How a Jewish household’s motorcycle grew to become a German far-right image | DW News
What happens when a Jewish family discovers that their ancestors’ stolen motorbike company is now being used as a symbol by Germany’s far right? This is the strange, emotional, and deeply revealing story of Samson — a brand tied to freedom, memory, loss, and a political battle that’s still unfolding.
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Chapter Breakdown
00:00 – Introduction: A wild story about a motorbike and the far right
00:35 – The email that started it all
01:20 – Simson: an East German icon
02:15 – How the AfD adopted Simson nostalgia
03:10 – The overlooked Jewish origins of Simson
04:05 – The Baum family and their stolen legacy
05:35 – Dennis Baum reacts to AfD Simson imagery
07:30: “This is too much”: deciding to fight back
08:10: Personal, political, and historical pain
10:25: Returning to East Germany after the Berlin Wall fell
11:30: The trauma and silence of previous generations
12:25: Why the AfD finds Simson useful
13:35: How Simson should be remembered
14:45: The fight for restitution after 1991
15:50: A new mission: keeping Simson out of far-right politics
18:50: AfD’s response and the larger symbolic clash
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