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 [...]
“Recall Us to Life”
Rabbi Walter Homolka on Rosh Hashana, the treshold of a New Year, and the concept of good livelihood in Jewish thought. In this context Homolka also discusses the dangers Jews face today
Social Protests in Israel
Our exclusive report from Tel Aviv tells how the social protest unfolded, what the activists want and how they fight for social justice. One year after the biggest demonstrations in Israel’s history, the movement is divided, confused and striving for new strength.
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 [...]
Panofsky’s long lost manuscript discovered
Caroline Fetscher talked to Horst Bredekamp, Professor of Art History at Humboldt University in Berlin. A Story of two men: a teacher and a traitor.