Sunday, January 10, 2010

A Short History of the Jews of Munich, Germany

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A Short History of the Jews of Munich [ 1 ] In the second half of the 13th century Munich appears to have had a sizable Jewish community; th...
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Odeonsplatz, Munich

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Odeonsplatz and the Feldherrnhalle The Munich Odeonsplatz is a large and beautiful square bordered by the Feldherrnhalle (Field Marshal'...
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Saturday, September 5, 2009

Jewish Ostracism in Germany

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“In Russia, I was discriminated for being a Jew. In Germany, the Jewish community does not let me become a member because my mother was not ...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Who is a Jew in Germany ? The Wankum Question

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What if the head of Hamburg’s Jewish community wasn’t actually Jewish?, Tablet [ 1 ] On March 6th 1997, 2.574.000 Jews live in Europe, they ...
Monday, August 17, 2009

Uncertain Future, Undisputable (and Blissful) Ignorance

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Jews in Germany past their peak [ 1 ] I read with wry amusement the following post (see below in italics). In my personal experience, Jewish...
Saturday, August 15, 2009

Operation Reinhard and the Shoah by bullets

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Holocaust: The Ignored Reality, by Timothy Snyder [ 1 ] Though Europe thrives, its writers and politicians are preoccupied with death. The m...
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Saturday, August 8, 2009

The Warburgs: The Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family

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The Warburgs [ 1 ] The Warburg saga can be traced to 1559, when a German Jew known as Simon of Cassel moved from Hesse to Warburg, a town in...