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We view the Berlin Philharmonic within the context of Nazi Germany, through the story of Jewish violinist Hellmut Stern. Stern, who fled Germany at the start of the war, returned to his homeland afterwards to join the Philharmonic ? under former Nazi party member Herbert von Karajan.
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We view the Berlin Philharmonic within the context of Nazi Germany, through the story of Jewish violinist Hellmut Stern. Stern, who fled Germany at the start of the war, returned to his homeland afterwards to join the Philharmonic ? under former Nazi party member Herbert von Karajan.
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originally broadcast on WNYC for Berlin Without Walls Festival
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