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(Photo: Thilo Sarrazin at the presentation of his book in Berlin, August 30, 2010/Fabrizio Bensch)

Germany’s Jewish community has urged the central bank  to sack a board member who polarised the nation by making disparaging comments about Muslim immigrants and asserting that Jews have a particular genetic makeup.

Dieter Graumann, vice president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, said on Tuesday that Bundesbank board member Thilo Sarrazin was out of line, even as polls showed many Germans support his views.

Sarrazin, 65, has published a book — Deutschland schafft sich ab (Germany does away with itself) — in which he argues Muslim immigrants are undermining German society, refusing to integrate and sponging off the state, according to excerpts in the media.

Here’s a selection of our recent coverage of this story in English and German:

German central bank says Sarrazin hurting its image

German banker defends divisive book in growing row

German Muslims shrug off attacks by central banker

SPD will Sarrazin aus der Partei ausschließen

Bundesbank scolds board member for controversial comments

German central banker criticised for remarks on Jews

Sarrazin bringt Bundesbank mit neuem Buch in Bredouille

Merkel empört über Sarrazins Polemik gegenüber Migranten

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