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Life
Born 1970, from Aurich/East Frisia. Studied Islamic Studies and Middle East History in Hamburg, Beirut, and Tel Aviv. Worked as a country specialist at the Near and Middle East Association in Hamburg, completed a traineeship at the Axel Springer School of Journalism, and subsequently worked for two years as a political editor at The world. Early 2005 switch to World on Sunday, two and a half years of parliamentarycorrespondent for the CDU, CSU, and FDP. In May 2007, a member of a developmenteditor at Axel Springer AG, at Zeitenspiegel since January 2008, and part of the management team since the end of 2024.
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Jan Rübel, Reportage
But you weren't there
Author Jan Rübel
Published in „Haaretz“, March 6, 2003Cafe Europa in Tel Aviv has a homogenous clientele. They are all Holocaust survivors.
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Jan Rübel, Reportage
The Void of Erfurt
Author Jan Rübel
Published in „Die Welt,“ April 26, 2003A year ago today, Robert Steinhäuser shot and killed 16 people: revenge for his expulsion from school. How does a city cope with that? Our reporter found that grief takes many different paths.