from. the museum relates the darkest chapter in jewish history the shoah featuring images from german jewish expressionist painter. frank it's best known jewish resident is undoubtedly and frank the young girl whose diary was published posthumously in 1947 it's still a bestseller and often taught in schools. at the end frank educational center young people in school classes can visit a learning lab and find out more about her life in doing so they discover what connects the girl who died at 15 in the bag and bells in concentration camp to young people currently suffering from discrimination and persecution here you remember and says always linked to events that young people are witnesses to today

. asked my kennedy 1st it's about recognizing what hurts others after that requires us to listen to those affected identify the issues and then the 3rd step and see how we can act differently. this includes looking beyond traditional stereotypes and changing the way we view others. visitors who have questions about judaism or jewish traditions can ask the rabbi right at the museum. here. in. the. museum director miriam benson presents visitors with a multimedia exhibition which lets them explore jewish life with all their senses. get on t.v. or find it's about transmitting to you. history and culture and i'm moving. that's

what we're trying to do. 2021 mock 1700 years of jewish life in germany frankfurt looks back on close to 900 years of jewish heritage it's a history full of triumph and tragedy as it is in every other german city. including munich. munich is filled with majestic squares in churches it's also home to the jewish center which opened in 2006. munich's jewish community is the 2nd largest in germany that's because of the arrival of jewish people from former territories of the soviet union who following its breakup were allowed to settle in germany. right alina garlic moved here with her family in 1992 it was only after immigrating that they then 11 year

old was confronted with jewish traditions for the 1st time. she gets me as my idea. that i learned all these things that belong to jewish general knowledge like it's not kosher to. jewish identity was really charged but at school not so much in a negative prejudice way rather people thought it was interesting. but i had put it on decide and as it were the way you would put on a shirt or jacket i'm told in the uk and it. after the soviet union dissolved jews were driven to leave by a rise in anti semitic incidents in economically hard hit russia although lena garlic wasn't aware of such events as a child they faced bureaucratic hurdles in moving to germany yet heading there of all places proved a difficult decision for linna garlics family in search of

a better life they ventured from st petersburg to bar varia where the subject of her heritage became a central theme for her tribe the identity you do not national one capsule i was the only jew in my school and some teachers were thrilled to have a jewish girl explain jewish holidays in a catholic religion class. and i was pretty confused to have the situation turned around. and for my heritage to be a positive yes positive origins and identity are also recurrent themes in lena garlics books she published her debut novel at age 23. minor vice in nashville my white knights is a light hearted witty story about a young russian jewish girl who immigrated to germany with her family and how they adjust to their new life. talked site in jerusalem waiting in jerusalem strikes a similar tone she deliberately avoided sounding melancholy or bleak in her latest

novel varies in or who we are coming out in spring in germany garlic returns to the subject of her family but this time the story has a more hard edged ring to it in it she addresses the question of identity so how does she see herself today. which. kind of german russian and jewish i don't need to know exactly what percentage i am with each one and there are days i feel more like one or another and then there are lots of days when the question doesn't even matter to me a tool. lena gorelick is not alone today there are many prominent jewish authors who like garlic immigrated from russia as children many of the novels can be found here in rochelle salamanders book shop. amanda opened a jewish bookstore over nearly 40 years ago in munich it was the 1st of its kind since the beginning of nazi rule

a milestone for the city. where shows sell amanda's family comes from eastern europe and most were murdered in the holocaust she herself was born in a camp for displaced persons where survivors waited to immigrate to israel or the u.s. but the selamat is chose to stay in germany and move to munich. how did the bookshop come about. i'm from this deutsche i was just fascinated by the german jewish cultural heritage and all its written works. fine. and i wanted to take all these books that had been banned tracked down burned and destroyed. and help them find a home again hi martin today it's the victim's grandchildren and great grandchildren who are reexamining history and authors like ameena garlic who see the past from new perspectives. these again about so on how to do this generation

