Kirsten Grieshaber
Kirsten Grieshaber is an author at Religion News Service.
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Jewish group launches Holocaust survivor speakers bureau to fight increasing antisemitism worldwide
By Kirsten Grieshaber — April 4, 2024
BERLIN (AP) — The Survivor Speakers Bureau was launched Thursday by the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, also referred to as the Claims Conference.
Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish survivors are still alive
By Kirsten Grieshaber — January 23, 2024
BERLIN (AP) — Their numbers are quickly dwindling, as most are very old and often of frail health, with a median age of 86.
Germany and Turkey agree to train imams who serve Germany’s Turkish immigrant community in Germany
By Kirsten Grieshaber — December 14, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — About 5.5 million of Germany’s 83.2 million residents are Muslim, and almost 3 million people in the country are Turkish or have Turkish roots.
Holocaust survivors will mark Hanukkah amid worries over war in Israel, global rise of antisemitism
By Kirsten Grieshaber — December 11, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — Survivors can join an online ceremony of a menorah lighting on Monday night to pay tribute to the 6 million European Jews killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust.
Germany’s chancellor lights first Hanukkah candle on a huge menorah at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate
By Kirsten Grieshaber — December 7, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — This year’s holiday comes as many Jews feel traumatized by Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
German-Israeli singer admits he lied when accusing hotel of antisemitism in a video that went viral
By Kirsten Grieshaber — November 29, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's leading Jewish group, which initially stood behind the singer, sharply condemned him after his surprise confession.
Holocaust survivor recalls ‘Night of Broken Glass’ horrors in interactive, virtual reality project
By Kirsten Grieshaber — November 9, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — The virtual reality project guides users through interactive reconstructions of spaces, such as synagogues, that were destroyed during Kristallnacht.
The German chancellor condemns a firebomb attack on a Berlin synagogue and vows protection for Jews
By Kirsten Grieshaber — October 19, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — Police said they were investigating “an attempted serious arson” in which two people approached the synagogue on foot and threw the firebombs, which burst on the sidewalk next to the building.
German police search church properties in probe of Cologne archbishop over perjury allegations
By Kirsten Grieshaber — June 28, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — The cardinal is under investigation on suspicion of having falsely testified to court about when he became aware of reports of clergy sexual abuse in the archdiocese.
Germany to give $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors globally in 2024
By Kirsten Grieshaber — June 15, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — The compensation was negotiated with Germany's finance ministry and includes $888.9 million to provide home care and supportive services for frail and vulnerable Holocaust survivors.
German curator on a mission to return silver heirlooms stolen from Jewish families by the Nazis
By Kirsten Grieshaber — June 13, 2023
(RNS) — The Bavarian National Museum is returning 111 silver objects at the that the Nazis stole from Jews during the Third Reich in 1939.
Can a chatbot preach a good sermon? Hundreds attend church service generated by ChatGPT to find out
By Kirsten Grieshaber — June 12, 2023
FUERTH, Germany (AP) — The 40-minute service — including the sermon, prayers and music — was created by ChatGPT and Jonas Simmerlein, a theologian and philosopher from the University of Vienna.
German bishop resigns, cites responsibility in abuse scandal
By Kirsten Grieshaber — March 27, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — Franz-Josef Bode had been the bishop of Osnabrueck, Germany, since 1995.
Jehovah’s Witnesses mourn victims of Hamburg shooting
By Kirsten Grieshaber — March 27, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — “We are speechless in the face of the violence and brutality. There’s no word for this,” said Dirk Ciupek, a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
16 objects from Germany tell story of Holocaust in new ways
By Kirsten Grieshaber — January 24, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — The exhibition Sixteen Objects marks the 70th anniversary of the Yad Vashem memorial, bringing back to Germany an array of items Jews took with them when they fled the Nazis.
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