June 13, 2008
An Outspoken Rabbi Nurtures a German Jewish Revival
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe lies one block southeast of the Brandenburg Gate.
Built atop the former bunker of the infamous Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels, it is a gray maze of 2,711 concrete blocks. In their midst, a visitor can feel isolated in the heart of one of Europe's most vibrant cities.
To many, the three-year-old memorial is a powerful, if abstract, symbol of the Jewish faith's tragic history in Germany.
To Rabbi Walter Homolka, it was a
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