has not had to have the same confrontation we had with the children of the perpetrators and coming to terms with the past is no longer present in contemporary literature to the same extent for one. still the traces of this horrifying chapter in german history can still be seen across munich along with memorials to the victims the past costs a long shadow. because. the minds and hearts and you know you can't wish away history in this city it's in every house in every single family and it was very important to me that when it came to my children jewishness is much more in just this part of history. alexander that man the son of russian jewish immigrants is a typical example of the new jewish generation cosmopolitan and confident. we meet

up with him in berlin where he's just finished his acting studies. nirvana sawdust i actually had no idea that i was jewish because it was never discussed in our family religion was no big deal i didn't relate to being jewish or in fact for me jew was a swear word that was used around me and i even used it myself in elementary school and high school but in that man's acting debut anti-semitism is a central theme. justin. and yes. alexander wants to move away from what he sees as a culture of victimhood and remembrance that ignores present day issues. coercively

i just don't feel that i can accept the situation any more anti semitism is on the rise it's real and it's happening here. as a jew in germany i just can't say everything's cool and i feel good with the situation at the moment it was only as a teenager in munich that that man discovered his jewishness and became active in the community it was also during this time that he became a star member of the local youth theatre in the high tide like to see people take a clear position that leads to action. today being jewish is just part of the actor's identity. the noir synagogue in oranienburg. was really concentrated in 1908 and now serves as the hub of berlin's a lively jewish community. rabbi there bag is responsible for this revival she is one of 9 female rabbis in germany personal god stands for diversity tolerance and coexistence. we like to cool ourselves l g p

t i q straight inclusive which does not mean that we define ourselves as such or that this is part of a queer friendly trend coalmines it is completely natural for us and has been for a long time. back study jewish theology and converted to judaism 30 years ago she was fascinated by a religion which allows leeway in matters of faith and lifestyle choices. judaism is always evolving and questioning itself how does what our ancestors handed down to us fit modern times in order to get what values do we adapt and where do we draw the line in keep certain values the way they have always be right because for me. it is a balancing act between the past and the future. alexander van man wants to take his career to the next level so he's leaving berlin for his 1st acting engagement at the renowned theater house but from for jews living in germany he hopes above all for this one i wish that people wouldn't see as his weirdos or

aliens or give us special treatment after all there's not just one way of being jewish it's actually incredibly diverse. and. i am above.

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morrow to morrow to. me and 30 minutes on d w. the power affords. where i come from i never saw the sun where they were having a love in brazil in the sun was. always a man since the portuguese word for sun it's masculine when i move to germany as a 10 year old i want to come to it on t.v. that would change how i see the world because into a monkey this family. seeming now but the side of a good listener side with a ponytail instead of a deep voice exterminate the guy who seems absolutely incredible. i realize how language shakes thinking how definitions are not only a mental image just put our whole 1st half of the world. inside save my life and

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play. if you're watching the news live from berlin the un's atomic energy watchdog strikes a deal with iran over its nuclear sites it allows limited but continued access to monitor iran's nuclear program for the next 3 months buying time for further negotiations. also coming up a general strike takes hold in myanmar tensions in the country are rising as

protesters keep up their campaign of civil disobedience despite spreads of lethal force. and hard lessons in the pandemic as germany begins to reopen schools we look at that level for whether to send kids back to class or keep them. under german football a spectacular goal help slide 6 close the gap on boosting the leaders by munich firing up the title. i'm the head of his welcome to the show iran has agreed to allow limited nuclear inspections for 3 more months ahead of the international atomic energy agency negotiated that temporary agreement at crisis talks in tehran it could give negotiators some breathing space as they struggle to revive the 2050 nuclear deal

between iran and world powers. for rafael grassley the clock was ticking the moment he touched down and turned around he faced an imminent deadline to convince iranian leadership to drop a new law that would suspend u.n. inspections of its nuclear facilities but iran 1st wanted relief from oil and banking sanctions for now grassley has secured an extension of sorts we. i understand. well. the agency. and money towing activities for a period of up to 3 months but across he conceded that the un's watchdog will have less access than before iran's foreign minister mohammad zarif has already said

