Germans confront latent anti-Semitism

As Germany commemorates the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz on Friday, Miriam Widman explores just how widespread anti-Semitism continues to be nearly 70 years after the Holocaust.

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Jan Riebe’s aunt was visiting him in Berlin a few years ago when she suggested they visit the city’s sprawling Holocaust Memorial in the heart of the German capital.

His aunt was around 75 at the time and living in western Germany. She had worked for many years in the fur business, where she maintained that she dealt a lot with Jews.

As the two listened to a guide’s explanation of the exhibit, his aunt leaned over and made a remark about the guide.



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