New Start, Old Hate
Utopia and Reality: Leo Khasin’s Film “Kaddish for a Friend” Sheds a Different Light on Immigration
People are people are people. Whether they are Jews, Christians, or Muslims. Whether they live in Israel, Lebanon, or Germany. [...]
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream, Perchance to Live
Aharon Appelfeld’s new novel is a story of survival through language
Aharon Appelfeld turned 80 years old early this year. It is a miracle that he is alive. His mother was murdered by anti-Semitic Romanians. Nazis murdered his father in a concentration [...]
“Old Book, New Bestseller”
Hans Fallada’s original text of his tragic war-time novel now available in a new edition
A late victory lap through the literary world: 67 years after its initial publication, the novel “Every Man Dies Alone” by Hans Fallada has [...]
A Difficult Way Back
The Rotary Club and the German Jews: A Story of how to Overcome a betrayed Friendship
Rotary International is the oldest service organization in the world. For over 100 years, Rotarians have worked to promote the common good. Still, even today, [...]
Piecing Together the Past
Research for the “Lawyers Without Rights” Exhibition in Düsseldorf
Anwalt ohne Recht” (“Lawyers Without Rights”) is an exhibition sponsored by the Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (German Federal Bar) and the Deutscher Juristentag [...]