“You belong to the people of the prophets!” There is recognition, but also irony, in Ellen Presser’s remark at the end of an evening of discussions in the Haus der Kunst. But Deborah Feldman, the recipient, is extremely serious. “I am the prophetess!” says the journalist, who is in great demand as a Jewish voice in Germany in the current debate following the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians and the military operation in Gaza. Especially since the author of the world bestseller “Unorthodox” has just presented her new book entitled “Judenfetisch” (Luchterhand).
“I am the prophet!”: Deborah Feldman at the Munich Literature Festival – Munich