tehran will restrict access to security cameras at nuclear sites it is clear that they won't get a put. as long as the united states has not come back to full implementation of its agreement so the fear is also demanding compensation for sanctions he claims caused one trillion dollars worth of damage to iran's economy. under the terms of the agreement with world powers reached in 2015 the i.a.e.a. can inspect nuclear facilities in the country at short notice after the usa unilaterally withdrew from the deal and re imposed sanctions 2 years ago iran suspended compliance with most of its key commitments under the pact thank you so much the current us administration under joe biden has signaled it is open to rejoining the deal and lifting sanctions but the 2 countries both want the other to make the 1st move at least last summer grossi had struck

a deal to allow inspectors to visit 2 suspected nuclear sites following months of negotiation now he has passed the baton on to others my hope the hope of the 8 has been to be able to take. a situation which was unstable. and i think these techniques and their standing does it. so that other political consultations at other levels can take place so you once more diplomats are on the clock with 3 months to find common ground. in myanmar the military is worn to unsecured protesters they risk their lives if they continue to demonstrate against the military rulers despite the threats thousands of protesters flocked to the streets in cities across the country including in the konami capital young on where demonstrators chanted and call for a return to democracy shops and businesses were also shot on monday in

a general strike call to oppose the military's seizure. of army and moderates bring in the journalist dave. is that nationwide strike is not taking hold. it is i just want to clarify that i'm coming to you from kuala lumpur malaysia i lived in myanmar for many years though before yes this nationwide strike it is big it has a lot of momentum behind it a lot of major retailers have closed down including the largest supermarket chain in the country city market we've got restaurant chains both domestic brands and international brands of close down food delivery seems to be closed down a lot of mom and pop shops across the country completely closed down but i spoke to some contacts this morning in the i gotta tell you when it comes to the number of demonstrators on the streets they expect today we'll see the largest number of demonstrators we've seen so far in yangon on and it's still early afternoon there so we have to see how these demonstrations develop throughout the day but when you

look at the numbers we're seeing so far and you look at the video that's coming in from yet mandalay the 2nd biggest city in the country as well as other communities they really seem to have just massive numbers of these protesters they are not backing down there were deadly incidents and mandalay over the weekend ah there's the young woman who died and made it all last week as well but they have not deterred the demonstrations they are committed to this movement against the military. the military says the statement and its. protesters are no inciting the people is especially emotional teenage isn't used to a confrontational. will suffer the loss of how significant is the threat. and. it's a very significant i mean there's nothing ambiguous about it it's a clear threat about the potential for them to step up with deadly force in mass numbers we've seen them use it in some isolated incident so far but they haven't used this particular case of mass numbers but these demonstrators are keenly aware

that this is a military that in past circumstances such as 1988 in 2007 among others have opened fired on large numbers of demonstrators so the question now is when with the line be crossed when the military would go that route again they know that that video and that information is going to get out fast it's a. well now that's much more connected compared to 988 in 2007 so the question is where is the line for the military to go that route because right now they clearly do not have control over the country so is there a point where they decide that's the only way they can establish control over the country. see a way. the longer this goes on the longer it seems that it's going to be tougher for them to come up with a peaceful way to resolve but you've got a military led by generals who have spent their entire adult lives in the very insular world of the me an army it's really just about all they know then you've got these demonstrators demonstrators and the public at large in myanmar that got

a taste of democracy in recent years they saw the economic opportunities they've been going to recent years and they want that to keep moving or they don't want to go back to military rule military that rule this country for roughly 50 years it was an economic disaster they don't want to go back to that but here's the other thing a lot of these demonstrators have not been working this entire month and then we're approaching the end of february and when we get to the end of february and these people don't get paid are they going to be able to go another month of march without pay that's a big question here so next week could be a real gut check for a lot of demonstrators. journalist. thank you sir thank. let's have a look now at some of the other stories making headlines at this hour. new zealanders marcie 10 years this devastating earthquake struck the city of christchurch prime minister just sent our lead attributes to quake victims at a memorial ceremony in the city 185 people lost their lives in the earthquake

making it one of the deadliest disasters in new zealand has. the coast guard and firefighters teamed up to rescue 10 people from floating patches of ice in the u.s. state of ohio over the weekend the group of adults and children got stuck in open water on lake erie the ice was originally connected to land but then broke off from the shoreline. germany is making a tentative start to sending children back to school despite a recent increase in infection rates 10 of germany's 16 states are reopening classrooms full face to face learning after months of homeschooling is mainly younger schoolchildren grades one through 4 that are heading back to class and most will either go for just the morning or the afternoon or an alternate day so there are fewer students in the school at one time most students are

