Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

0 Jewish Law History

An organ divided a synagogue. The fallout helped create Reform Judaism.

Hannah Feuer in Forward · 4 Jun

In the mid-19th century, a significant controversy erupted in the Charleston synagogue, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, over the installation of a pipe organ—a move aimed at modernizing Jewish worship by integrating musical accompaniment similar to churches.

0 History Communities

Reflections on Orthodox Jewish Life in America

Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter in Jewish Action · 2 Jun

Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter reflects on the historical challenges and evolution of Orthodox Judaism in America, emphasizing the tension between embracing American ideals of freedom and maintaining Jewish tradition.

0 Communities Antisemitism

German court allows pro-Palestinian encampment in Hamburg park where Jews were deported by the Nazis

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 15 May

A German court has allowed a pro-Palestinian encampment organized by Bridges of Resistance in Hamburg's Moorweide park, which holds historical significance as the site where over 1,000 local Jews were deported by the Nazis.

0 Leadership Jewish Law

Berlin rabbi makes history as first European to head Conservative rabbis’ association

Philissa Cramer in Forward · 18 Mar

Rabbi Gesa Ederberg's installation as the first European president of the Rabbinical Assembly marks significant progress in the Conservative Jewish movement.

0 Leadership Jewish Law

Berlin rabbi makes history as first European to head Conservative rabbis’ association

Toby Axelrod in JTA · 18 Mar

Rabbi Gesa Shira Ederberg has become the first European and the first Jew by choice to lead the Rabbinical Assembly, representing Conservative/Masorti rabbis globally.

0 Literature History

Review: ‘Isabela’s Way’

Elizabeth Edelglass in Hadassah · 16 Mar

Barbara Stark Nemon's historical novel "Isabela's Way" imagines an underground railroad-like network for Jews and New Christians escaping the Portuguese Inquisition in the 17th century.

0 Communities Antisemitism

The School My Grandfather Built Was Bombed in Amsterdam

Pini Dunner in Tablet · 16 Mar

Pini Dunner reflects on the recent bombing outside the Cheider school in Amsterdam, a school founded by his grandfather Uri Yehuda Adje Cohen.

0 Communities Culture

Our Backs Will Touch: Similarities between Hasidim and German Jewish Hirschians

Yisrael Kashkin in Lehrhaus · 24 Feb

Yisrael Kashkin explores the perceived cultural and religious dichotomy between Hasidim and German Jewish Hirschians, demonstrating how these two seemingly opposite Jewish communities share more similarities than typically acknowledged.

0 Holocaust History

German trains brought Jews to their death at Bergen-Belsen. They can’t be allowed to disturb the site.

Menachem Z. Rosensaft in JTA · 26 Jan

Deutsche Bahn's proposal to establish a new high-speed train route close to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp loading ramp is drawing significant opposition due to its potential to disrupt Holocaust memorial integrity.

0 Culture Literature

‘Faust’ author Goethe’s fascination with Yiddish

Dan Slobin in Forward · 8 Jan

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, renowned for works like "Faust," was significantly influenced by Jewish culture and language during his upbringing in Frankfurt am Main.

0 Music Culture

Israeli Eurovision Star Noa Kirel Just Filmed Two Music Videos at Her Wedding

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 14 Nov 2025

Noa Kirel, Israel's pop superstar and recent Eurovision contender, celebrated her marriage to Bundesliga footballer Daniel Peretz with a unique artistic flair by releasing two music videos filmed at their wedding.

0 Holocaust History

Prominent Holocaust survivors die, including the ‘librarian of Auschwitz’ and the last Warsaw Ghetto fighter

Grace Gilson in JTA · 13 Nov 2025

Several prominent Holocaust survivors, representing the dwindling number of eyewitness voices to the atrocities, have recently passed away, marking the end of an era.

0 History Communities

The Bank on Orchard Street

Sapir · 12 Nov 2025

Sender Jarmulowsky, a Jewish immigrant banker on New York's Lower East Side, transformed American finance for immigrants in the early 20th century through innovative banking and credit practices.

0 Antisemitism Holocaust

When 'The Holocaust Is Fake' Shows Up on Your Street Corner

Aviya Kushner in Future of Jewish · 10 Nov 2025

The essay by Aviya Kushner explores the painful yet essential act of responding to Holocaust denial, highlighted by her personal experiences encountering denialist stickers in Chicago and reflecting on family history in Germany.

0 Art Holidays

Julian Alper — Painting the Etrog: A Topsy-Turvy Tale of Etrog Painting

Julian Alper in Lehrhaus · 5 Oct 2025

Julian Alper explores the symbolism of etrog and lulav through the lens of Jewish art, specifically focusing on paintings by Marc Chagall and Paula Gans.

0 Art Holocaust

A mural dedicated to Holocaust memory — in Babylonian, Yiddish and Chinese

PJ Grisar in Forward · 26 Sep 2025

Ella Ponizovsky-Bergelson's mural, "Lay-lah Lay-lah," was unveiled at the Holocaust Memorial Plaza in Philadelphia, offering a poignant tribute through its multilingual narrative.

0 Politics Antisemitism

There Is No Message

Adam Lehrer in Tablet · 5 Sep 2025

A recent shooting at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis has left many trying to decipher the motives behind the tragedy.

0 Ethics Holocaust

The patron behind Hamburg’s new opera house has resisted scrutiny of his family’s Nazi collaboration

Grace Gilson in JTA · 23 Jul 2025

The construction of a new opera house in Hamburg, backed by a significant donation from German billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne, is mired in controversy due to his family's historical ties to the Nazi regime.

0 Literature Jewish Law

From 1975 | A Classical Rebirth

David Stern in Moment · 24 Jun 2025

In this reflective piece of fiction, originally published in 1975, David Stern explores the internal conflict of Leo Kastnerr, a Columbia University professor of Greek, as he navigates his love for classical Greece and his Jewish identity.

0 History Leadership

Au Revoir, Rav Yisrael

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 24 Jun 2025

Rav Yisrael Salanter, founder of the Mussar movement, spent his final years in Paris to address the spiritual decline of the Jewish immigrant community.

0 History Jewish Law

Hakham Tsevi Ashkenazi and the Battlegrounds of the Early Modern Rabbinate

Reviewed by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein in Jewish Action · 24 Jun 2025

Rabbi Yosie Levine's book on Rabbi Tzvi Ashkenazi, a significant figure in early modern Jewish history, explores the rabbi's intellectual journey and the challenges he faced during his tenure as chief rabbi of Amsterdam.

0 Jewish Law Philosophy

When Artificial Intelligence Came to Life in 18th-Century Amsterdam

Rabbi Yosie Levine in Tablet · 15 Apr 2025

Rabbi Yosie Levine explores the groundbreaking work of Hakham Tsevi Ashkenazi, the 18th-century Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Amsterdam, who examined the halakhic status of the golem in his magnum opus of responsa.

0 Television/Film Culture

She was teenage runaway, a German rock star and Berlin leading lady — now she’s playing Leonard Bernstein

PJ Grisar in Forward · 13 Mar 2025

Helen Schneider, an American-born, German-based artist, is portraying Leonard Bernstein in Peter Danish's new play "Last Call," premiering Off-Broadway.

0 Holocaust Communities

Knitting legend Rose Girone, world’s oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at 113

Lisa Keys in JTA · 24 Feb 2025

Rose Girone, a Holocaust survivor and prominent figure in New York's knitting community, passed away at the age of 113.

0 Culture Education

Registration now open for the Yiddish summer program in Paris

Forverts Staff in Forward · 28 Jan 2025

The Maison de la Culture Yiddish in Paris has opened applications for their summer program, which runs from July 7 to 25, offering a robust exploration of Yiddish language and culture.

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