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Does Germany need a new anthem?

Soul music for a fractured nation

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Katja Hoyer
Sep 11, 2025
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From the cover of Kurt Tucholsky’s book, which voiced staunch criticism of the German anthem.

Amidst all the heated debates over immigration, state expenditure and the ailing economy, Germany is curr…

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