The Essay - Looking for Ghosts
Michael Goldfarb travels across Europe in search of forgotten figures who were a critical part of Jewish emancipation
The Essay - Looking for Ghosts - Gabriel Riesser
Michael Goldfarb is in Hamburg to find out about Gabriel Riesser, a politician and lawyer who was the first Jewish judge in Germany, but who has been all but forgotten.
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The Essay - Looking for Ghosts - Ludwig Boerne and Heinrich Heine
Michael Goldfarb visits Frankfurt to learn about writers Ludwig Boerne and Heinrich Heine, whose critiques, poetry and prose inspired a literary movement.
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The Essay - Looking for Ghosts - Moses Mendelssohn
Michael Goldfarb travels to Berlin and retraces the steps of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, discovering the origins of the Jewish salon.
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The Essay - Looking for Ghosts - Spinoza
Michael Goldfarb visits Amsterdam to learn more about the philosopher Spinoza, whose views on tolerance and democracy made him an important part of Jewish history.
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The Essay - Looking for Ghosts - Vienna Holocaust Memorial
Michael Goldfarb visits Rachel Whiteread's Holocaust memorial in Vienna, which pays tribute to Austrian Jews. He also tells the story of poet Ludwig August Frankl.
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