Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, CEO of Axel Springer SE Mathias Doepfner, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Daniela Schadt, former German President Joachim Gauck and other guests attend the funeral ceremony of Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender at the cemetery of the Jewish community in Berlin Weissensee, Germany, May 15, 2025. Kay Nietfeld/Pool via REUTERS