Broken Biographies Project
Our project, The Broken Biographies Revival, aims to recover and celebrate the intellectual, artistic, and cultural contributions of (primarily) German Jews who were forced to flee Nazi Germany. Many of these individuals - once luminaries in their respective fields - have since faded from public memory, with their pre-war work neglected or forgotten in the post-war narrative.
This paper outlines the center’s manifesto and introduces key figures whose legacies we seek to revive, including Walter Wächter, Peggy Parnass, and Oskar Goldberg.
We also present an overview of our ongoing sub-projects to re-integrate their voices into contemporary Jewish and cultural discourse.
By anchoring our work in "Jewish optimism" - a belief in therestorative power of memory and recognition - we position this project within Living with Difference and Jewish Paradigms. We argue that reclaiming these forgotten contributions is a historical duty and a source of inspiration and resilience for contemporary Jewish identity and creativity.
Oskar Goldberg
Restoring the Memory of
Renown Torah Scholar
We are currently working on translations to English of Oskar Goldberg's output and scholar publications dedicated to this person. We also provide educational programs dedicated to him and his work.
We are pleased to present the first work (The Five Books of Moshe As The Numerical System) by Oskar Goldberg, translated into English. Simply click the button to access the PDF.
Oskar Goldberg on Kabbalah
Translation of Chapter X, § 4-6 from The Reality of the Hebrews
By Rabbi Aryeh Krawczyk
Rabbinincal Seminary Or Yonatan Hamburg
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