Israel's consulin warns: the Gaza conflict also divides us!
Israel's consulin warns: the Gaza conflict also divides us!
Ingolstadt, Deutschland - Talya Lador-Fresher, the Consul General in Munich, visited the Catholic University (KU) and had discussions with students and the university management. The not publicly announced date took place under high security precautions, which indicates the current tensions in the region. Lador-Fresher described the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 as the "most terrible day" in Jewish consciousness since Schoa. At least 1,300 Israelis were killed in this attack, many of them in an attack on a music festival, in which survivors reported systematic massacres. The victims also included Holocaust survivors, which elaborated memories of the darkest phase of Jewish history in many Israelis and Jews worldwide.
The attacks that day are reflected in the current Israeli society and have divided them. The hostage -taking of people by Hamas also reinforces the complexity of the conflict. While Lador-Fresher addressed the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, she admitted that it was not good and may be sold by Hamas. In this context, she emphasized the importance that young people understand the historical and current course of conflict in order to be able to deal with it.
conversations about conflicts and memories
The political situation in Syria, the war in Ukraine as well as another anti -Semitism and diplomatic relationships between Germany and Israel were also discussed as part of their conversations. Lador-Fresher was interested in a project to deal with the Jewish past, which was presented in the university library. This collection may comprise Nazi robbery, including Hebrew manuscripts and books that come from the municipality of Sulzbürg. Dr. Heike Riedel reported on the return of three books on descendants of former owners, including a prayer book by Wolf Grünebaum, which Lador-Fresher considered very important.The KU has been maintaining a cooperation with Ben-Gurion University in Israel since 2018, which includes the exchange of students and lecturers. In this context, Professor Dr. Vanessa Conze presented an apprenticeship project to deal with the persecution of Jews, which deals with the history of the Geiershoefer family. The Bavarian Radio has published a podcast episode on this topic, and from June an exhibition on the topic of the central library will be shown.
cultural and historical perspectives
The memory of the Holocaust has developed deeply rooted in Israel and Germany and has developed over the past 60 years. Historians emphasize that the Holocaust memory is closely linked to the national identity of the Jewish population. Although the Holocaust war was often pushed to the edge in the first years, he has been the most important official day of commemoration in Israel since the 1990s. In Germany, however, the Holocaust was not a central topic in school lessons for a long time, which led to a lack of knowledge among the population about the behavior of their ancestors during National Socialism.
The current events and the military conflict between Israel and Hamas have caused some political commentators to draw parallels to the Holocaust, which is considered inappropriate by others. Critics warn of the dangers that could bring such an instrumentalization of the past for current military measures. The Holocaust not only has an impact on the identity of the descendants, but also shapes the examination of one's own suffering and responsibility for the suffering of others.
With a view to the future, the identity crisis in Israeli society is increasingly regarded as a challenge. This area of tension between the past and the present asks to draw teachings from history and critically examine current conflicts. AP News lists the tragic events of October 7th, and bpb addressed the cultural and historical aspects of the Holocaust-remembrance.
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