- Germany restores high jump record
- Bergmann was Jewish. She would miss that year’s Berlin Olympics. There was no way the Nazis would allow a Jew to compete and possibly win. Now comes news that Germany’s track and field association restored the mark, calling the decision an…
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- Germany Restores Record Of Jewish Athlete
- Margaret Lambert matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936. Two weeks later, the 5 feet, 3 inches she jumped in Stuttgart, Germany, was all but obliterated and she was kicked off the team. Lambert was Jewish. Now, Germany has…
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- House Hunting in ... Germany
- This house has 720 square meters (7,750 square feet) and is split into four apartments. The current owners, a Frenchwoman and her husband, bought the property in the 1970s, when it was nearly in ruins, and refurbished it. They used the…
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New York Times- High jumper banned by Nazis honoured in Germany
- A 95-year-old former British athletics champion banned by the Nazis from competing in the Olympics because she was Jewish has finally been recognised for her sporting achievements. The German track and field association has honoured Gretel…
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- A 17th Century Home in Hattingen, Germany
- This six-bedroom house in Hattingen, Germany, was built in 1614, and occupied by Dutch soldiers during the 30 Years' War of 1618-1648, according to the listing agent. The garden has a pond deep enough to swim in
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New York Times- Germany restores 1936 women's high jump record to Jewish…
- NEW YORK (AP) — Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936. Two weeks later, the 5 feet, 3 inches she jumped in Stuttgart, Germany, was all but obliterated and she was kicked off the team. Bergmann was Jewish. She…
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- In Germany, Children With Cancer Have A High Probability Of…
- IQWiG presents its final report on pediatric oncological care -- still insufficient research into quality of life, pain and long-term consequences Internationally viewed, medical care in Germany for children with cancer is very good as far…
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- Germany increases aid to Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Berlin. Germany has decided to increase its development aid to Afghanistan by EUR 52 million, the German government announced Tuesday, Xinhua News Agency informed. Afghanistan would receive a total of around EUR 144 million in 2009, to help…
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- Solutia to Discontinue Production at Cologne, Germany Site
- ST. LOUIS and COLOGNE, Germany, Nov 24, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Solutia Inc. ( SOA ) today announced it will discontinue manufacturing at its plant in Cologne, Germany, effective as soon as practical. Taminco N.V. will…
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- Germany Suspects China Of Spying On Uighur Expatriates
- German investigators on Tuesday morning searched the residences of four suspected Chinese spies. According to information obtained by Spiegel Online, the suspects had been spying on Munich's Uighur community on orders from the Chinese…
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