In about 2017, I discovered I had become a German Jew. Now, this is not an easily inherited category, nor an easily-acquired one. It came
The Christmas market at Marienplatz, the heart of Munich, can be dated back to the fourteenth century. Unlike its competitors, it still retains a traditional
Potsdam is about 35 km from Berlin. As I took the train for the half hour ride, I pondered on how history changes course from