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a kind and. a. coincidence. where the improbable happened. that office was going to be the creation of our solar system of the planet is a bit like winning the lottery. list for your unique start september 18th on g.w. . parts of latin america are finding a new normal amid the pandemic 1. but tragedy remains a reality for many. brazil has seen the highest number of corona virus cases in the region officials there say the virus is under control and are even closing temporary hospitals like this one. but more than 130000 people have died

during the pandemic so far in brazil why has it been a hotbed for the virus. the pandemic is also. putting the squeeze on latin american livelihoods can governments help their citizens make ends meet. welcome to georgia fellows cover $900.00 special i'm stephen beers in berlin it's good to have you with us and we begin with a look at brazil where a lack of government response has devastated the most vulnerable groups in particular those living paycheck to paycheck often in the informal economy left to try and fill the gap or community groups. people angry angry about president also narrows right wing politics about exclusion and racism about the many cobbett 19 deaths and about the fact that nothing is being done about it in this country the protests are led by alto football fans of

the caribbean football. there was nothing in the. every saturday the fans cook meals to help the poorest people those who have been hit hard by the pandemic today alone they will distribute 1000 meals on the city streets they deliver the food packages in their private cars they head for the center of sao paolo in the home boy. of yours. for these homeless people the free meal is a blessing with its rice past and sausage they have only been homeless for a few weeks they could no longer pay their rent due to the coronavirus crisis they have brazil's new poor. was. the government should come out of its palaces and see with its own eyes what is happening in this country. brazil's president

also narrow who usually appears without a mask continues to downplay the coronavirus risk he has also been criticized for not always publishing the number of victims. the number of unreported cases is especially high in the favelas so in rio de janeiro residents have started their own count. because many victims of the virus weren't called in by the health authorities we have a few examples of the circle of friends the volunteers talk to their neighbors and the case of. part of the unreported number. here. there are some call that 9000 cases here. some survive others don't. with the help of residents the volunteers compile their own lists for their poor district. they also collect data on sick people. something the city council does

not do. since the appeared the government is conspicuous in its absence we always have to reinvent ourselves and break new ground. as other football fans in sao paolo hear under a highway bridge at 10 pm go where hardly any others would set foot. cars drive across the bridge above all down below families in need of build a place to live they too are among the pandemics for. this family brought a kitchen cupboard a bad and a stove from their rented apartment just a few weeks ago now they can only hope for better times and that was important help or not stop. during the crisis i could no longer pay my rent my wife and i became unemployed we have $3.00 children only option was to come here i built the shelter myself.

with poverty comes fear of the virus and of being left behind during the pandemic. there. the. i'm joined now by mary field she's director of the institute for latin american studies and humber where she's joining us from money because good to have you on the show lack of government help for brazil's poor during so much of this pandemic has that been by design or by omission well i mean actually the brazilian government overall hasn't been completely on attentive to the needs of the poor. and that's been actually not by the design of the executive government but the opposition back in late march so right after the pandemic started the opposition and civil society came together and pushed through emergency cash assistance and the government did not veto it and that's

a result actually about one 3rd of the brazilian population currently receives emergency cash assistance from the government which is the highest level of any latin american country however of course it doesn't need all basic needs well it's relatively sufficient enough to buy food it doesn't necessarily cover rents and such and so still people for example in sao paulo who lose their jobs are still in dire economic straits so there is a social protection floor in brazil but of course it doesn't need to get all the devastating effects of the economic crisis and this is being pushed through by the opposition rather than go the government why have we seen covert really take off in latin america seems like the comparison to some other regions there was a bit more of a delay before cases really took off and still things have been pretty bad in countries like brazil. policies are on i don't know what do you see. well i'm not an epitome ologist but i can tell you this that part of me and humans are

