Yekke Mission: Jews to Gaza

German-Jewish Boat to Challenge Israeli Blockade

By Charles Hawley

AP

Palestinians enjoying a water pipe while looking out into the Mediterranean Sea. The waters off the Gaza Strip could get busy this summer.

A group of German Jews has stepped up efforts to send a humanitarian mission to the Gaza Strip in defiance of the Israeli sea blockade. Increasingly, it looks as though the group will have plenty of competition. The waters off Gaza promise to be busy this summer.

Yekke .. affectionate term for German Jews.

 

The dome below is of the "new Synagogue" on Oranienstrasse in Berlin.  This is a museum/ruin from the Nazi era and, ironically, a gathering place for modern progressives, Israelis, and Berliners. It is aslo the venue for the play by Nir de Volff: 

But there will be a bit of new history in the onion-domed building on Saturday, when Israeli-born choreographer Nir de Volff premieres Action!, the first dance performance ever held in its confines.