The fact that the Jewish people’s intellectuals of antiquity were so decisively opposed to political radicalism did not prevent splashes of cruel radical tendencies from showing up at various stages of Jewish history. But if the world in which we live is becoming better nonetheless, then regular reading of these pronouncements and stories will help us find a certain historical perspective before we venture to put a price on human life, and to hate.

by Reuven Kipervasser

You have to decide today wich other yesterday you want tomorrow

-Rabbi Marshall Meyer-

In an increasingly globalized world, migration has become a common and ever-changing topic. Reinsertion into a new community, a process that is not always easy either for the migrants or the communities involved, is a key issue in terms of bonding and identity.
The following article contains some tips on how to pass through this process swiftly and harmoniously by opening up opportunities for dialogue and cooperation.

by Daniela Rusowsky

Jewish Veterans of the Soviet Army in Present-Day Germany

This paper seeks to investigate the tensions between identities, history, and memories in one group of Jewish veterans of the Soviet Army and above all the conflicts these tensions generate in Jewish communities, as well as in the veterans’ confrontation with German society and in some of their ways of remembering the World War Two. This is only a preliminary, qualitative approach based both on interviews and on the observations the authors made in years of daily work in Germany’s Jewish communities.

by Liliana Ruth Feierstein and Liliana Furman

A Purim play for children

In a few theatrical scenes, the character Keren will take us through some of the most important celebrations in the Jewish Calendar.

by Razia Mizrahi