vectors of transmission and so social distancing measures have really helped to mitigate the spread of the virus however if you implement social distancing you absolutely have to also especially important countries make sure their families have the means to feed themselves while they stay at home and in countries that can't do that you can't expect people to stay at home a starve or watch their kids go hungry or knockout on the streets and try to make an income and so that's one of the key challenges that latin american countries as well as all developing countries have had is how to make sure that people can actually adhere to the social distancing measures and in a region with very high levels of in from ality in the workforce about half of the workforce is employed informally and you know if they lose their jobs from one day to the next that means their income disappears so you need to get help to them very very fast and that was a significant challenge in pretty much every single letter american country except

that had a strong social protection system going into the crisis perhaps more comparable to what you see in germany. and they were able to get that assistance to people fast but otherwise it was a real challenge and that was one of the factors that made it very hard to tamp down on the virus as well what we see when we look at these countries health care systems as well we know that with other regions that's also been a challenge. or health care systems have been investment invested in rather. overall yes because one of the key characteristics of latin america is the tremendously high levels of socio economic inequality and so you have an underfunded public health sector that is the majority of the population and then you have a better resource private healthcare sector however neither were prepared to confront a pandemic of this magnitude and now you see the result. is interesting in that piece seeing how the community comes out on one hand the football clubs on the

other hand some volunteers in the favelas i'm guessing that might be nice but perhaps not enough to really make so much of a difference when you're talking about a pandemic that's correct i mean civil society help these always important but if you're dealing with a shock such as a pandemic you solute we have to have a state that is to confront these kinds of social risks and unfortunately most latin american countries. that weeks they capacity has come to the floor with this crisis and many governments are recognizing that now and seeking to invest more in it i want to ask you before we go about has the highest mortality rate in the world from coven still any reason for that. well i think the factors that i mentioned. pru is a country with very high levels of informality 80 percent of the workforce is informal and so when the pandemic hit they depended on the informal sector for

their income and the social distancing was quite brutal and they couldn't sustain it at the same time the government had a really hard time reaching the entire population and still in august 5 months later many people were still waiting for for cash assistance help from the government so in those kinds of circumstances it's very very hard to effectively implement social distancing measures add to that simply lots of people living in pretty bad housing conditions in urban slums where social distancing is very difficult some people don't even have fridges so they can't prepare for example meals for an entire week they have to go out every day and buy food around my field director of american studies in hamburg thank you very much. and now it's time for your questions to our science correspondent derrick williams. how long does an asymptomatic percent or one who has overcome cove at 19 remain

a possible source of infection. regardless of whether you have symptoms or if you're asymptomatic if you've been diagnosed with coke at 19 it's important not to leave isolation and tell your local health authority says you no longer pose a danger to others and it's recommended guidelines the w.h.o. says that on average positive patients who show symptoms could be infectious for up to 10 days after symptoms 1st appear it also says patients should wait at least that long plus 3 days after their symptom free without any medication so a person with an average case of covert 19 if there is such a thing should isolate a minimum of 13 days for a symptomatic people the deputy chair recommendation is to isolate for at least 10 days since your last positive test various national health authorities have

interpreted those recommendations in different ways there is no 0 risk scenario but as a rule of thumb people who test positive whether they're there symptomatic or asymptomatic are no viewed as being no longer infectious after 2 weeks. and that's all from this covert 1000 special you can find out more online at d w dot com as always thanks for watching. but. my gorgeous mum was food for the russians so. there comes to the flame. so many different walks of life. some are pumpin and oddly tried but

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mates to reviving jewish life that was all but wiped out in germany by the holocaust. i've. come here in berlin a ceremony is underway to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the central council of jews in germany a few moments chancellor angela merkel will be holding the keynote speech at the event inside the new synagogue the council has been a driving force in the return of jewish life to germany since it was set up on the 5 years after the shoah the murder of 6000000 jews. today the organization represents the interests of more than a 100 jewish communities.

