A Mentsh: Mario Adorf
Not everyone who looks like a tzadik is one. And for that matter, not every actor portraying a scoundrel is a bad guy either. Mario Adorf is Germany’s most popular film and television star who, despite his villainous on-screen reputation, is a gentle man and beloved Mentsh
Habait: The Doorbell to Home
Berlin has become a popular destination for young Israelis who enrich the cultural scene. Associations like Habait help to create platforms and organize events. Here Israelis and Germans who are tired of talking only about the past, meet and celebrate
The Beauty and the Berliner
James Simon bequeathed the city its most famous treasure, the bust of Nefertiti. Even today the spell of the Egyptian queen is unbroken. But the man who transformed the provincial collections of Berlin into galleries of international standing was also a passionate philanthropist.
A Thousand Memories
At the Jewish Museum in Munich Romanian born artist Georg Soanca-Pollak presents a remarkable new installation. "Zeitorte" combines photographs of his family before World War II with memorials and monuments of the present
Berlin – Zentrum jüdischen Lebens in Deutschland
Berlin hat viel mehr zu bieten als Sehenswürdigkeiten wie das Brandenburger Tor und den Reichstag. Wer sich für jüdisches Leben in Deutschland interessiert, findet eine Reihe von Museen und historischen Gebäuden, die die Geschichte des Judentums anschaulich machen. Aber auch das moderne jüdische Leben ist in Berlin präsenter als je zuvor. Jewish Voice from Germany zeigt die Plätze, die man gesehen haben muss