Germany
Our lively tour guide took us to some wonderful Jewish life locations today. Well, what remains of those locations. Not only were many of the rich Jewish life examples lost […]
The new synagogue of Berlin reached new heights of beauty externally, but exemplifies the idea that one cannot please everyone. Some loved it’s “Moorish” architectural styling, specifically the emperor of […]
Visiting the Memorium Nürnberger Prozesse — the Memorium Nuremberg Trials — is not like visiting a museum. It’s stepping into the birthplace of a new moral vocabulary: crimes against humanity, […]
What an amazing day! We left Nuremberg this morning and took a three-hour train ride to Berlin. Each city we have traveled to has its own character. Berlin is definitely […]
We started the day by taking the train to Nurnberg. First we were given a tour of the former Nazi rally grounds, including the massive Congress Hall which was being […]
Today, on a rainy summer day, our group had the honor of visiting Dachau concentration camp. Our tour guide, Gerd, described the long-running camp to us in terms of the […]
Nestled in the shadow of Munich’s imposing Nazi-era buildings stands the Documentation Center—a place designed not to hide Germany’s past, but to confront it. Inside, history is made accessible. Documents […]
Our visit to the Ohel Jacob Synagogue in Munich is proof that a strong and vibrantJewish community very much exists today in Germany. An architectural masterpiece,this synagogue (shul in Yiddish), […]
Today was our first day in Munich, and it was very interesting. My first impression was surprise at the size of the city and its topography. The image of Bavaria […]
