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| '''Erika Steinbach''' (born ], ]) is a ] politician (]). She is a member of the ] (since ]) elected from the state of ] and president of the ] (since ]). She is also a member of the board of the ], the national broadcasting company ] and the ]. | '''Erika Steinbach''' (born ], ]) is a ] politician (]). She is a member of the ] (since ]) elected from the state of ] and president of the ] (since ]). She is also a member of the board of the ], the national broadcasting company ] and the ]. | ||
| She was born in |
She was born in ] (which became Rahmel in ]), located in modern-day ], to a ] officer who was from western Germany and was stationed there during the war. For this reason, some do not consider her an expellee herself. | ||
| One of her aims is to build a monumental center against forced migration in Berlin, devoted to the 15 million Germans from Eastern Europe that had to leave their homes in the course of ] as well as other victims of ]. She is a representive of the newly founded |
One of her aims is to build a monumental center against forced migration in Berlin, devoted to the 15 million Germans from Eastern Europe that had to leave their homes in the course of ] as well as other victims of ]. She is a representive of the newly founded ] (''Zentrum gegen Vertreibungen''). This initiative has many enemies, most notably in Poland and the ]. | ||
| Recently, she sued the German journalist ] for defamations. The questioned article was published September 19, ], in the daily ''Kieler Nachrichten''. | Recently, she sued the German journalist ] for defamations. The questioned article was published September 19, ], in the daily ''Kieler Nachrichten''. | ||
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Erika Steinbach (born July 25, 1943) is a German politician (CDU). She is a member of the Bundestag (since 1990) elected from the state of Hesse and president of the Federation of Expellees (since 1998). She is also a member of the board of the Goethe-Institut, the national broadcasting company ZDF and the Landsmannschaft Westpreußen.
She was born in Rumia (which became Rahmel in West Prussia), located in modern-day Poland, to a Luftwaffe officer who was from western Germany and was stationed there during the war. For this reason, some do not consider her an expellee herself.
One of her aims is to build a monumental center against forced migration in Berlin, devoted to the 15 million Germans from Eastern Europe that had to leave their homes in the course of World War II as well as other victims of ethnic cleansing. She is a representive of the newly founded Center Against Forced Migrations (Zentrum gegen Vertreibungen). This initiative has many enemies, most notably in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Recently, she sued the German journalist Gabriele Lesser for defamations. The questioned article was published September 19, 2003, in the daily Kieler Nachrichten.