Over a century ago, German settlers took over lands in the east, obtained state support and made the locals' lives miserable. Like their Israeli counterparts today they, too, thought they were there to stay
10:40 PM • May 01 2026 IDT
Germany had a grand settlement project. It collapsed overnight
Over a century ago, German settlers took over lands in the east, obtained state support and made the locals' lives miserable. Like their Israeli counterparts today they, too, thought they were there to stay
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Visitors to Eastern Europe – for example, to Wroclaw in Poland, Liberec in the Czech Republic, Chernivtsi in Ukraine or Kaliningrad in Russia – will encounter many streets, buildings and monuments with German names, despite the fact that the languages spoken there are Slavic. In the past, these cities themselves bore German names and the majority of their inhabitants spoke German, including a large proportion of the Jews who lived there.
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