German Ambassador to Bnei Brak: "Recognize a Thousand Years of Extinct History"

"It is a difficult tragedy for us to realize that such a deep and rich culture that developed in us was extinct during the Holocaust," concluded German Ambassador Dr. Susan Wassum-Reiner after an official visit with her deputy and senior staff in Bnei Brak. What was she looking for there?

Meeting with city staff (Photo: German Embassy)

German Ambassador to the Berkshires (Photo: German Embassy, ​​PR)

"It is a difficult tragedy for us to realize that such a deep and rich culture that developed in us was extinct during the Holocaust," concluded German Ambassador Dr. Susan Wassum-Reiner after an official visit with her deputy and senior staff in the city of Bnei Brak.

The tour that came with the aim of getting to know Bnei Brak, the largest ultra-Orthodox authority in Israel and one of the largest cities in general, and an immediate acquaintance with the ultra-Orthodox public, opened at one of the meetings in the city, where hundreds of students involved in Torah study were introduced to the ambassador.

"The mishnah that was written here in Eretz Israel two thousand years ago, and the Talmud written in Babylon-Iraq in the fifth century, interpreted Rashi who lived in Warmia (now Worms), Germany. And this is just the beginning of a cultural renaissance on German soil. "Rashi is told" the words of Rashi today teaches every Jew and every thinker in the Talmudic subjects. They know how to interpret his words through the continuum of Talmud since his time until today, and the role of these students is to convey the learning tradition. The Torah for future generations. "

During a visit to Ezer MiTzion, Rabbi Hanania Chulak, chairman and founder of the association, introduced the activities and mission of the organization to assisting and supporting patients and the elderly and saving lives as part of the popular culture of grace in the ultra-Orthodox community.

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With women in Bnei Brak (Photo: German Embassy)

German ambassador to visit Bnei Brak (Photo: German Embassy, ​​PR)

From there, the delegation continued to visit the residence of the head of the great Ponbiz Yeshiva Rabbi Rabbi Povarsky Shlita, where visitors heard about the revival of the Torah world in the post-Holocaust generation and about the method of education in the ultra-Orthodox public.
The participants then visited Rabbi Wolf's seminar in the city, where the wife of the mayor, Ms. Yehudit Rubinstein, joined the tour and explained to the ambassador and her team about the world of ultra-Orthodox women, the role of seminarians and the responsibilities of the seminar girls in their contribution to the continued existence of Jewish culture.

From there, the delegation traveled to the town hall, where the mayor, Rabbi Avraham Rubinstein, and the senior management team hosted the delegation. The mayor presented to the guests the fascinating challenges facing the densest city in Israel, whose median age is only 18. "Bnei Brak is a very old city, with old infrastructure, but a young and developing city," the mayor said, presenting the plan to make Northern Bnei Brak an attractive high-tech park.

The mayor referred to the city's unique characteristics, such as the need to meet the challenges of congested city characterized by high usage in the PR, the need to meet the religious and cultural requirements of the ultra-Orthodox public, which characterize the city's absolute majority, while protecting the rights of other populations, and interacting with the general sector. And other unique needs.

In addition, the guests presented the huge park design in the north of the city, which is currently under development, and will include, along with hiking trails, plantings and various health facilities, a huge country, the first of its kind for the ultra-Orthodox public, as part of the municipality's responsibility for the health of its residents.

At the end of the visit, members of the delegation noted their impression of the spirit world and the unique material of the ultra-Orthodox public, as the ambassador noted. "I am glad to see the flourishing of Jewish culture, as in the pre-war days, here, in Israel."