Germany is home to Jews from all over the world. Every generation of Jews must grapple with the question of identity anew. They study religious law, Jewish customs, and family history. They devote themselves to language, culture, and various aspects of immigration. When approaching topics such as antisemitism, the Middle East conflict, and the remembrance of the Shoah, Jews today are increasingly resisting the expectations and ideas of the non-Jewish majority society and staking out their own positions.The aim of our exhibition A Is for Jewish: Journeys through Now in 22 Letters is to provide insight into the rich diversity of Jewish life in Germany. This JMB Journal is an accompaniment to the exhibition.
Our authors, who look at Judaism from different perspectives, take up individual aspects of the show in their texts. People respond in lively and diverse ways to the question “What is Judaism?” Any attempt to answer this question requires a discussion of social change and its impact on religious communities. After all, one thing is clear: A Jew is not one thing.
With articles by Miriam Goldmann, Peter Schäfer, Barbara Honigmann, Fabian Schnedler, Tal Hever-Chybowski, and Alina Gromova, an interview with Tal Alon and Yuriy Gurzhy, and a photo series by Stephan Pramme.
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All Past Issues: JMB Journal (20)
JMB Journal
With a theme for each issue, 2009 to the present
#20
A Is for Jewish
Publication
2019
#19
Revolutions
Publication
2018
#18
Light
Publication
2018
#17
Future
Publication
2017
#16
Cherchez la femme
Publication
2017
#15
Best of
Publication
2016
#14
Architecture
Publication
2016
#13
Superstition
Publication
2015
#12
Ban on Images
Publication
2015
#11
Women
Publication
2014
#10
Body
Publication
2014
#9
Times
Publication
2013
#8
The Whole Truth
Publication
2013
#7
Diversity
Publication
2012
#6
Generations
Publication
2012
#5
10 Years
Publication
2011
#4
Radical Jewish?
Publication
2011
#3
Business
Publication
2010
#2
Migration
Publication
2010
#1
Beyond Borders
Publication
2009
Jewish Power
What is Jewish Music?
By Fabian Schnedler
JMB Journal 20
2019
A Jew Is Not One Thing
The curator Miriam Goldmann about the exhibition A Is For Jewish
JMB Journal 20
2019
Kosher Portraits
A photo series about Jewish life n in Germany
JMB Journal 20
2019
Zvi Sofer
A collector and his collection – detailed biography and how he assembled his collection
Online Feature
2019
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Exhibition catalogs, the JMB Journal, book series, and more
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