In the ‘Beyond Judenbuche’ project, the Centre for Literature (CfL) is working with authors Linda Rachel Sabiers and Ron Segal to develop poetic perspectives on our complex present. The historical and literary point of reference is Annette von Droste-Hülshoff's novella ‘The Jew's Beech’. Published in 1842 in Cotta's Morgenblatt, the author attempted an empathetic view of the Jewish characters and yet was unable to overcome anti-Semitic stereotypes. ‘Beyond Judenbuche’ counters the stereotypes of anti-Semitism with strong literature and thus brings contemporary Jewish perspectives to a broad audience.
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