Merz Fights Back Tears at Synagogue Reopening in Munich
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In the presence of Chancellor Merz, the synagogue in Reichenbachstraße was reopened in Munich. At a ceremony in the evening, he described the church as an expression of Jewish vitality in Germany. He seemed to be struggling with tears during his speech.
German Chancellor Merz became visibly emotional during a speech at the reopening of a synagogue in Munich. This happened while he was speaking about Nazi atrocities during World War II. He also addressed the rise of antisemitism in Germany. In his speech, he directly addressed a woman in the audience, the daughter of Holocaust survivors. "You wrote in one of your books that as a child you kept asking the same question: Why had no one helped the …

In Munich, the synagogue on Reichenbachstraße was reopened, which was once destroyed by the National Socialists. Chancellor Merz showed himself emotionally.
In the November pogroms of 1938, the synagogue on Reichenbachstraße in Munich is massively devastated by the National Socialists. Almost 87 years later, it is now officially reopened. Chancellor Merz is moved by the ceremony for restoration.
Federal Chancellor Merz shows strong feelings at the reopening of the renovated synagogue in Munich.
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