Without her parents’ knowledge, her portrait was entered as a prank in a contest in 1935 to represent the ideal Aryan infant — and she won.
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Edgar Feuchtwanger, Who Wrote About Being Hitler’s Neighbor, Dies at 100
He and his Jewish family lived across the street from the German leader in the 1930s. He became a professor and historian in Britain.
Austria’s Hills Are Still Alive, 60 Years Later
In Salzburg, an anniversary of “The Sound of Music” looks grand through a child’s eyes, even if the locals are gazing elsewhere.
Trump and Putin Could Decide Others’ Fates, Echoing Yalta Summit
In 1945, the map of Europe was redrawn in Yalta without input from the affected countries. Ukraine and Europe fear a repeat in Alaska.
80 Years After Dachau Concentration Camp Liberation, Witnesses Remember
The anniversary of the end of the Nazi era comes at a pivotal time for Germans. The last of the survivors, liberators and perpetrators are dying, as the far right is becoming more established.
The Frightening Precedents for Trump’s ‘Legal Abyss’
The ‘dual-state theory’ explains how authoritarians bend the law to their will.
Germany Is Lifting a Foot Off Its ‘Debt Brake.’ Here’s Why.
An incoming government wants to borrow much more to revamp the economy and rebuild the military. That means a change in the country’s Constitution — and its culture.
Bardella, Leader of France’s Far-Right National Rally, Heads to Israel
As Jordan Bardella, its young president, tries to distance the party from its history of antisemitism, it is making common cause with Israel against “Islamist ideology.”
A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era
It remains to be seen how far President Trump’s embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies will go. But “the West” may be gone.
A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era
It remains to be seen how far President Trump’s embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies will go. But “the West” may be gone.