Shalom chaverim and chaverot, dear friends,
I hope that 5786 has gotten off to a good start for you – and that it will bring peace and progress for all of us.
And toda raba – thanks very much – for your support of my Avoda – mission – of working with Germany’s young.
To ensure that they know Judaism – our unique history, our beliefs – and the way that our creativity, tenacity and spirituality have uplifted the world.
And to ensure that these young people form an active part of a society that is glad to comprise Jews.
My work with the young in autumn 2025:
Stolpersteine
Many of the nearly 500 Stolpersteine in Munich – and of the 130,000 Stolpersteine in Europe – were researched and donated and are cared for – by young persons
Each year, some 50 of them do internships at the Stolpersteine organization in Munich, at which they learn how to research the lives of the victims of the Holocaust, and how to convince building owners to agree to the placement of Stolpersteine.
Next placements of Stolpersteine in Munich: October 19, 5 pm, Trautenwolfstraße 7; November 9 (Reichkrystallnacht): Ickstattstraße 9
My role: I head the Stolpersteine organization in Munich
Faces for the Names
Seeing is commemorating. Seeing is understanding.
Faces for the Names: projecting the photos of the victims of the Holocaust and members of the Resistance on to the buildings in which they lived and suffered.
Faces for the Names: since inception in 2020, more than 250 Faces for the Names evenings in Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp and many other sites
Faces for the Names: especially popular with the young
My role: I head J.E.W.S. Jews Engaged with Society, the organization carrying out Faces for the Names.
Shabbat in the school
Next Shabbat: October 17. Carl Orff Gymnasium, Unterschleißheim, Germany
These are attended by high school students, their teachers and parents and principals – and members of the general public.
They feature Brachot (the Shabbat blessings), challah, great veggie food and klezmer and other music.
My role: I am the initiator and organizer of Shabbat in the school.
In their own words: young people write poems on the Holocaust, freedom fighters and civil courage
Hannah Szenes, Hilda Monte, Sophie Schooll and others wrote some of the most moving poems of all time.
Before and while fighting the Nazis. And being martyred by them.
Through their poems and heroic deeds, Hannah, Hilda and Sophie are inspiring today’s young to join the fight against antisemitism, racism, fascism and discrimination.
And, also, to write great poems of their own.
These young poets are discovering and unleashing their voices at the workshops facilitated by Terry and held at the White Rose commemorative site in Munich.
My role: I am the initiator and organizer of “In their own words”.
Walkable maps of Jewish life
Maps of Munich’s boroughs – each home to thousands of Jews prior to the Holocaust.
Maps printed on to plastic sheets some 5 meters square in size.
Maps adorned with Stars of David – one for each place of Jewish residence and business.
Stars of David placed by high school students, who created these listings by researching Jewish life and suffering in Munich’s boroughs.
My role: I am the initiator and organizer of Walkable Maps of Jewish life
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