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“Money Makes the World Go Round …”

“The Phoenicians invented money, but why so little of it?” is how the Austrian writer Johann Nestroy phrased the question. The consequences of that particular innovation are feared even today by politicians and whoever is responsible for the currency. Debt [...]

Guido Westerwelle

Germany’s Obligation

I would like to congratulate Jewish Voice from Germany on the publication of its first issue. Reporting from Germany in the English language for Jewish communities in the USA, Canada, Israel and the UK, this publication shows the world the new blossoming of Jewish life [...]

Friedrich Merz

“A Community of Values”

Friedrich Merz, Chairman of the “Atlantic Bridge”, on German-American relations then and now. Merz was exclusively interviewed by Rafael Seligmann at the Berlin office.

White House

What Germany expects from USA

Barack Obama won the elections. What can we expect from the president? Germans hope, that the renewed U.S. administration will help pave the way for a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians. But one thing is for sure: Strong ties between the U.S., Germany and Israel will remain.
A young Kitaj in a relaxed mood

R.B. Kitaj: Paint It Jewish!

Obsessions: Berlin’s Jewish Museum presents the drama of R. B. Kitaj, the artist, who was raised as an atheist and became one of the most interesting Jewish intellectuals of our time. Kitaj was not only a painter, but also an obsessive reader who found his diasporic [...]