The Euro’s Design Fault
Can Angela Merkel save the currency? She can’t, because Germany’s role in overcoming the debt crisis is overestimated. Merkel’s Germany has become unpopular thanks to the chancellor’s tough stance in the euro debate – and because Jens Weidmann plays the Bad Guy
A Good Place for Jewish Life
Brigitte Sträter talks with Düsseldorf's Lord Mayor Dirk Elbers about the attractions of the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital, the Jewish community in Düsseldorf and the return of a famous composer
When architecture reveals its true self
Roland Tichy, one of Germany’s leading economic journalists explains why the new home of the European Central bank is laden with dubious symbolism. In his view the ECB is a powerless torso without legs. Tichy is editor-in-chief of Germany’s leading economic paper [...]
Jews and Muslims on circumcision
In Germany´s hot debate on circumcision Dieter Graumann and Aiman A. Mazyek tell their view. The Jew and the Muslim agree, that Germany must respect the circumcision of boys, which is an elementary command of their religion.
Jewdyssee – Move to the Roots
Yiddish lifestyle is now appearing on the club scene. Jewdyssee, the young musical group around Maya Saban, is injecting new life into traditional Yiddish music. Their powerful mix of familiar Yiddish melodies and rousing party rhythms aspires to more than just musical novelty, however. This music is focused on identity, lifestyle, culture, understanding, tradition, the present, and the future.