For David Begrich, December 20 2024 is no longer just a day of celebration. “It’s my birthday.”said the theologian. He will never be able to blow out a candle again without thinking about the victims of the Christmas market attack in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt. It’s all still fresh in the minds of the active members of the Miteinander (“Together”) residents’ association. “I was at home with friends celebrating my birthday when my daughter came running in and told me there were police officers everywhere downtown,” he said. When he turned his phone back on, he found dozens of messages from relatives wanting to reassure him.
In the main aisle of the busy Christmas market,
