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Munich

Remains of Munich's former main synagogue, seen at left on the eve of its destruction by the Nazis in 1938, were pulled from the Isar River on July 4, 2023.
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Nazis destroyed Munich’s main synagogue in 1938. Parts of it were just found in the city’s river.

by Toby Axelrod July 7, 2023

BERLIN (JTA) — Alongside Munich’s river, construction workers made a sensational discovery last week: Stone tablets carved with the Ten Commandments from the city’s former main synagogue, which was torn […]

Playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner (left) speaks with Stanford students who attended his talk on "Munich," Oct. 19, 2022 (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inCulture

At Stanford, screenwriter Tony Kushner reflects on ‘Munich’ and the controversy surrounding it

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 20, 2022October 31, 2022
Our front page tribute to the Munich 11, 50 years ago this week.
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50 years ago this week: How Bay Area Jews mourned Israeli Olympians killed in Munich Massacre

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 15, 2022
Israeli fans at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Sept. 5, 1972. (Photo/JTA-Klaus Rose-picture alliance via Getty Images)
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How the 1972 Munich Massacre unfolded, through the eyes of athletes in the Olympic village

by Jon Marks and JTA September 2, 2022September 2, 2022
The Japanese Emperor Naruhito, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach and others stand for a moment of silence during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (Photo/JTA-Martin Rickett-PA Images via Getty Images)
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For first time, Olympics opening ceremony honors Israeli athletes murdered in Munich

by Emily Burack and JTA July 23, 2021July 23, 2021
A visitor looking at the portraits of the Israeli Olympians murdered at the 1972 Munich games at a new memorial in the German city, Sept. 6, 2017 (Photo/JTA-Christof Stache-AFP-Getty Images)
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Murdered Israeli Olympians get memorial in Munich after 45 years

by JTA September 7, 2017March 19, 2018

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