and we have got team coverage of today's event with me of the studio is our senior political editor. is joining us from the new synagogue in central in where the ceremony is taking place we'll talk to both of them in a moment but 1st what is the central council of jews in germany as an organization founded after world war 2 after the genocide of german and european jews by the nazis the council story is one that's seen a jewish life in germany from the wrist after the atrocities of the nazi era but which continues to face serious threats today. jewish life in modern germany for many the most pitting symbol of this is the golden dome of balance synagogue in the trendy district of mit about 12000 jews live in berlin making it the largest jewish community in all of germany for many years the number of jews in

germany has been steadily on the rise. up until 990 there were 223-0000 community members but after the fall of the soviet union this number quickly rose to more than 100000 the influx of jews from eastern europe contributed greatly to this number and another 100000 jewish immigrants aren't affiliated with a specific temple. germany welcomes a thriving jewish community as a positive development in stark contrast to the past the memorial in berlin to the 6000000 europeans jews murdered by the german nazi regime best testimony to that history. the atrocities took place over 75 years ago they happened in concentration and extermination camps like this one in auschwitz germany will forever shoulder the blame for the holocaust or shoah. yet many jewish institutions still have to be guarded in germany because the threat of an attack is so great. this threat

became bitter reality again last fool when a right wing extremist set out to commit a massacre in a synagogue in the city of hama only the solid block door held him back. a look at the total number of violent and the semitic acts reveals that the author wrote an able to prevent attacks on jews on the contrary in the last 2 decades the number has risen by about 20 percent the perpetrators come mainly from the right wing scene one quarter of a percent of germany's population is jewish despite the dark past that germany has sworn not to forget the country is finding it difficult to protect its jewish citizens from rightwing violence. but you know we heard it in the report germany's jewish population is only a quarter of one percent of the less essential council germany plays a central role in public life how significant is it that chancellor angela merkel is giving a keynote address today well she was once again called a friend by. the head of the central council of jews here in germany and the most

important thing to know really is that the jewish community in germany is growing that there are 3 sort of golf cart you being built in germany and that's still part of rebuilding jewish life which was vibrant before the nazis tried to exterminate a whole people here and many now i'm going to matthew has been vocal speaking out throughout time we're going into 15 here being a german chancellor and the only last autumn received a prize in the world jewish committee and was almost as someone who stands in for whites of all minorities who stands up and who stated clearly that the responsibility for what happened never ends at the same time she together with the council of jews here in germany wants to look into the future and see jews in germany as being a normal part of your society again you know it's outside of the synagogue where

the event is taking place tell us more about ceremony what can we expect. well it was interesting for me to try to get here to start with because there is massive police presence i don't know whether you can see the vans behind me which is explained by the fact of course that this is a very important event for the jewish community which is constantly under threat and all the jewish institutions we've talked about already they have police presence they are guarded by police on every day of the week anyway and added to that is the fact now that half the government behind me in the anniversary festivities they are sitting that. america is the president of the german bundestag the parliament is there lots of her ministers so this is extremely extremely guarded we have already heard the speech of the president of the council of jews to use their schuster who said that they feel like the germans are the majority of

germans are respectful and that they are they welcome the jewish community here in germany but he also added and i found that very interesting that there's a growing sense of uneasiness and he said and he called politicians and germans alike and said to them you need to send out a strong signal that you really want is here and that you are fighting with us for a more tolerant society. oh you've all michelle you've also just to that speech by it was of. what stood out to you that well he actually ended his speech by saying that it's once again time for jews to place their trust in german society and in german actually it's in our translation it's giving someone a divonne in trust but you also cited one of his predecessors post spoke of one sided love of jews towards the german homeland before the nazis came and.

