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a moment to remember. colleague photographs care home barkha christina retreats as she receives her 2nd dose of the biotech phase a vaccine. for months is rarely i really hope to encourage my colleagues but also my family and even the country to come and get vaccinated. and like. as vaccination drives in nursing homes like this one in the french speaking part of belgium draw to a close many stuff still opting out almost half of all care workers and private institutions alone in the region are hesitating even the director of this home is among the more. kissed you rob one of the side effects let's say in 20 years nobody knows today so it's a bit like buying a car you feel like you could be safe but i want to see the crash test results so personally i am a bit skeptical but for the older people clearly it's

a good thing that could have access well put it. this caregiver is also one sure he prefers to wait because he's heard some rumors. i had yes some production in it that could be used. you can be orbs of from this done because of this production them like your knowledge kind of stuff you know and this is just the tip of the ice book false claims that the vaccine causes infertility or even death or spreading like wildfire across social media the french speaking part of belgium appears particularly receptive to these ideas on the head of nursing home federation from about things making vaccinations mandatory maybe the only options i do not understand i do not understand the. it was so

art for them there's so a lot of rape of elderly people who died there so the loss of life and it's unbelievable or do those people do not understand that they can protect themself it's a big question i think to move. back at the nursing home this local doctor is trying his utmost to demonstrate that vaccines are safe is because and that's why child the staff here you need to get vaccinated not 70 percent of you but 100 percent of you all of you in order to win this fight you repeatedly many of christina rodrigo's colleagues are also taking to social media to encourage others. she hopes each photo 'd will make a difference. in

france as in other european countries universities are closed because of coronavirus students are suffering from mounting loneliness and one young woman from strasbourg can't take it anymore. since the beginning of the pandemic this room has become the center of heidi's supposed life it's where she studies attends online lectures and spends her free time watching movies a daily routine that has taken its toll on the 1000 year old. i lack any kind of enthusiasm i just feel hollow and i don't see any sense in life anymore i mean credibly nervous and cry for the slightest reason i am a lot more short term pert and have become a control freak regarding anything that i can actually still control i don't feel like going for walks anymore it just costs too much energy with it although i'm

normally quite a lively person and listen to those most were your eyes and you know me now i want to live. in her despair she published a letter to president on social media asking him to read open the university's she sent the letter heidi support a zombie. i had been talking to a few friends about this how sick i was of the situation i had the impression that people had forgotten about us young no one understood what it's like for us even among students it was to boot to talk about it so i wanted to get through to the government but also to other students people in general. and she succeeded hundreds of other students contacted her to share their own similar stories across the country thousands of students took to the streets. president personally wrote back to heidi asking her to hold out then he announced new measures of support only to

young. students have the same needs as workers so they will also be allowed to come back to university for one day per week women are needed he did offer to put on. heidi is glad that her cry for help was heard but she remains realistic survey says that it's a start at least certain student s. stations can offer activities again as some students will come back in the long run though living a one day per week will be enough and i know that the months to come will be very tough although at least we now feel a bit less invisible. the prospect of the past reopening has given her the energy to go for kasia walks again and help her see the future in a brighter light. minority groups in china like the week is being oppressed and the chinese secret service is apparently

forcing week is living in exile to spy on never half as well by threatening their families back home. a say mean was a shop owner selling imported foods including a lot of products in his hometown of carlo in 2015 when he returned to scenes young from a business trip to malaysia he was stopped at the airport and brought to a detention center. they brought me into a room. they sat me down at a metal table and they tied my legs and my arms to it. by stating this position for 2 days. we meet a say in an apartment in munich germany he says he was never told what he was accused off his papers say that he was suspected of endangering state security a suspension months any tension then suddenly he was released but under one condition he had to agree that he would work for chinese state security. i thought

i would just stay in touch with them and i didn't have the intention but the term really worked for their work again that was an illusion after his release a so you mean regularly met with an agent who introduced himself as a bot. he was able to continue traveling abroad he says in the beginning nothing specific had been asked of him and he maintains he never reviewed information on anyone but it's impossible to verify these claims about one year later ayso was detained again this time he was freed with a specific request he was told to spy on a young man in turkey he said left for istanbul then he decided not to return to china and went on a web cast with a story. corps band called after the show. and he told me you decided to appear on this show and talk about you know that your family is here in china or on the ground.

