A Holocaust survivor has said he will return his federal order of merit award. Albrecht Weinberg's decision comes after a parliamentary majority was secured in Germany with cooperation from the far-right for the first time since the Second World War. The 99-year-old survived the Nazi death camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen. He was first condemned to forced labour in 1939 - and was freed on 15 April 1945.

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Holocaust survivor, 99, to return German award over far-right role in parliamentary vote

A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor said on Thursday he would return his federal order of merit award to the German state in protest over a parliamentary vote in which support from the far-right was used for the first time to secure a majority.

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Albrecht Weinberg received the German Merit Cross, the highest award in the country, for visiting schools to tell about the persecution he and his family suffered. A survivor of the Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz announced this Thursday that he would return his Order of Merit medal to Germany in protest against the alliance between conservatives and the extreme right during a vote in Parliament.

Albrecht Weinberg recebeu a Cruz de Mérito Alemã, maior condecoração do país, por trabalho de visitar escolas para contar perseguições que ele e sua família sofreram Um sobrevivente do campo de concentração nazista em Auschwitz anunciou nesta quinta-feira que devolveria sua medalha da Ordem do Mérito na Alemanha em protesto contra a aliança entre conservadores e extrema direita durante uma votação no Parlamento.
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Sobrevivente de Auschwitz devolve condecoração após aliança entre conservadores e extrema direita: 'Temo que a história se repita'

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Auschwitz survivor returns award after alliance between conservatives and extreme right: 'I fear that history will repeat itself'

A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor has said he would return his federal order of merit award in protest over parliament passing a motion with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD).

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The 99-year-old Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg wanted to return his Federal Cross of Merit - out of disappointment that Friedrich Merz was counting on the approval of the AfD. Now the old man from East Frisia wants to reconsider.

Der 99-jährige Holocaust-Überlebende Albrecht Weinberg wollte sein Bundesverdienstkreuz zurückgeben – aus Enttäuschung darüber, dass Friedrich Merz auf die Zustimmung der AfD setzte. Jetzt will es sich der alte Herr aus Ostfriesland noch einmal überlegen.

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Albrecht Weinberg, 99, survived the Nazi death camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen. He was first condemned to forced labour in 1939 - and was freed on 15 April 1945.

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Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg, 99, to return order of merit after German parliament motion passes with far-right help

“I'm afraid that history is repeating itself,” German Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg, who will turn 100 in March and who returned to his country twenty years ago, after having spent more than 60 years in the United States, confessed to journalists. The motion of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the sister party in Bavaria, the CSU, which was approved this Wednesday in the German parliament, with the support of the Liberals of the F…

"Receio que a história se esteja a repetir", confessou aos jornalistas o sobrevivente alemão do Holocausto Albrecht Weinberg, que fará 100 anos em março e que regressou ao seu país há vinte anos, depois de ter passado mais de 60 anos nos Estados Unidos.   A moção da União Democrata Cristã (CDU) e do partido irmão na Baviera, a CSU, que foi aprovada esta quarta-feira no parlamento alemão, com o apoio dos Liberais do FDP e do partido de extrema-di…

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The campaign for elections in Germany has taken a new turn, after the Christian Democratic Union, led by Friedrich Merz and first in the polls, accepted the votes of the ultra-rightist, Alternative for German (AfD), to push forward a motion seeking to restrict the entry of asylum seekers. Despite the fact that the bill has finally been rejected on Friday, the first vote provoked a political and social earthquake in Germany, which on 23 February …

La campaña para las elecciones en Alemania ha dado un nuevo giro, después de que la Unión Demócrata Cristiana, partido liderado por Friedrich Merz y primero en las encuestas, aceptara los voto del ultraderechista, Alternativa para Alemana (AfD), para sacar adelante una moción que busca restringir la entrada de demandantes de asilo. Pese a que el proyecto de ley finalmente ha sido rechazado este viernes, la primera votación provocó un terremoto p…

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Eva Szepesi and Albrecht Weinberg are among the few Holocaust survivors who can still tell their story. How do they view the country of the perpetrators today?

Eva Szepesi und Albrecht Weinberg gehören zu den wenigen Holocaustüberlebenden, die noch ihrer Geschichte erzählen können. Wie blicken sie heute auf das Land der Täter?

Holocaust survivor to return German award over far-right role in parliamentary vote

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