By Christine Stenner, German Attorney in the United States at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | November 9, 2025 The night of November 9, 1938—known as Reichskristallnacht or the “Night of Broken Glass”—marked a horrifying turning point in Nazi Germany. Across Germany and Austria, […]
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By Christine Stenner, Attorney (Germany) at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | October 31, 2025 Determining eligibility to reclaim German citizenship through your maternal line can be challenging. German nationality laws have changed several times, and until 1975, citizenship could generally only be passed
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By Christine Stenner, Attorney (Germany) at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | October 16, 2025 The clients I work with often carry stories that reach back nearly a century. Many are descendants of those who fled Germany in the early years of the
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By Christine Stenner, Attorney (Germany) at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | September 27, 2025 You do not know what you do not know. Oft wird bei mir eine Rechtsberatung zur Wiedereinbürgerung gebucht. Die Geschichten ähneln sich: Man hat die amerikanische Staatsangehörigkeit angenommen, ohne
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By Christine Stenner, Attorney (Germany) at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | September 20, 2025 Restoring Justice and Family History For Jewish families, reclaiming German citizenship is not only about honoring their heritage — it is about opening options for the future. At Stenner
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By Christine Stenner, Attorney (Germany) at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | September 7, 2025 Restoring Justice and Family History For decades, German nationality law discriminated against women. Until 1975, German mothers could not pass on their citizenship to their children if they were married
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By Christine Stenner, Attorney (Germany) at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | August 18, 2025 Restoring Justice and Family History The decision to apply for German citizenship often comes from a mix of personal, historical, and practical reasons. Each application carries with it a
By Christine Stenner, Attorney (Germany) at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | August 1, 2025 During a recent visit to the Jewish Museum in Berlin/Germany, I documented exhibits that illustrate how families were stripped of their rights and legal identities under Nazi rule. One
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By Christine Stenner, Attorney (Germany) at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | July 23, 2025 Germany’s citizenship laws have changed significantly over time, and many people with German ancestry wonder if they might qualify to apply for citizenship. Gaining German citizenship means more than
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By Christine Stenner, Attorney (Germany) at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | June 19, 2025 A client contacts my office and says, “My mother was German. She married a U.S. soldier she met in Germany after WWII, moved to the United States, and raised
“My Mother Was German, But I Never Got Citizenship.” Here Is Why That Can Change. Read More »
