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(ZM) Book Group: Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 17 Tammuz 5784

7:00 PM - 8:30 PMZoom Room Bet

Susan Neiman is a Jewish philosopher who lives and teaches in Berlin. Her book insightfully looks at the journey that allowed the shift in German consciousness, from seeing themselves as the victims of WWII to taking responsibility for the atrocities done to Jews and others in the Holocaust. From the publisher: "As an increasingly polarized America fights over the legacy of racism... Neiman's book gives an urgently needed perspective on how a nation might come to terms with historical wrongdoing." I was moved to read this book while wondering how Israel might come to terms with her own historical wrongdoings toward Palestinians. I have about a hundred flags sticking out of the book- a testament to the wisdom I have found in these pages. Her writings and teachings have been used in Havurah's class on reparations. - Harriet Cooke

Discussion led by Harriet Cooke. Nonmembers welcome. RSVP for Zoom info.

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