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I'm a Jew from Germany and I fear the AfD's triumph is only the beginning

JL;DR SUMMARY Mia Faye Kreindler expresses her deep concern over the electoral success of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which has become the second largest party in the German parliament. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityGermanyImmigrationFar RightPolitical UnrestHolocaust RevisionismPopulismRefugee CrisisAfd

Places mentioned

Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
"Demonstrators in Dortmund, Germany, march to protest the rise of the conservative CDU and the far-right AfD parties."
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
"In retrospect, the tipping point came on New Years Eve in 2015, when young male refugees sexually assaulted hundreds of women during New Years celebrations in Cologne."
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"A graduate of the University of Amsterdam, Mia Faye Kreindler received her masters in journalism from NYU in 2024."
United States
"For years when I was growing up, I would hear people in the U.S. talk about Germanys strong economy."
Syria
"Germany stepped up and, in 2015 alone, took in more than 1 million refugees, most of whom were fleeing the war in Syria."

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