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Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal (right) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier light Europe's largest menorah during a public lighting ceremony on the first night of Hanukkah, on December 2nd, 2018, in Berlin, Germany.

Viewfinder: Celebrating Hanukkah in Berlin

Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal (right) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier light Europe's largest menorah during a public ceremony on the first night of Hanukkah, on December 2nd, 2018, in Berlin, Germany.

Pacific Standard Staff

People walk in front of the Brandenburg Gate, decorated with a photo collage by the French street artist and photographer known as JR for German Unity Day, on October 3rd, 2018, in Berlin, Germany. The national holiday celebrates the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990.

Viewfinder: Germans Celebrate Unity Day

The national holiday celebrates the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990.

Pacific Standard Staff

Activists hold a demonstration against diesel cars in front of the Transport Ministry in Berlin, Germany, on March 14th, 2018.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Protests Against Diesel Cars in Germany

Activists hold a demonstration against diesel cars in front of the Transport Ministry in Berlin, Germany, on March 14th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

Performers carry a giant graffiti ball during the opening Mass of the Kirchentag (Church Day) festival in Berlin, Germany, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, on May 24th, 2017.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Church Day in Germany

Performers carry a giant graffiti ball during the opening Mass of the Kirchentag (Church Day) festival in Berlin, Germany, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, on May 24th, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

The Unlikely Fish-Farming Start-Up in the Middle of Berlin

The start-up culture in Berlin’s capital city has attracted a new, investor-funded aquaponic initiative that farms fish and…

Pacific Standard Staff

Social Justice

My Big Night Out Playing With the Nightingales of Berlin

Spoiler alert: We laid down some serious tracks.

David Rothenberg

Economics

The Future of Work: Worlds Apart

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

Jana Costas & Gideon Kunda

Social Justice

The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Historian Questioning Why So Many of Us Take Our Local World as the Default

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

Avital Andrews

Social Justice

What Red Deer Tell Us About Our Dangerous Iron Curtain Obsession

The way the media mishandled a years-old story about the behavior of wildlife where Germany and the Czech Republic meet feeds and legitimizes many people’s visions of impermeable physical borders or solid inter-ethnic lines.

Yuliya Komska