Category Archives: German Jewish Literature
Jewish Liberal Newspaper, June 17, 1921
Guidelines for Revising Our Religious Services by Rabbi Dr. H. Fuchs (Chemnitz). Revolutionary times demand that we don’t just make small or larger improvements here and there but discuss foundational problems. Normal times rarely have the energy for this. Most … Continue reading
Going Home (a WWI Novella)
He almost greeted the outbreak of the war as a kind of salvation and he decided he had to go to France in those early August days, 1914, even though he had a premonition that the war would be an immense catastrophe for his German fatherland… Continue reading
Issue 27, June 10, 1921 Highlights
The lead article for the “Liberal Jewish Newspaper” of Breslau is authored by a Reform Jewish rabbi, Martin Salomonski (from Frankfurt on the Oder, later in Berlin) on the Feast of Weeks or Shavuot. Dr. Salmonski uses the meaning of … Continue reading
Jewish Liberal Newspaper, June 10, 1921
p.1 On the Feast of Weeks [Shavuot] by Rabbi Dr. Salomonski, Frankfurt (Oder) Just acknowledging the 10 commandments is not equivalent to a living Judaism. We have no intention to diminish these, which have now become all of humanity’s. Even … Continue reading
Jewish Liberal Newspaper, June 3, 1921
p.1 Philipp Bloch. It is with admiration and honor that we wish a veteran of reform Judaism congratulations on the completion of his 80th year. Philipp Bloch, born on May 30, 1841, is a child of the German East and … Continue reading
Jewish Liberal Newspaper, April 15, 1921
On the Start of the School Year. by Rabbi Dr. Sänger (Breslau). Synopsis: Ever since the revolution, older children in particular have been challenging their parents with questions about whether they should continue taking religion classes in school. This questioning … Continue reading
Jewish-Liberal Newspaper, March 24, 1921
Amalek. A Purim Observation. by Rabbi Dr. Ernst Appel (Bingen am Rhein) Synopsis: Amalek is the embodiment of hatred of Jews, attacking the sick and the weak as the Israelites crossed the dessert. Their hatred was not a result of … Continue reading
Jewish-Liberal Newspaper, March 11, 1921
Religious Liberalism. by Rabbi Dr. Vogelstein (Breslau). Partial translation: Dr. Vogelstein had recently seen the term “liberal Judaism” used in contrast to “positive Judaism.” The label “liberal” has been adopted from political life, and liberal Judaism does share some traits … Continue reading
Jewish-Liberal Newspaper, February 18, 1921
Socialism und Judaism. by Dr. Walter Brinitzer, Chemnitz Synopisis: Socialism is frequently spoken of, but little understood. Whenever socialism is seen as negative, it is associated with Judaism. How easy it is to connect two things which we don’t comprehend. … Continue reading
Jewish-Liberal Newspaper, February 4, 1921
The Central Organization of German Jewry. by Heinrich Stern, Attorney (Berlin) and Chairman of the German Liberal Jewry Association. Synopsis: Stern describes the historical significance of German Jewish congregations having come together despite their divisions to ratify this new organization’s … Continue reading
Juedisch-liberale Zeitung 