DLD09 Charity: Books for bridges

Author: Desiree Martin

Franz Kafka, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, David Grossman and Amos Oz are among the figureheads who stand as symbols for the centuries long tradition of German Jewish literature, arts and science.

To honour their memory, this years' DLD charity project is a virtual project, with a real impact.
A virtual library on German-Jewish intellectual history has been created to support the newly expanded College of Jewish Studies in Heidelberg. The college is a truly unique institution, sharing responsibility for the development of the Jewish community in Germany and Europe, as well as furthering the comprehensive study of Jewish religion, history and culture. "Nowhere else in Europe can Jewish studies be pursued in comparable breadth and depth." says Johannes Heil, First Vice-Rector of the college. Courses include Biblical Studies, Rabbinics, Jewish Art history, and Jewish Philosophy, to programs in community work and rabbinic training.
In 2009, the college is relocating to a new building which will unite lecture and seminar spaces, the Central Archive for Research on the History of Jews in Germany and the library itself. Under the patronage of publisher and DLD chairman Hubert Burda, and Salomon Korn, Vice-President of the Central Council of Jews in German, this project encourages people to value the new building not only as a structure, but also as a buzzing nexus of German-Jewish intellectual life in Europe.
Our DLD-friends also have the chance to get involved and support this inspiring project.

With a book-sponsorship, you can make a huge difference to the Virtual Jewish Library. Just choose a title from the list of over 1,500 suggestions in the field of German-Jewish literature and intellectual history to make a donation. Once your donation has been received, your name will appear in the Sponsors' Gallery, together with the book you have sponsored. Please join this important project - take a book at the virtual library!

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