said that he doesn't feel that that is still one sided love that that love is coming from both sides at the same time calling corona a catalyst for anti semitic feelings basically alluding to the kind of kind of conspiracy theorists who are taking up a lot of space not just online but also in the public debates right now so jews always the 1st to see that kind of danger i actually was at the commemoration of 75 years of the end of the holocaust in auschwitz birkenau and one of the survivors said to me that if you see anti semitism there's always more behind it so i think this really resonated in the speech that we heard today in a sense the jewish community in germany is almost an early warning system of a society that pulls a could fall apart and he says that he hopes that that trust is not in vain which

is would be good news not just for jews but also for german society you mentioned. earlier sort of the biggest symbol for for the holocaust if you will the most powerful symbol for all of horst. just recently for the 1st time that has drawn some criticism why did she take so long to visit is that was the big question that was really never flagged up as being a problem. and i think interestingly if you speak to the jewish community they didn't feel that this was a problem because she was visibly engaged in i'm creating the jewish community in society also this as she kept fostering the support that the state gives towards the central council of jews here and many she's not the one who put that on a legal footing that was get much without the former chancellor who's that today as well but she kept increasing funds to make sure that the dialogue with the joint

jewish community in germany is not just about the responsibility that emanates from the pos but also looking into the future and making sure that there is space for jews and they are integrated as the integra part that they want and probably will be in the future as well. you know coming back to you the spike in anti jewish targets that was shown in our report as well it's been a difficult few years for jews in germany. is this community looking forward to the future with optimism do you think. you know we've already said it that they are saying that they are still placing a lot of trust in the german society and they want the german society understood to understand that jews in germany means that there is a more diverse this is a more tolerant germany then one without of course and they also said that right

after the war when the council of jews was 1st founded nobody would have thought that they would celebrate 70 years of its existence because of course 5 years after the war when the nazi regime had so clearly try to get rid of all jewish life in germany these people decided to still stay here and they say that they consider germany the home and they just want to be accepted as a part of society and of course that is something that is not seen as such by everybody and there are increasing signs that conspiracy theories michel i mentioned some of the most in the corona crisis breaking ground again and this is something where the jewish community says we all need to be much more alert because they say it's a home and we need to protect it together. you know we've seen a spike and to some it is mass. and some people say it's. not so

much as my braces and that basically the same thing come meet in germany you and to some it isn't ever as a form of racism. now we're getting into philosophical grounds almost but i think we have clear facts from the police are saying that the. anti semitic acts in germany are dangerously high the number of anti semitic acts committed here in germany and we say a lot also hinted at it when you speak to people who believe conspiracy theories about how the jews are behind lots of things like corona or like monopolies like strong companies that want to dominate the well this has very little to do with the religion itself it is a symbol to many people may need and so they follow these theories and there in a way this is racist behavior at its best if you will or at its worst when you just

don't know anything about a religion because lots of these people have never seen it to have never spoken to one and you are just against these these people then they just stand for something something else because of course it's not against them. just images michela do you think if we look at look at this recent spike you notice about the tax you think the government is doing enough. i think you need to ask the jewish community that what became quite clear from the speech we just heard is that there's a feeling that the majority stands behind the jewish community off fellow jewish citizens because that's what they are. at the same time i think we live in times where there is very loud minorities and we also see that with these demonstrations against corona measures we're in a time of very loud minorities and that's exactly what the council of jews here in

germany is also afraid of that they take up more debating space and that people feel a lot freer to use cliches and conspiracy theories just in everyday conversation and we also heard you call on people to call people out when they say these kinds of things to use civil courage it is in mn to stop this in the body because it changes public dialogue changes how we deal with each other and the attack and holler also last year shows that people don't feel like they can act the crazies online the right wing extremists will feel that it's more acceptable to then actually also act and in fact when that attack happened on a synagogue and holler where 2 people dies not inside the synagogue but outside that very evening i'm going to makkah went to that very synagogue and you suddenly

go in and in just just spend some time and to commemorate those victims and that's why this is a very very symbolic place for judaism in many but also for the very long history and tradition in german society that is jewish culture that its job and culture you know you mentioned the security measures that the security measures are nothing extraordinary really for for jewish institutions for example here in berlin. jews feel safe in germany today. you again have to talk to juries people themselves whether they feel safe but you're their shoes the president of the council said it it's all it's most often the little things words use can tell whether they feel safe somewhere or not 10 he says that he's getting feedback from people who are saying i am not going to send my child into school wearing pro israel t.

