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I was
born in East Germany, the GDR and I come from a completely secularised family.
The only “Jewish knowledge” I grew up with was that of the Shoah and
the pain attached to it.
The
first time I was in a synagogue was directly after the death of my father. I was
seventeen years old. Even though I did not understand a single word of the
service, I was surprised at how familiar the surroundings were. The
community began to replace my no longer existing, or at least for an East German
citizen, unreachable, extended family.
I began to study Jewish texts. They
stimulated me and helped me to discover positive things about my Jewishness.
This study soon became an important impetus for my artistic work and created the
opportunity for me to pose relevant questions today.
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