jehovah’s Witness Hall in Germany
The attacker received a warning but was allowed to keep his weapons after the authorities received an anonymous letter about him, weeks before he killed six people at his former congregation.
Shooting in Hamburg, Germany, Leaves Several Dead at Jehovah’s Witness Hall
A police spokesman said there were no indications that a shooter remained at large in the attack, on a Jehovah’s Witness hall in Hamburg.
Suspect Arrested After 2 Are Stabbed to Death on German Train
The attack, which injured seven other people, happened on a regional train in northern Germany.
Attack at German Synagogue During Sukkot Raises Anti-Semitism Fears
Almost exactly a year after a far-right extremist shocked Germany by attacking a synagogue during Yom Kippur, another assault targets a synagogue in Hamburg.
In Germany, New Plays Consider Autonomy in the Age of Corona
In a country in which cultural life is returning to an enviable version of normal, the fall theater season opens with reflections on the meaning and limits of freedom.