Daniel Neumann is the new chairman of the regional association of Jewish communities in Hesse. The lawyer from Darmstadt replaces Jacob Gutmark, who held the office for eight years. Neumann was unanimously elected as Gutmark’s successor by the assembly of delegates of the state’s Jewish communities. Neumann had previously worked as director of the association. … Read more
The Hamburg Administrative Court has lifted the ban on spontaneous rallies in the Hanseatic city in support of Hamas or its attacks on Israel. According to the responsible chamber’s assessment, the danger threshold required for a ban has not currently been exceeded for all potentially affected gatherings, a police spokesman said on Friday. The police, … Read more
Celebrities from film and music have expressed their horror at the unprecedented attack on Israel by the Islamist Hamas and expressed their condolences to the families of the victims. “My heart is broken,” wrote Natalie Portman on Instagram. Children, women and elderly people were murdered and kidnapped from their homes. “I am horrified by the … Read more
Before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s departure for the USA, thousands of people once again protested against his government’s policies at a rally in Tel Aviv, according to media reports. Protesters carried a giant replica of Israel’s Declaration of Independence on Sunday evening. At a meeting of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Tuesday, a … Read more
In the United States of America on Wednesday (local time) Republican candidates for the presidential nomination discussed abortion, education, crime, the country’s borders and the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. The ultra-conservative Fox News channel was also about the only applicant who was not present: Donald Trump, who has since been accused four times. … Read more
For the first time in New York City’s history, Mayor Eric Adams has appointed a Jewish Advisory Board to advise the Democratic Mayor and his team on all issues related to Judaism. The advisory board, the Jewish Advisory Council, consists of 37 representatives of the very diverse Jewish community in New York, including 22 rabbis. … Read more
When my parents moved from St. Petersburg to Bremen in July 1992, it was a stroke of luck for me. The Hanseatic city on the Weser is a place of diversity and tolerance. 37 percent of the residents have a migration background, and there is also a visible alternative scene. Despite or precisely because of … Read more
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen has warm brown eyes and a broad, engaging face. The hair color and the stubbly beard are slightly reddish. The charismatic American seems made to embody a Jewish hero. The 29-year-old leaves no doubt: “King David is my absolute favorite role!” The singer now has it in Georg Friedrich Handel’s Saul (from … Read more
“Film music is the heart and soul of every film,” said James Cameron, director of such well-known films as Terminator or Titanic. But applied music, as it is called to distinguish it from purposeless, so-called absolute music, seems to have broken away from its close connection to film for a long time. Pieces by the … Read more
Is the US Supreme Court overturning parts of the labor law because of an evangelical who wants to legally enforce what he believes to be a religious right, the “Sabbath” rest? In an April 18 hearing, top US justices expressed sympathy for Gerald Groff’s position. The former postal worker, a devout conservative Christian from Pennsylvania, … Read more