80. Silvia Gingold's birthday

Silvia Gingold was born on 15. July 1946 born in Frankfurt am Main. Her father fled 1933 went to Paris with his Jewish-communist family and fought there with Gingold's mother in the resistance against National Socialism. 1956 The family's German citizenship was revoked as a result of the KPD ban. …

High penalties for criticism of Israel

The Federal Council has passed a draft law, which will impose special penalties on “denial of Israel’s right to exist” in the future. Corresponding statements could be viewed as sedition and punished with up to five years in prison. The draft was approved by the Hessian state government (CDU/SPD) presented. The Scientific Service …

A third of the rents are too high

According to the “Rent Usury Check” by the Die Linke party, many people in Kassel pay too much for their apartment. From 1.237 checked rents since November, war in 466 cases, So a good third, the rent is overpriced. In 10 % There was even rent usury. Nevertheless, there were only just a few reports across Hesse 200 Renter:within …

Initial reception center closes

No more independent advice on asylum procedures? The initial reception center for asylum seekers is scheduled to open at the end of the year:inside in Bad Arolsen in northern Hesse. Reason for this is, that fewer and fewer refugees are arriving in Hesse. Upheavals are also imminent in the initial reception center in Fuldatal-Rothwesten near Kassel. After this year for the second time …

Study places for KNDS and Rheinmetall

Die Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM) plans until fall 2027 einen neuen Standort in Kassel aufzubauen. In dualen Studiengängen soll dort auch mit Rüstungsproduzenten wie KNDS und Rheinmetall kooperiert werden. Together with other companies, they recently expressed a need for around 60 “practice-integrated” study places. Hessens Wissenschaftsminister Timon

New ice rink under criticism

Millions of tax money for investor project Am 22.06. the Kassel city council decided, that 20 Mio. € will be spent on expanding the South Sports Campus. The money comes from the federal government's special fund for the expansion of municipal infrastructure. The construction of the new ice rink alone should 6 Mio. …

Homophobic attack at Lake Buga

Schwuler Mann bewusstlos getreten In der Nacht des 20. On June 1, three unknown perpetrators attacked a gay man near Lake Buga, allegedly kicking him in the head and knocking him unconscious. Laut Polizei suchte der 51-Jährige Kontakt zu anderen Männern und kam mit den drei späteren

Not on our backs!

Gestern protestierten etwa 200 Menschen vor dem Kasseler Rathaus gegen die geplanten Kürzungen im Gesundheits- and social area. The focus was on the consequences of the savings for people with disabilities, chronically ill and elderly people. Drastic cuts in the health sector were decided in the Bundestag today. Sparpläne wie die