shirt because i'm afraid that they might draw criticism or even be attacked for it the same thing goes for jewish symbols like the star of david and these things happen in germany of course we also have seen that the number of anti semitic attacks is on the rise you know there i have to interrupt you here the chancellor is on the way to the podium we're seeing live pictures here from me now let's listen and watch us as. the. president and speaker of the parliament question time of the federal council the governing man or. chancellor schroeder. president i got the sequence wrong you know the president of the economy from parliament the cabinet your excellency's ladies and gentlemen. a few weeks ago wrote an

article and i'm paraphrasing what he said on 19 joy 1950 representatives of jewish life by whatever germany came together to jointly establish and news until council time it's even unimaginable that 2 years later we would be able to congratulate them this is no doubt you would but this is exactly the occasion which is brought us here today over 70 years of the central council of jews in germany. but today this is an anniversary to which i heartily congratulate you on behalf of all the government this is a proud anniversary in the year the organization was established $915.00 nobody could have imagined though it. is not who just survived this break of civilization in the show are could not imagine if you try and

germinate to live in the country. which have brought so much suffering about them and their loved one with this. civilization and with this the central council of jew was ever to help them emigrate from germany and was considered to be a provisional set and. all the happier we are now that things happened differently and from this provisional organization it has become an institution deeply anchored in germany for 7 decades and an important voice in our country with. this important voice has been represented by 8 chairpersons of presidents since it was inception and scallions ski but leaving not months he cannot bilbies push being channeled cannot blather. will be from 2014 you dear presidential have been leading the central council of jewish in this 70th segment

a decade of its existence but let me repeat once again any canopy over emphasized 70 years of the central council of jews in germany was definitely not a matter of course 70 years ago it seemed completely impossible to hope for jews who could bear a new start in germany to find a new home here owes him when it became possible only because of what you president used. and this huge advance trust they reposed in us i admire the strength that the jews had after the end of the show for trusting us so and lunch by giving germany this opportunity to become a home for them again it certainly could have been different in this venue where we

find ourselves today best testimony to the great loss of this rupture of civilization of the show of which can never be brought back a loss. for our country for your just a few. remind us of this it was once the largest jewish temple in germany in the orania to us in ago it was more than a religious it was also a cultural and spiritual center and albert einstein for example appeared here in 1930 playing the violin in a concert. and yet this venue also witnesses that germany is aware of this great crime of humanity which the country committed to that a new future can emerge from it and then this will lead to new jewish life could grow and flourish in germany and the jewish community in berlin with the center

today in the heart of the german capital could again become a center of true wish life and today the jewish community in germany is the 3rd largest in the urine of rabbis both men and women are trained in germany. consecrated in germany news in a go because jewish kindergartens and school in march and move will follow. and there is also going to be a jewish chaplain a military field rabbi in germany in the armed forces so i can only agree with presidential yes. the jewish community can be proud of what they managed to achieve trusting in themselves and trusting in our country what they've achieved what they've built up both in the 1st 40 years is that there isn't a concept was existed in what was then west germany but also in the following 30 years. posed the cold war starting with e.u.

