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The years of extermination

From Der Spiegel, an article on the xenophobia at the heart of German politics; and a look at how right-wing radicals are gaining traction with Germany's first anti-Islamic party. Latkes and vodka: Immigrants from the former Soviet Union are transforming Jewish life in Germany. How the Holocaust happened: A review of The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews 1939–1945 by Saul Friedlander. Two memoirs of life in Auschwitz: A review of Une Vie by Simone Veil and Il M’appelait Pikolo by Jean Samuel and Jean-Marc Dreyfus. A somewhat macabre parlor game to play with one’s acquaintances: speculate who in a showdown would go Nazi. Third Reich to Fortune 500: Here are five popular brands the Nazis gave us. An essay on romanticizing Germany's urban guerillas.