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NEWS ABOUT: Berlin

Berlin stories: 66 news summaries

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Berlin Synagogue Reopens

Country’s largest synagogue survived century of strife

Aug 31, 07 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Germany’s largest synagogue has re-opened its doors after a major restoration, welcoming political leaders and Holocaust survivors to its unveiling. Built over 100 years ago, the Berlin temple was burned on Kristallnacht but the structure survived Nazism, Communism and decades of neglect. Architects re-created the original appearance with the... More »

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Germany • Berlin • Holocaust • Judaism • restoration • synagogue • Nazism • Communism • Kristallnacht

11 Injured
in Cruise Film
Car Crash

Berlin police investigate a totaled truck for defects on the set of "Valkyrie"

Aug 20, 07 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eleven extras were injured on the Berlin set of Tom Cruise's latest film, "Valkyrie," when the side of a truck—decked out to look like a Nazi military transport—blew open as it took a corner. One man was seriously injured in the crash. Local authorities reported "... More »

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Scientology • Tom Cruise • Germany • Berlin • Claus von Stauffenberg • Valkyrie • Adolf Hitler • car crash • injury • Nazi • World War II • movies

Hitler's Bubbly Sparkles at
UK Auction

Bottle fetches almost $3,000 but is 'poisoned' or simply undrinkable

Aug 19, 07 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - A bottle of bubbly nabbed from Hitler’s wine cellar has drawn the equivalent of almost $3,000 at a British auction, the BBC reports. A Swedish television company bought the 1937 Moet and Chandon, which a soldier gave to a lawyer as thanks for legal work some 15 years... More »

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Berlin • Adolf Hitler • auction • painting • Nazi • Charterhouse • Reich Chancellery • champagne

Cruise Can Film in Germany Despite 'Cult' Status

Berlin does an about-face on anti-Hitler movie

Jun 29, 07 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tom Cruise will be allowed to shoot his new movie, about a German military officer who tried to assassinate Hitler, on German soil. Earlier reports said the megastar would be banned because of his ties to Scientology, which Germany regards as a threat to democracy and keeps under "official... More »

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Hollywood • film • Scientology • Tom Cruise • Germany • Berlin • Claus von Stauffenberg • Valkyrie • Adolf Hitler • Nazi • World War II • Neo-Nazi • actor • movies

Hitler Youth HQ to Become Posh Club

British investor will remodel and
reopen long-fallow building

Apr 24, 07 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - An idling behemoth in Berlin that has housed both the Hitler Youth and the East German Communist Party will soon become a swanky media club, complete with a 42-seat theater, a swimming pool and upscale bars. A secretive British investor recently bought the Bauhaus landmark, and hopes to open a... More »

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Berlin • Hitler youth • East German Communist Party • Jews • investors • club • Nazi • Britain

Germans Spy on Scientologists

They're wiretapping followers. Will Tom Cruise swoop in
to save the day?

Mar 29, 07 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Celeb church-of-choice Scientology is under surveillance from German intelligence officials, alarmed at the recent opening of its new chapel in Berlin, just blocks from the Reichstag. Leaders' phones have been tapped. "This is a dangerous group… that wants to break the will of each of its members. That's why... More »

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Scientology • Tom Cruise • John Travolta • Germany • Berlin • religion

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