This anthology features a diverse and compelling array of writings from prominent Jewish authors in Germany today. The writers included here-Katja Behrens, Maxim Biller, Esther Dischereit, and Barbara Honigmann-did not experience the Holocaust firsthand, though their works continually explore the meaning of it as it is remembered and forgotten in contemporary Germany. From different perspectives these authors offer incisive reflections on German-Jewish relations today. They wrestle in particular with the strangeness of living in a country where unencumbered relationships between Germans and Jews are rare. Also surfacing in their writings are the many foundations and challenges to modern Jewish identity in Germany, including the vicissitudes of gender roles, and the experience of emigration, intergenerational conflict, and sexuality.

edited by Leslie Morris & Karen Remmler

Contents:

• Arthur Mayer, or The Silence by Katja Behrens
• Solomon and the Others by Katja Behrens
• Excerpt from "Sohara's Journey" by Barbara Honigmann
• Excerpts from "On Sunday the Rabbi Plays Soccer" by Barbara Honigmann
• Double Burial from Novel by a Child by Barbara Honigmann
• Joemi's Table: A Jewish Story by Esther Dischereit
• Harlem Holocaust by Maxim Biller