required to wear masks for the entire school day including in classrooms are not joined to bided obvious political correspondents and. what's what it teachers and students think about going back to class. well i think there's very mixed feelings says there are of course schools are opening here in germany in 10 out of 16 stays but given the current situation a lot of teachers a lot of parents a lot of a lot of children are protected and they're asking themselves why are schools we opening now that we see the 7 days infection rate on the rise again that's 610-0000 inhabitants nationwide this morning and that's where we doubts also the mitigations of the virus are spreading rapidly as well but at the same time we saw it out in the report as well there's also the worry about the long term damage that's school closures might have in terms of education in terms of child development so there's also a sense of relief for children for example to be able to interact together with other

children but also predominantly there's a worry over the timing of the reopening here in germany you're talking about this this time as the corner numbers as you've mentioned that are edging up again ever so slightly in germany is there a real chance that schools will have to close again in what 23 weeks on a. very real it doesn't hotspot detected in the infection rates increases again then schools might indeed have to close again and there's one issue at stake here in terms of health is that teachers have not received a vaccine yet they're out in the 3rd priority group and some petitions for example you know it's saxony oakwood for them to receive the news doses of the vaccine as many people didn't turn up to get theirs and they call of 6 for teachers to be moved out into the east of priority people to be vaccinated and while i'm mentioning boxes there's also and that is phones in the room here in germany and thus the fact that today actually worldwide there is no vaccine for children under the age of 16 against the corner virus and that means there's

a whole part of german society which it won't be sheltered from the virus true to fact seen and to avoid infections our schools of course there's some measures you've mentioned some of them social distancing medical masks for both children and . teaches a system of rotations so classes will be divided into smaller groups and organized in such a way that there will be only a limited number of students in the true there's effie's does that have been implemented as well in some classes and also there's a huge effort that has been made by the government to digitize classes when possible. to abuse political correspondent thank you very much and. children all over the world education disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic they have to deal with opening and closing off their schools and the hardship. of some students only now it's time to close off the many many months away from school. back to school after nearly a year away these students in the u.s.

city of chicago are getting a welcome back visit from the mayor who had to battle teachers' unions to get them back in class opening our schools here in person learning gives them a fighting chance to end this school year strong with the tools they need to heal recover and move past this moment many u.s. teachers say in school learning is still too dangerous but chicago is following the lead of other u.s. cities after a year in which lower income and minority students have fallen behind in distance learning you've suicides and domestic violence have also increased adding to a sense of urgency. israel is a dramatic example of a different more improvisational strategy it closed schools last spring but rushed to reopen them in may and had a major coronavirus outbreak within days. the country is coming out of its 3rd lockdown now. this time around they're reopening schools gradually trying to keep

teachers and students safe. it's really fun to go to that school and i think it just brings joy to other people. i just think is hard without seeing a lot of friends. some countries have taken the stance that education should be the highest priority even with much of public life shut down. so i don't really consider fundamental but we know that schools are fundamental for children france has managed to keep schools open with strict health protocols i think i've asked the teachers and the pupils as i always do when i visit schools and they tell me how important it is for them. i can pour samples don't look as if you see. france is one of the countries that have tried to keep schools open as much as possible this high school outside paris is using on site cove in 1000 testing to

try to prevent the next outbreak. others take classes outside as often as possible . there seems to be no one size fits all solution as countries wait for vaccinations to help avoid the same hard choices next school year. the use foreign ministers meeting later today to discuss new sanctions against russia over its crackdown on opposition leader alexander valley he was hundreds to call from defeats over the weekend and now looks at it for several years in jail the use of push to punish the crime then follows what some cold a disastrous trip to moscow by the block's foreign policy chief earlier this month . he used top diplomat insisted he had to find out face to face the kremlin's views on relations with the block. this stage isn't. but russia expelled 3 e.u.

diplomats while burrell was there which he admits he only learned.