German Self-Deception
Current Affairs, Non-Fiction
Anti-semitism threatens our lives
The brutal terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7th has become an acid test of political and moral attitudes in Germany. The German Jew Philipp Peyman Engel is shocked that indignation in Germany is expressed so hesitantly – but he's not surprised. For years, the editor-in-chief of the Jüdische Allgemeine has been following the ingratiation of the enemies of Israel into German politics and observing everyday anti-semitism from all corners of society – from the right, from the left, from Muslim migrants. Philipp Peyman Engel sets off on the streets of Neukölln and accompanies Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Israel, writes about the hypocrisy of the German debate, and tells of his youth as the son of a Persian Jew in North Rhine-Westphalia while his book is a reckoning with those who remain silent on terror and an invitation to take a stand, it is also the ruthless description of the country's moral crisis.
• Current contribution to the debate on anti-semitism in Germany
• Voice of a prominent figure: The author is Editor-in-Chief of the Year 2023
Philipp Peyman Engel, born in Herdecke in 1983, grew up in the Ruhr region as the son of a Persian-Jewish mother and a German father. He studied philosophy, education, and literature and media studies in Bochum and Essen. The journalist is the editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper Jüdische Allgemeine. In 2023, he was awarded the title 'Editor-in-Chief of the Year.' Texts by Engel on Jewish life, anti-semitism, and Israel are published regularly in SPIEGEL, FAZ, and Deutschlandfunk.
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Helmut Kuhn, born in Munich in 1962, is a journalist and author in Berlin, writes for various media and has published several novels and non-fiction books.
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Anti-semitism threatens our lives
The brutal terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7th has become an acid test of political and moral attitudes in Germany. The German Jew Philipp Peyman Engel is shocked that indignation in Germany is expressed so hesitantly – but he's not surprised. For years, the editor-in-chief of the Jüdische Allgemeine has been following the ingratiation of the enemies of Israel into German politics and observing everyday anti-semitism from all corners of society – from the right, from the left, from Muslim migrants. Philipp Peyman Engel sets off on the streets of Neukölln and accompanies Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Israel, writes about the hypocrisy of the German debate, and tells of his youth as the son of a Persian Jew in North Rhine-Westphalia while his book is a reckoning with those who remain silent on terror and an invitation to take a stand, it is also the ruthless description of the country's moral crisis.
• Current contribution to the debate on anti-semitism in Germany
• Voice of a prominent figure: The author is Editor-in-Chief of the Year 2023