Arnold Schwarzenegger gets personal
AIn a personal message, rnold Schwarzenegger drew parallels between the Reichspogromnacht and the storming of the Capitol on January 6th. “The Reichspogromnacht was a rampage … Read more
Jews
Henryk M. Broder: Paris needs more than stumbling blocks
Ja, it is true that about 75% of French Jews survived the war, the German occupation and the collaboration of the Vichy regime under Marshal … Read more
Anti-Semitism: 7th place for the German cultural elite
Mit his annually published list the Simon Wiesenthal Center points out groups, institutions and people who are warming up old anti-Jewish resentments or creating new … Read more
Online travel guides offer virtual tours
Ben Fisher stands on the deserted Kurfürstendamm, the leaves gather on the footpath. It’s November 8th. The sun is shining on this cold Sunday, one … Read more
Alexander Wertmann, a promising actor
IIn fifth grade, Alexander Wertmann had no idea that he was Jewish. In an ethics lesson on the subject of world religion, the teacher asked … Read more
Clarice Lispector for 100th: Master of the Unfinished
Et is just a little anecdote from Clarice Lispector’s childhood, and yet it reveals a lot about what kind of writer this little girl will … Read more
Stefano Massini comes up with new words in his book
WITHu One of the most important tasks of a writer is to put into words – and in this way to make it comprehensible for … Read more
The valley in the Drôme department
Jojo is a glutton. Every few meters the donkey stops to nibble on tufts and undergrowth on both sides of the forest path. “This is … Read more
Hubert Mingarelli’s novel “A Winter Meal”
HUbert Mingarelli, who died at the age of 64 at the beginning of this year, was an immensely productive writer (and screenwriter) and at the … Read more
Threatened with a knife: Attack on Rabbi in Vienna – Briefly condemned “anti-Semitic attack”
IAn obviously anti-Semitic attack on a rabbi was carried out in Vienna. A woman threatened the man with a knife, tore his kippah off his … Read more