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Mila und Shoah
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Bibelliebe
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Psalm 61: "Nanga Parbat"
(2020)
Die Stiftshütte
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Ein Gott – drei Wege
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Die fünf Sinne der Schrift
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Experiment Mensch
(2021)
The atrocities that the prisoners in the concentration and extermination camps actually suffered in the 20th century can hardly be understood by outsiders like us today, especially if one takes a closer look at the experiences of the survivors, who offer cruel testimony on the human beast. This is also the case with the concentration camp testimonies in Daniel Krochmalnik’s contribution, which tell of the deadly experiments of the so-called ›Übermensch‹ and how he, inspired by the National Socialist master-race ideology, assumed an almost divine mission to exterminate everything human in his victims, so that death often seemed to be the only salvation. In view of such descriptions, which pervade the entire concentration camp literature, one inevitably has to ask oneself, as the author does, about the human condition and whether one can still place hope in people after all this – because the shocking experiences of the homo carceris in the concentration camps and gulags of the last century fundamentally shake the self-understanding of the human as a moral being, who can in fact transform into an angry beast at any time, especially under the influence of totalitarian systems of thought and rule as that Chapter „Homo homini lupus“ shows. Nevertheless, in the end the author does not want to give up all hope in ‚humanistic moral resources‘, even if the very existence of the „camp man“ seems to contradict this.
Die Frommen Deutschlands
(2021)
Am Anfang war der Holocaust
Am Ende der Geschichte der deutschen Juden wartete der Holocaust, aber er war schon von Anfang an da. Ja, da trifft das Wort noch sicherer ins Schwarze. Juden und auch Judenverfolgungen hat es im Reich schon lange vorher gegeben, doch die traumatischen Ereignisse im Vorfeld des Ersten Kreuzzugs (1096) stellen einen Einschnitt dar und haben den Jüdischen Gemeinden Deutschlands ihr blutiges Siegel aufgedrückt. Vor die Wahl zwischen Taufe oder Tod gestellt, entschieden sich die Gemeinden an Rhein und Donau zum Selbstopfer. Dafür gab es kaum Präzedenzfälle und auch keine halachische Rechtfertigung. Die Halacha verlangt zwar, dass man sich in so einem Fall lieber töten lassen soll, Selbstmord oder gar Mord ist aber nicht erlaubt.
Dreidimensionales Lernen
(2021)
Ex 34,29-35
(2021)
Probleme Jüdischer Theologie
(2021)
You be a Mensch
(2022)
This article examines Erich Fromm (1900-1980) within the context of the so-called “renaissance of Jewish religious thought” in Germany during the early 20th century. It is well known that Fromm was a member of the Institute for Social Research, later called the Frankfurt School. The focus of this study, however, is on what has received little attention in research, namely Fromm’s involvement in founding the Freies jüdisches Lehrhaus (the Jewish House of Free Study) in Frankfurt. Fromm participated in the founding of the Lehrhaus as a student and later as a lecturer. During this time, Fromm also wrote his dissertation on Judaism at Heidelberg University. Methodologically, this paper intertwines the historical-biographical axis, which deals with Fromm’s connections to several thinkers: Rabbi Nehemia Nobel, Rabbi Georg Salzberger, Baruch Salman Rabinkow, Franz Rosenzweig, Ernest Simon and others, and the philosophical axis, which focuses on his dissertation, The Jewish Law. The Freies jüdisches Lehrhaus in Frankfurt is primarily associated with Franz Rosenzweig and other thinkers who worked there, such as Gershom Scholem, Ernest Simon, Leo Löwenthal and Martin Buber, who wrote Ich und Du during the years he taught there. With the exception of Buber, the Lehrhaus was their first official teaching venue. The Lehrhaus was characterized by its dialogical atmosphere, and symmetrical relationships between teachers and students, which softened some of the rigidity that was the norm at German educational frameworks at the time. This atmosphere continued to influence Fromm in his adult life, in terms of his attitude towards religion, questioning of authority and his understanding of human nature. Finally, it later played a role in his departure from Freudian libido theory. This study presents some key ideas from his dissertation, including his position on religious dogma, particularly concerning the Karaite sect, a subject that he later taught as a lecturer at the Lehrhaus. Fromm’s dissertation expresses his preoccupation with his Jewish identity and his examination of the complex theopolitical reality in which the Jews of Germany found themselves at the beginning of the 20th century, including the debates between Orthodox Jews and reformers, and between Zionists and anti-Zionists. This article supports the claim that Fromm’s position that religious factors play a central role in the historical process, which he held throughout his life, was formed in these early years. The article strengthens the scholarly position that Fromm’s Jewish background is relevant to understanding his thought in general.
Kaschrut
(2024)