But perhaps his greatest tribute came not from an Englishman or a Jew but from the prime minister of Prussia. It was affectionately and admiringly—not cynically or derisively, as one might ...

The opening lyric of The Liechtensteiner Polka goes “Der alte Herr von Liechtenstein ….” meaning the old man of the town as in The Mayor. There's also the Yiddish expression “alte kaker,” also meaning ...

It was the last week of the German election campaign. “Don’t worry,” said Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, “I am not going to let myself be De Gasperized.” To prove it, the 77-year-old Chancellor, whom ...