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Interview
“Israel is a secure homeland for the Jewish people,” states Jeremy Issacharoff, Israel’s ambassador in Germany, in an exclusive interview with JVG. He says that the Israeli-German relationship is stable. But Issacharoff is critical of the German public viewing the Middle East largely through the lens of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This means overlooking the threat Iran poses to Israel…
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ECONOMY
Having few mineral resources, Israel from the beginning had to rely on its human capital and human ingenuity. Israel devotes 5% of its GDP to R&D – more than any other country. Unparalleled entrepreneurship makes Zion an incubator for innovative companies and start-ups. Moreover, theoretical education and research are quickly put to practical use. This is also evident in the military sector…
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EXILE
“Dear Pappie, tomorrow at 4 a.m. our ship will set out into the Mediterranean…,” writes ten-year old Thomas to his parents who had remained behind in Germany. This is one of the many heart-breaking documents and objects displayed in a new permanent exhibition at the German National Archive in Frankfurt. A highlight in the culture of remembrance, unique exhibits trace the fates of emigrants…
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LIVING
“Who is rich? The man who is content with his lot.” This is where Israel excels! Compared to the Jews living in the Diaspora, Jews in Israel have a massive psychological advantage that can’t be measured in money or wealth, and that is pride and confidence. In Zion, they are not an exotic minority but free to state their views, to shout, to protest… The Promised Land liberates the soul…
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PHILOSOPHY
Almost 90 years ago, an intellectual battle was waged between German philosophers Ernst Cassirer and Martin Heidegger in the Swiss resort of Davos. Cassirer, a staunch defender of democracy, was fighting for the survival of the Weimar Republic against the rise of National Socialism, whose philosophical propagandist Heidegger would become. Humanism clsashed with a state of war...