German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives the Buber-Rosenzweig Medal for her commitment against anti-Semitism and racism at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany August 31, 2021. The certificate in the background reads: 'The coordination council of the German Society for Christian and Jewish Cooperation awards the Buber-Rosenzweig-Medal 2020 to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel'. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS