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Tag: Heinrich Heine

0 Philosophy Gender/Identity

Why Is a Jewish Atheist Different from All Other Atheists?

Sapir · 1 Aug

The article explores the unique identity of Jewish atheists by posing four questions that distinguish them from other atheists.

0 Music Art

Schumann’s Most Jewish Songs

David P. Goldman in Tablet · 16 May

Matthias Goerne and Evgeny Kissin performed a captivating program of Schumann and Brahms songs at Carnegie Hall, featuring texts by Heinrich Heine, aligning well with the Pesach holiday's themes.

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Dionysus and the Schlemiel

Neil Arditi in Jewish Review of Books · 21 Jun 2021

This text discusses the life and work of the Jewish poet Heinrich Heine.

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Jewish Lives · 18 Nov 2020

Heinrich Heine was a prominent and imaginative German writer in the 19th century.

0 Antisemitism History

“Where They Have Burned Books, They Will End Up Burning People”

Shlomo Avineri in Jewish Review of Books · 18 Sep 2017

Heinrich Heine's prophetic statement, "Where they have burned books, they will end up burning people," is now engraved on the Bibliotek memorial in Berlin, commemorating the May 10, 1933 book burning presided over by Joseph Goebbels.

0 Literature Philosophy

A Neoplatonic Affair

Nadia Kalman in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

"Melisande! What Are Dreams?" by Hillel Halkin tells the story of a love triangle involving the narrator, Hoo, his wife Mellie, and their friend Ricky.