Tue 26 Sept
|Lower church of the Frauenkirche
Author reading: Talking about Israel - A German debate
The Forum Frauenkirche is hosting a reading by the author Prof. Meron Mendel from Franfurt am Main.
Time & Location
26 Sept 2023, 19:30 – 21:00
Lower church of the Frauenkirche, Neumarkt, 01067 Dresden, Germany
About the event
Hardly any other country is talked about and argued about so much in Germany: everyone has an opinion about Israel. Why is that so? Why is the Middle East conflict so important? And why is the debate so emotional – and often so toxic? In this book, Meron Mendel describes how the relationship to Israel and the Middle East conflict is negotiated in Germany: in politics and in the media, among leftists, among migrants and among Jews. Germany's relationship with Israel is facing major challenges: Meron Mendel shows how we can meet them with courage and openness. (Kiepenheuer & Witsch)
Prof. Dr. Meron Mendel(*1976) grew up in a kibbutz, studied education and Jewish history in Haifa and Munich, received his doctorate in Frankfurt and is now a professor of social work and head of the Anne Frank Educational Center.
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