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Havdallah at the Reichstag
Publication Date: November 2000
Publisher(s): National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (U.S.)
Author(s): Bradley Hirschfield
Special Collection: Berman Jewish Policy Archive
Topic: Culture and religion (National characteristics)
Keywords: Jewish Continuity; Ritual; Community Relations; History
Type: Brief
Coverage: Germany
Abstract:
The author recounts a celebration of Havdallah (a ceremony marking the separation between the Sabbath and the rest of the week) held in a rooftop restaurant at the Reichstag, the seat of the German government. He reflects on the significance of separation and togetherness in light of recent German and Jewish history.