since then many of his relatives have disappeared 5 siblings have been arrested a says oldest brother was sentenced to 25 years in jail other week is gave him the news since he cannot reach any of his relatives by phone. or try to see the place where he used to live an american colleague and i are followed around closely constantly harassed and. you can't just walk around here and interview people there's been many negative reports. on. the other this is one day i ask. so many people have been detained and many disappear every day one. question is going to end. he answered america not america did not become america without shedding a lot of blood a lot of

a lot more is going to happen here. and been on the show. i he says waiting for his refugee status to be approved he thinks that he is relatively safe here but he also knows that he could be talked to and. britain is famous for its beautifully manicured gardens but that's about to change if lord someone like him has anything to say about it his mission is a near return to unchanged nature and he has some special helpings. they call it large blacks and they're allowed to roam almost anywhere to dig up the ground at some late in the state in the east of england. they are land owner last summer leighton's secret weapon. their very 1st and you can afford to have quite a pig's. for quite a short time to go to censored to the ground to

a lot of open space for a new. look at some of the items the state covers over 20 square kilometers himself lives in the manor house but in the adjacent park all the animals are allowed to roam freely the lot of the manor has set apart a 5th of his property and left it completely to nature. summer late and does eventually slaughter the pigs but it's also their job to ensure greater biodiversity there has been an overgrowth of a specific fern species and the pigs help contain it. in order to. stimulate the soil and to assume that the the seabed the floral seabed underneath we need to disrupt brucker. as soon as they have completed their task the bigs have to get out of the forest. not so malaysian does not accept the argument that only rich landowners can afford to protect the environment he believes people need to

change their mindset being in touch with nature not similate and believes that as many people as possible should experience this he'd like to turn the adjacent marshland into nature park for equal to or is. much of in public and stuart's and white tailed eagles kind of walking up and down this river valley but still with cattle and with. farming systems but that have to be gentle. but to do that yes to convince its neighbors fest because free roaming kids on the property that just do what they want most fall most simply a step too far. above place.

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a little africa's most successful radio drama series continues to mount olympus odes are available online of course you can share and discuss along w. africa's facebook page and other social media platforms for a crime fighter to mindanao. this treasure trove of thousands of gold and silver coins was discovered by accident in one of germany's oldest synagogues we'll have more on that later on in the show. everyone and welcome to a special edition of your own max marking 1700 years of jewish life in germany i'm

your host meghan lee here's a look at what else we've got coming up on the program. that's not kosher so what exactly is allowed under jewish minute. and how anti semitism can do best dealt with by using humor and even comic books. but we start off the show with a jewish artist who has made berlin his home since 2006 ariel slating are moved to germany from jerusalem to pursue a career in visual and conceptual art but his works do not generally deal with jewish themes however the piece which has made him the most famous makes a strong statement about jewish roots and culture here in germany. this is going to your standing outside frank 1st jewish museum weighs 1.8 tons measures 11 meters tall and cost some 350000 euros to create in

2019 made israeli artist. world famous. my intention with this work with the tree that is a lie in for that is growing from the ground but this is rooted. in the ground holding above him a tree similar to him in size and shape that it was somehow. went through some trauma so that the relationship is kind of what happened to the jewish culture here in germany. listening our 1st went looking for the perfect tree and found it in italy a 60 year old fig tree. instead of cutting it down he went to a great deal of trouble to make molds of various parts of it to use for his sculpture. he then cast those parts in aluminum to be later welded together.

when it's always interesting to look at trees because they always change just like people it's always different because you're all with different. areas thing has been living among the turkish and arab populations and the lands vibrant no i kind district since 2006 it reminds him of his hometown jerusalem it has its grungy and chaotic sides he's got his studio here too this is where he can let loose and let the inspiration come. fire plays a role in many of his works the 41 year old sculptor stokes the flames to create works in paper or carpeting. i enjoy the process i enjoy the unexpected. consequences i always

was. fascinated by fire. i was actually kicked out of of high school because i set. my. class on fire but that's a different story. alienating familiar objects presenting them in pairs and evoking associations of the motifs common to aria shlaes inger's works jewishness only rarely has any part to play in them an exception is his installation dyna he was inspired by the project of the same title by german artist denecke it was conceived as a kind of memorial to the victims of the nazi regime among them of course chameleons of jews. placing a spot of the stumbling stones in berlin sidewalks on his 1st trip to germany in 2001 i think it was one of the 1st thing i know tests or and i came to berlin and

it was one of the 1st thing that made me feel like i'm jewish believing in berlin or jewish even. in germany. great grandparents numbered among the jewish victims of naziism now he's a mortal eyes their names inside his sculpture but they're visible from the outside it stands for both remembrance and reconciliation me doing this work you're being jewish in germany is anything special for me it's actually quite natural to do to create in germany and to to show my work in germany those kind of contribution to my home. or next up another artist who's made germany his 2nd home the israeli photographer rafael hellish is a chronicler of jewish life mainly in germany now he's been here since 1975 and

uses his work to bridge cultural divides and make sure the past is not forgotten as seen here in this photo well he often gets up close and personal with his subjects in order to document various traditions one of his goals is to raise awareness about jewish customs and offer a peek into a world people might otherwise not see. a bar mitzvah in frankfurt through this ritual a boy is rendered accountable for his actions by jewish law and from this day on he bears responsibility for keeping the laws of the town moot. hellish throws himself into the thick of it he's an old hand at photographing occasions like this his images show how jews live and go about their daily lives his aim is to appeal for greater tolerance if only amazing there's so much interest many