reunification of germany on 1st of october 9090 this was a great change of historic proportions 30 years ago it became possible because of a peaceful revolution in the g.d.r. the fall of the berlin wall in line and it all became possible only because once again our country was ascribed what you presidential has already considered to be so important when your organization once established namely trust germany was gifted with trance but our neighbors our partners in europe and in america. this saw its fruition in lead to a class for agreement with the end of the cold war the jewish community in germany saw major changes to. jews from the former soviet union countries coming to germany and. they caused a great growth of did jewish communities in germany and the integration of these new jews became

a new and additional major jaunt for the central council it used to show that integrating these immigrants despite all the difficulties which obviously exists that is something which today we can consider to have been successful this is only one of many reasons why since its inception the central council of jews in germany has become an important part of every german government particularly involved it in these days treaty concluded in 23 which documents our joint understanding that jewish life. is a constituent part of germany it goes far beyond carefully nurturing julia's life and culture for the way we live together in this country this is of inestimable important heintz golinski was convinced that as he said democracy is not something you can force onto every society nor is it

a gift with which you can simply own it is something which has to be fought for and defended every day. and that's exactly what the central council this doing particularly by saying that jewish christian muslims and atheists can be brought together by in order to facilitate and strengthen cohesion in african democratic society. over centuries jewish citizens have given a great deal to our society and help shape it by 2021 with celebrate 1700 years of jewish life in germany. and i am looking forward fairy much to this and her saranda hope that many people in our country will experience our joy in joining these festivities and yes ladies and gentlemen we can be pleased about a flourishing jewish life here and yet this is only one part of today's reality.

many judges do not feel safe do not feel respected in our country this is the other part of today's reality and it is one that causes me grave concern. it is a shame. and i am deeply ashamed that racism and anti-semitism manifesting itself in the times and it is true racism and anti-semitism have never disappeared completely but for considerable time these appear more visible. without restrictions transparency theory's insults are now openly speaking out against jewish citizens and the social media have many statements. hatred and smear campaigns and that is something we must never accept science.

we know how quickly words can become demons as evidenced by the attack against the other synagogue last year which made that really clear in a terrible way an anti semitism constitutes an attack against people against humanity against being a human being. because it is directed against the dignity of in good video people. group related hostility towards people is something which we must fight education training dissemination of knowledge the willingness and ability to promote dialogue all of these are the most important preventive actions we can take . it remains the most important prevention against prejudice is racism and anti-semitism but where education and information are insufficient on. the

state the rule of law and the penal code which have to be used very clearly therefore it is important to give mediately following the attack and how the new. comprehensive measures were taken to combat right wing extremism racism and anti-semitism. it is important that we support jewish communities to improve the security of their facilities it's also important that social media providers will have to notify the federal criminal office of any white when content and of course we are increasingly relying on prevention because that is one of the focal points of the work done by the commission for jewish life in germany felix climb also is a commission against anti-semitism it is also the job of the new cabinet committee which was established in march to combat me scream ism and anti semitism ladies and

gentleman with all this i wish that for the next decades you are going make something our own which is a hope expressed by a polish beagle in a speech and 2520 remember the night of broken glass in 1038. the fact that the non jewish majority society is always gratefully aware of how much luck was given to germany in the past 60 years this is the best base is this gratitude is this support for the willingness to keep remembering what is unfathomable but it also has bakes for a social cohesion which is courage openness and tolerance. these sentiments are timeless and still valid and it is not just

a permanent task of politicians it is a task for all of society where the central council of jews in germany is both a critical monitor and a warning voice a competent defender of jewish concerns and a reliable partner in politics and society i'd like to summarize it it's been a brief statement the central council of jews in germany in the 7 decades of its existence. has worked many tories say far country it has worked for the jewish community and for a way of living together with everybody in germany thank you for this and i immediately add my wish to the continuation of trusted partnership. congratulations for 70 years of jews in germany and the central council good luck for the future and many thanks.

com kluwe speech of. the ceremony of the 70th anniversary of the central committee of the jews in germany and let's bring in. the new synagogue in berlin where that ceremony is being held you know you've been to the speech what stood out for you. i think she reiterated many of the points that the president of the central council of jews here in germany years issue so also made in his speech that we heard she said that

it was vital that the current rise in anti semitic attacks is something that we need to be very aware of and that we have to put.