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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 [...]

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.
Dirk Elbers

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
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Hope Moves Slowly

German-Jewish relations have a lot in common with the topic of love and hate: we know nearly everything about it but still understand next to nothing. Over and over again, we find ourselves surprised by the violent intensity as well as the intimacy of this relationship. [...]

PanofskyNoses

Panofsky̕s Nose

1827: “Look at that ugly dwarf! What a long nose he has…” 2011: “We found a short, gnome-like man with large eyes and a large nose… ” Sounds all too familiar? In an exclusive essay for the Jewish Voice, Gerda Panofsky brings to our attention pervading anti-Semitic [...]