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Roger Waters show disrupted by protester storming stage with Israel flag after Nazi stunt

Metro UK 30 May 2023

Roger Waters’ show in Frankfurt was disrupted by protesters after his Nazi stunt at a gig in Berlin (Picture ... Sacha Stawski, a member of the Jewish community in Frankfurt and who heads the group Honestly Concerned, told the Associated Press that the concert ‘should not have taken place under any circumstances’ due to the ‘historical background.’.

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Jewish groups and city officials protest against Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt

Journal Review 29 May 2023

“Against this historical background, the concert should not have taken place under any circumstances,” said Sacha Stawski, a member of the Frankfurt Jewish community and head of the group Honestly Concerned, that helped organize the protests ... The organizers also held a joint Jewish-Christian prayer for the victims of the Nazi terror in Frankfurt.

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Jewish groups protest Roger Waters concert

Republican American 29 May 2023

“Against this historical background, the concert should not have taken place under any circumstances,” said Sacha Stawski, a member of the Frankfurt Jewish community and head of the group Honestly Concerned, that helped organize the protests ... The city’s mayor as well as the head of the local Jewish community spoke at the protest.

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Jewish protestors raise Israeli flag, sing at Roger Waters Frankfurt concert

The Jerusalem Post 29 May 2023

Jewish protestors interrupted Roger Waters' concert in Frankfurt on Sunday with Israeli flags and by ... A joint Jewish-Christian prayer in memory of the Holocaust victims was also meant to be held and attended by Frankfurt's mayor and the head of the Frankfurt Jewish community.

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Roger Waters’ Frankfurt concert protested by Jewish groups

NME 29 May 2023

“Against this historical background, the concert should not have taken place under any circumstances,” Sacha Stawski, a member of the Frankfurt Jewish community and head of the group Honestly Concerned, that helped organise the protests, told Associated Press.

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Jewish groups protest against Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt

Detroit news 28 May 2023

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Jewish groups and city officials plan protest against Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt

Sun Sentinel 28 May 2023

BERLIN (AP) — Several Jewish groups, politicians and an alliance of civil society groups are planning a memorial ceremony and a protest rally against a concert by Roger Waters in Frankfurt on Sunday evening ... Frankfurt authorities had initially tried to prevent the concert, but Waters challenged that move successfully in a local court.

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Police launch criminal probe into Roger Waters Berlin show

Cleveland Jewish News 28 May 2023

Roger Waters gig in Berlin ... He added ... Frankfurt’s Jewish community plans to protest Waters’ upcoming concert there on May 28, the Bild newspaper reported ... “It is important for us to cry out and not stand by when a well-known antisemite and hater of Israel is given a stage in Frankfurt,” the community’s board of governors said in a statement.. .

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Protesters in Frankfurt accuse Roger Waters of antisemitism

The Observer 28 May 2023

“Against this historical background, the concert should not have taken place under any circumstances,” said Sacha Stawski, a member of the Frankfurt Jewish community and head of the group Honestly Concerned, which helped organise the protests ... The organisers also held a joint Jewish-Christian prayer for the victims of the Nazi terror in Frankfurt.

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Roger Waters triggers incitement investigation in Berlin after Nazi-inspired display

The Los Angeles Times 26 May 2023

That show was met with demonstrations by the local Jewish community's leader, AP said. Frankfurt authorities also tried to block Waters' upcoming Sunday concert there but the musician successfully challenged them in local court ... stage with a message about the Frankfurt pushback.

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German police to probe Pink Floyd star Roger Waters after he wore a satirical Nazi ...

Ravalli Republic 26 May 2023

Waters is scheduled to perform in Frankfurt on Sunday ... Frankfurt’s Jewish community has organized a protest against his upcoming performance ... We do not want to stand by idly when a well-known anti-Semite and conspiracy theorist is given a stage in Frankfurt, ” the Jewish community said in a statement on Instagram.

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Ireland becomes Destination Partner of IAPCO

TravelDailyNews 26 May 2023

FRANKFURT – The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) has announced its partnership with Fáilte Ireland, Ireland’s National Tourism Development Authority, sealing the 2-year Destination Partnership agreement at the industry trade fair, IMEX Frankfurt.

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Roger Waters could face legal issues for use of Anne Frank's name - UKLFI

The Jerusalem Post 26 May 2023

... was grow up as a Jewish child in Frankfurt and Amsterdam as her parents did all they could to keep her safe ... ”Roger Waters stands United with The Frankfurt Jewish Community, in that, he too abhors Anti-Semitism along with all other forms of racism and discrimination.”.

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This Day in History - May 25

Jamaica Observer 25 May 2023

Today is the 145th day of 2023. There are 220 days left in the year. In 45 minutes legendary black American athlete Jesse Owens equals or breaks four world records at a Big Ten meet in Michigan, USA. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT. 2020 ... OTHER EVENTS. 1241. The Jewish community of Frankfurt am Main, Germany is attacked for the first time. 1571 ... 1720 ... 1784 ... 1887 ... 1895 ... 1898.

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Roger Waters dresses up as SS officer, compares Anne Frank to Abu Akleh

The Jerusalem Post 24 May 2023

The Simon Wiesenthal Center condemned the performance on Wednesday, tweeting "Shame on Frankfurt authorities and Mercedes Benz arena in Berlin — a place from where Jews were deported by the Nazis — for providing antisemite #RogerWaters this venue for his concert with no concern/care for the Jewish community.".