Where Books Open Worlds
This beautiful lithograph by Jewish artist and sculptor Jakob Plessner captures the timeless magic of being completely immersed in a book. Created for the Soncino Gesellschaft, Germany’s first and only…
From Nahariya to Tefen to Haifa: The Story of Yisrael Shiloni and the Archive
From Nahariya to Tefen to Haifa: The Story of Yisrael Shiloni and the Archive for German-speaking Jewry in Israel (the “Yekkes Archive”) Dr. Irit Chen In June 1970, Yisrael Shiloni, a…
Portraits of the Eastern Front: Hermann Struck’s Encounters with Erich Ludendorff during World War I
Portraits of the Eastern Front: Hermann Struck’s Encounters with Erich Ludendorff during World War I Chen Shapira This blog post was written under the guidance of Dr. Irit Chen within…
A Journey to Palestine: The 1938 Diary of Albert Goetz
A Journey to Palestine: The 1938 Diary of Albert Goetz Chimeziem Ezebuilo This blog post was written under the guidance of Dr. Irit Chen within the framework of the M.A.…
Vienna, Haifa or Jerusalem?The debates on Theodor Herzl’s final resting place
Vienna, Haifa or Jerusalem?The debates on Theodor Herzl's final resting place Markus Ponweiser In the annals of history, certain figures transcend their mortal existence to become enduring symbols of ideals and movements.…
Real Levantine
Herbert and Annie Hamburger’ First Impressions of Mandatory Palestine, August-September 1933
The Remarkable Women of the Yekkes
The Remarkable Women of the YekkesPart One Judith Gerdi By: Avner Gershony Judith Gerdi, born Katy Ledermann, was born in Berlin on February 21, 1914, the first child of four siblings. Her parents…
Attitudes towards German culture and language in the Interview with Dr. Nurit Gillath
Attitudes towards German culture and language in the Interview with Dr. Nurit Gillath Daniel Mahla “I am Israeli, but the funny thing is that I feel at home in…