Yermi Brenner
By Yermi Brenner
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Opinion In Berlin, Jews and Muslims Fight for Each Other
Salaam-Schalom organizes a Jewish-Muslim human chain event in Neukollen / Ömer Sefa Baysal This past summer, Armin Langer, a 24-year-old rabbinical student in Berlin, came to speak at the Sehitlik mosque in Neukoelln, a district of the German capital with a large Muslim population. Langer is the co-founder of the Salaam-Schalom Initiative, a Neukoelln-based intercultural…
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Food Israelis Bring Better Salad to Berlin
Getty Images The lettuce sold in supermarkets near my home in the German capital comes mostly from Spain, which means it travels over a thousand miles before reaching my salad bowl. InFarm, a Berlin-based urban agriculture start-up founded by a group of Israelis, is experimenting with an alternative that is more environmentally friendly, healthier and…
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Food Berlin’s Hummus Entrepreneurs
Eran Weinberger, in front of his restaurant, Zula Hummus Cafe. Photographs by Yermi Brenner Back in Israel, I used to eat a hummus plate for lunch about three times a week. When I relocated to Berlin this summer, reviving this delicious routine was high on my priority list. On my third evening in town, while…
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Israel News Photo Activists Shoot Against the Grain — Win Both Respect and Hatred in Israel
On a recent Saturday night, during one of the most heated days of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, a group of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv and protested for an end to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Anti-war demonstrations during wartime are not unusual in Israel. They rarely bring out more than a few…
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Israel News Kibbutz Culture Changes — and Kids Come Back
Ravid Brosh and Noa Tzur-Brosh woke up one morning in their peaceful suburban home in Rockville, Md., and found that after a long period of discussion, both had reached the same decision: to return to the kibbutz. Not that life was bad — the couple had relocated to the United States from Israel five years…
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Opinion What Nelson Mandela Taught the Jewish World
Few people have had the impact on their community that Nelson Mandela had on the history of a continent. Often compared to Mohandas Gandhi or to Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., the South African leader demonstrated throughout his lifetime how compassion and forgiveness could go a long way in divided societies. Mandela’s legacy of peace…
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Opinion Qatar’s Growing Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Qatar’s two-faced policy towards Israel was on display this week, as Doha hosted a competition of FINA, the international governing body of swimming and other water sports. Members of Israel’s national team were granted visas to the Gulf monarchy where Israeli passports are normally rejected, and there were no boycotts of competitions against Israelis. But…
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Fast Forward Mayor Ron Huldai Announces City Wide WiFi Networks To Launch in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv is known for being a hot spot for beach life, colorful markets and street parties. Now, many of these locations, are becoming themselves hot spots. Mayor Ron Huldai announced Tuesday via his Facebook page the launch of a city wide network providing free internet “hot spots” in various locations, from Yarkon Park in…
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