I was taking Maya to the Kita the other morning. We were riding the bicycle, both upset after our daily fight–Maya hates wearing the helmet. Anyway, we were driving up Schoenhauseralee and past the Jewish cemetery when I noticed three people spraying the external wall of the cemetery with water. I told to myself that it was [...]
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Anti-Semitism around the corner
Posted in educated anti-semitism, ignorance on December 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When our mid-wife opens her mouth
Posted in educated anti-semitism, ignorance on August 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When you are pregnant in Germany, you get the chance to have a midwife. It usually is a she. Ours was a 40 something from the former East. She used to come a few weeks before Maya was born, sit with us for an hour, explain, calm us down, tell us what we should prepare, [...]
JEWISH PET
Posted in educated anti-semitism on July 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I met a friend a few days ago. We ate Foccachia (the Berlin food fungus for the past 18 months), talked football, drank Diet Coke, talked about the marvel of Sling Box (the eighth and most important wonder of the world), and just when we were about to leave, he stopped me. “I read your [...]
The Jewish mattress
Posted in educated anti-semitism on July 21, 2009 | 9 Comments »
In the “about” section of this blog I will explain in more details about the reasons that led me to write this blog. In general it is my way to tell about my life as a dark-skinned Jew living in Berlin, but I will also try to write about the life in a city where [...]
