“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 [...]
Keeping History Alive
Archive Seeks Memorabilia to Preserve the German-Jewish Tradition
A side street off 5th Avenue. Close to Union Square. The Center for Jewish History. Most passers-by are unaware of the treasure lying behind the heavy brick walls: The library [...]
A Mentsch
There are many museum directors, heads of archives, curators etc. But there are not too many Mentsches. According to the Kabbalah, in each generation the world is born by three dozen lamed vavniks – Mentsches. Carol Kahn Strauss is one of them.
Combine the ability [...]