Guest programmes – Jewish Cultural Centre Belgrade

Sephardic culture at Cervantes

It is with this event that we begin the cycle of lectures focused on the topic of the past and present of the past and the present of the Sephardic culture, with a particular emphasis on its influence in the Balkans. But, who are the Sephardic Jews indeed? Oftenly, the …

Seven Long Centuries Ago, Dante Imagined the End of War and the Unity of Humankind August 8, 2022
Dante showed us the pathway out of the Ukraine war. Dante anticipated both federalism and democracy. And Dante showed us how someday humanity might abolish war. The post Seven Long Centuries Ago, Dante Imagined the End of War and the Unity of Humankind appeared first on Jewish Journal.
Tad Daley
AIPAC Doubles Down on its Mission August 7, 2022
Imagine that you run an organization devoted exclusively to a woman’s right to have an abortion. At election time, you identify candidates most committed to your cause and do whatever you can to help them get elected, including forming political action committees to help fund their campaigns. There are thousands of such groups across America […]
David Suissa
Feeling Icelandic at Sky Lagoon Iceland August 7, 2022
Want to experience Reykjavik the Icelandic way? Make sure to soak in the thermal waters with the 7-step ritual at Sky Lagoon! On my way to Sky Lagoon 🇮🇸Iceland I had always heard about the lagoon experiences in Iceland and it was on my bucket list to go try it out. I went to the […]
Lisa Ellen Niver

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The Fraenkelufer Synagogue in Kreuzberg is host to a growing community, spanning nationalities and denominations. Of the building itself, however, only a part remains, the rest having been destroyed by Nazis during Pogromnacht in 1938 and bombing in the early 1940s. But plans to rebuild it are currently in development.

We spoke to Dekel Peretz, the synagogue’s program director, and Raed Saleh, the leader of the Social Democrats (SPD) in Berlin’s Parliament. Saleh, who was born in Palestine before moving to Germany as a child, initiated the project to rebuild the synagogue, putting it simply that he thinks a country that rebuilds palaces should also rebuild synagogues. Full article: Fraenkenlufer >>>

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