An Auschwitz guard has been sentenced to five years in jail. Has the law failed?
When we insist on bypassing the individual and condemning the collective, we engage in the same process that made…
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Judith Vonberg
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Translated fiction is not a genre. Why do bookshops tell us it is?
Translated fiction is not a genre. It is illogical and unhelpful to suggest otherwise.
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Swapping Neil MacGregor for Hartwig Fischer: why we need more Anglo-German cultural exchange
As Britain contemplates leaving the EU, we need culture to erode the borders and stereotypes that divide and isolate.
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Do we really need another drama about Hitler?
A new series being produced in Germany seeks to portray Hitler as a human being, in an attempt to…
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An ex-WW2 camp is becoming a luxury hotel: what should we do with sites of terror?
Should we welcome or resist developments like the plan to transform a former concentration camp in Montenegro into a luxury hotel?
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Why is Germany so obsessed with Hamlet?
From 18th century philosophers to present day audiences, Germans just can’t get enough of the Dane.
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