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A Looming Teacher Shortage Threatens German Youth
A Looming Teacher Shortage Threatens German Youth
By Nicholas Karmia
Nomi Morris
Aug 13, 2023
Communism’s Legacy in Berlin — Just Don’t Use the C-Word
Communism’s Legacy in Berlin — Just Don’t Use the C-Word
It was a sunny day in August, 1952 when Stephen Wechsler swam across the Danube river near Linz, Austria toward the Soviet side — unlike…
S Shukurova
Aug 12, 2023
Refugees Change Berlin’s Cultural Canvas
Refugees Change Berlin’s Cultural Canvas
At 5 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2022, the sound of explosions rang out in the distance at the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. By 7 a.m., Hanna…
Clarissa Rios
Aug 9, 2023
The Sound of AI Music: Berlin Hears the Future
The Sound of AI Music: Berlin Hears the Future
“I don’t think that human creativity can be replaced. Instead, I think AI is going to extend the creative horizon of artists.”
Kamiel Vermeulen
Aug 8, 2023
German Rail: Between Squeezed Workers and Fed-up Passengers
German Rail: Between Squeezed Workers and Fed-up Passengers
When German trains run late, there are multiple frustrated customers, temper tantrums and sometimes attacks on transit workers.
Grace Medecki
Aug 7, 2023
Germany Wants You! — Easing citizenship laws to attract workers
Germany Wants You! — Easing citizenship laws to attract workers
By Alissa Orozco
Alissa Orozco
Aug 6, 2023
If Stones Could Speak: Berlin’s Architecture and Memory
If Stones Could Speak: Berlin’s Architecture and Memory
In the center of the former East Berlin, the Schlüter courtyard of the Humboldt Forum museum is more crowded than usual, with the…
Saida Morales Hernandez
Aug 4, 2023
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To Recall the Fall of the Berlin Wall: The 30th Anniversary
To Recall the Fall of the Berlin Wall: The 30th Anniversary
By: Amanda Rodriguez
Amanda Rodriguez
Jul 19, 2019
Toward a Green and Efficient Transit Future
Toward a Green and Efficient Transit Future
This summer’s 9-Euro monthly pass aims to get Germans out of their cars and onto the rails
Sindhu Ananthavel
Jul 19, 2022
Past Lives at “Guru” in Berlin
Past Lives at “Guru” in Berlin
An unexpected encounter with a German film celebrity
Margarita Delcheva
Jul 16, 2019
The Berlin Airlift at Tempelhof: an exhibition, a disappointment, and a reminder
The Berlin Airlift at Tempelhof: an exhibition, a disappointment, and a reminder
BERLIN — It’s not the first time I have bicycled to the former Tempelhof Airport, now a vast public park at “Platz der Luftbrücke” or…
Kamiel Vermeulen
Jul 9, 2023
Facing the Holocaust: a Part of German Identity
Facing the Holocaust: a Part of German Identity
Educating a new generation
Jade Martinez-Pogue
Jul 19, 2019
Where Walls Talk: Street Art in Berlin
Where Walls Talk: Street Art in Berlin
By Yulene Teagle-Alarcon
Yulene Teagle-Alarcon
Jul 18, 2022
‘We Vote’: Giving a Voice to Foreigners in Germany
‘We Vote’: Giving a Voice to Foreigners in Germany
Akif Kariman was well on his way to a career as pediatrician in North Macedonia. His ambition was to make a good living and support his…
Bruce Espino
Jul 21, 2023
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