Tag: Judaism
The writer Franz Kafka spoke Bavarian – Bavaria
The writer, whose works are part of world literature, is considered a master of the classical German language. Now a linguist has found out that Kafka’s expression sounded different in…
“The Club” on Netflix: “Very important for us Jews” – media
Istanbul, the Ortaköy district. The traffic builds up on the quayside, people stroll in the evening light, flock to the restaurants in the nightlife district on the Bosphorus, others run…
Munich: Jews celebrate Hanukkah – Munich
The event that the Jews remember of these days goes back thousands of years: In 164 BC – around 3597 according to the Jewish calendar – the Jews of Judea…
Honor: Steinmeier receives Leo Baeck Medal – Politics
The Federal President received the award in New York for his commitment to Jewish life. “We mustn’t tolerate anti-Semitism in Germany,” he says in his acceptance speech. He will continue…
Literature: history of a German vagina
In her novel, Katharina Volckmer tells of a woman who wants to have a “Jewish tail” operated on. Where’s the shit storm? .source site
Munich: The synagogue on Jakobsplatz was inaugurated 15 years ago – Munich
It was, she says, like the cold. You often only notice it when you come in, into the warmth. It was the same with this oppressive, oppressive feeling, in Munich,…
The new Holocaust memorial in Vienna – culture
from Cathrin Kahlweit The approach is still a little undignified and resembles a hurdle run. Construction machinery roars and jackhammers rattle behind barricades; A subway is being built a few…
David Baddiel’s book on Why Jews Don’t Count – Culture
When the nominations for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize were announced in April, an open letter criticized the fact that there were “no black authors or authors of color” among…
Barbara Honigmann’s collection of speeches “Outrageously Jewish”. Review. – Culture
In the radio archive, among many other treasures, there is a discussion on the subject of “What was Jewish – what is Jewish?” from the early nineties. The show served…
Auschwitz survivor Erna de Vries: Oliver Polak says goodbye – culture
On Sunday morning I was woken up by a WhatsApp message from my mother: “Sad news, today Erna died. She turned 98, one of the very last witnesses to the…