ZRecently the number of voices that were dissatisfied with the representation of Jewish life in Germany increased. What was criticized was what was believed to be ossified functionaries who no longer represent the younger generation, who do not think about the Holocaust every moment and who do not want to be constantly asked about anti-Semitism. They wanted a more diverse picture that would do justice to the changed character of Judaism in Germany after the arrival of many Jews from the former Soviet Union. How this was to be connected with the Holocaust remembrance remained undetermined. You can’t escape the dilemma by adding what happened on German soil to memories of other genocides.
In Frankfurt am Main this requirement may be met a little better than in other places. It is a very great privilege to live in Frankfurt as a Jew, says Maja Blum. The psychology student is not really called that, it would be uncomfortable for her to be in public as a Jew, nor would she wear a Star of David as a pendant on a necklace, the feeling of threat does not go away completely. What makes Frankfurt special? When a tram with the Maccabi Frankfurt logo suddenly drives past her, she says, it is an unknown, cool feeling.
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