people come up to me after seeing the photos and say we didn't know how beautiful jewish life could be. and i'm glad it's a great privilege to be able to show it to them for those who predict the society rafael hallis will never forget one particular bar mitzvah the boy's grandparents had survived the holocaust seen in the photos with their grandson are the tattoos that identify them as one time prisoners of the auschwitz concentration camp. the photographer shows pictures like these 2 school classes and explains the meaning of the tattoos. these can who did this why did he do this and where were they suppose what happens is what is ours fits this is one of the important tasks i've been performing in germany over the years and it was. a concrete block house left over from world war 2 now rises where frankfurt's biggest synagogue once stood

before the nazis burned it down in 1938 today exhibitions are held there such as one of the photos of jewish life many of the images were taken from his books. meaning men and a national which means women. the photographer shows his pictures to his daughter or the. best of all is when i photograph in a daycare center and the children's trust. that. i'd like to show the jewish life from this place that was nothing but ashes jewish tradition goes on in germany today. we didn't question vital but there is no today without the remembrance of yesterday. observes jews visiting and their reactions. and the search for his own families fate also makes up

part of the exhibition the murder of his grandparents by the nazis. it's hard for him to talk about but necessary the rising numbers of anti-semitic attacks leave no doubt about that. because of the renewed hatred of jews in germany today it's important to me personally to show this and not remain silent when you look away any longer. visits his father's grave he had survived the concentration camp another stone commemorates his half brother murdered by the nazis when he was only 2 months old his father was never able to talk about it he tried to repress the inconceivable memory of the holocaust . at 1st i was angry about it but later i found out everything that had happened to him i can say what

a fabulous person he was in his own way he protected his family. i have great respect for that. dedicates his work not only to fighting anti-semitism but to combating racism and every form of exclusion to this and he designed the exterior of one of frankfurt's street cars they reveal the city's diversity the many religions and races it's an appeal for a peaceful coexistence. keep at it as long as i can i won't give it up. i feel an obligation to show this. says his images are his language it's a beautiful language and one that everyone can understand. well you've heard the expression that's not kosher meaning something isn't quite right but the saying actually refers to jewish dietary rules kosher defines what

may or may not be enough chording to the rules of the torah or the protocols are quite strict so to get a closer understanding of how they work we visited the only kosher restaurant in munich. right next to the synagogue in downtown munich is the city's only. the einstein is under the constant supervision of. a native of the netherlands. regularly to make sure the food is prepared according to the jewish dietary laws at the cash root to make sure it. don't eat. vinegar and sugar and salt there are many items of fish. meat

and chicken you always need the kosher. kosher regulations allow only meat from ruminants. mammals forefeet or cloven hoofed pork is trained. eggs are parve. they can be together with either meat for a day or even so they need to be checked. off he's the rabbi's right hand man gets you a check to see if there's blood in the egg sometimes there is. you have to examine it top and bottom. if it's pure you can cook it in the restaurant's menu feature several jewish israeli and oriental dishes alongside international specialties especially popular if the chicken breast.

may be the chef but certain tasks are forbidden to him. i'm not allowed to light the stove for instance of the. service the sabbath may do that. only a religious jew can light the fire not me i'm not a religious jew so. for example i'm not allowed to be any eggs they have to be inspected as do various lagoons one of beings for example all the little bugs might be in them and they have to be picked out. it's the same with salads and herbs so those are all jobs i can do and yes to do it. one of the basic rules of kosher cuisine is to keep dairy and meat products strictly separate cheese milk and cream are not used here instead the restaurant's pastry chefs work with margarine and soy products. boiled replaces butter for the hala.

this is traditional braided nice red that's broken on friday evening and dipped in salt for the dinner on the evening of the sabbath not. the kosher schnitt are almost done the last step is to pack them carefully so they'll be delivered hot and juicy and above all truly kosher. really from so much refilling the hotels we deliver to for example jewish hotel guests who eat strictly kosher or and it was stated about this one so obvious. but this whole time and if they order food was room service we tell the hotel employees not to impact the food and not to place it on a non-kosher plate or it won't be kosher any longer though i knew he so insists this isn't a quarter of. the restaurant's dishes are quite popular and not only with jewish patrons so that they are all von bun up at the. pool where you

are were going to look. like you see these. stories. louisiana. the smell is amazing the best chefs with their best chips from meat dishes to begin diets and all the recipe secrets while the modern world europe's diversity is a smorgasbord to my list but you know. subscribe and enjoy d. w. food. there are many places in germany that can boast almost a 1000 years of jewish heritage but era for art in central germany is one of the cities that still has visible landmarks it's home to central europe's oldest synagogue with parts dating back to the 11th century this is one of 3 sites the city hall.