Anyone who thinks that it is art to simulate a 'gas chamber' ...in a former synagogue no less, and to somehow thus transmit authenticity, is shamelessly abusing artistic freedom. |
It is a declaration of (moral) bankruptcy by Germany's political parties in the face of right-wing extremism. |
This is a time of difficult transition for a community that was once tiny and insular, but has suddenly grown large. There is friction, there is anger, there is distrust, there is fear. We have started to lay the foundation for a dynamic Jewish culture in Germany. But we are far from completing the house. |