Home » Business » “Judaism has significantly shaped and enriched our culture and society”

“Judaism has significantly shaped and enriched our culture and society”

Auxiliary Bishop pays tribute to interreligious solidarity on the occasion of 1,700 years of Jewish life in Germany

Munich, July 25, 2021. Auxiliary Bishop Rupert Graf zu Stolberg pays tribute to the importance of 1,700 years of Jewish life in Germany. “For so many centuries, Judaism has shaped and enriched our culture and society, more than most people in this country are aware of,” said the Episcopal Vicar for the pastoral care region of Munich on Sunday, July 25th, during a concert by violinist Daniel Hope. which is organized by the liberal Jewish community “Beth Shalom” in cooperation with the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising in the Munich parish church Herz Jesu.

Stolberg points out the importance of “remembering, making aware and experiencing and thus also appreciating Jewish history” during the current festival year “1700 years of Jewish life in Germany”, despite the limited possibilities due to the corona pandemic. Like a mortgage, “the behavior of the Christian majority society over many centuries, which was often marked by intolerance, hatred, exclusion and persecution towards the Jewish population,” warns of the darkest chapters, Auxiliary Bishop Stolberg warns: “We have our common Forget roots and deny our closeness and brotherhood. Shame and horror about it and the memory of the countless victims are also part of this year. “In the last five decades, however,” a lot has got going “that would have been unthinkable in” earlier centuries “and” actually still in view of the atrocities of National Socialism seemed more impossible ”.

The auxiliary bishop thanks for the mutual trust that has made it possible to hold a concert in a Catholic church. “I am convinced that we have never been closer together in the last 1700 years than we are today.” Therefore, he is “personally very pleased that there are a number of events in our archdiocese on the occasion of this festival year in cooperation with church sponsors and Jewish communities and Institutions have been and are being carried out ”. (hs)

– .

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.