Talk:Regina Jonas

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[edit] Lecturers in Ghetto Theresienstadt

Here is a list of all lecturers of the socalled University over the abyss in Ghetto Theresienstadt, among whom not only Regina Jonas, but also Leo Baeck and Viktor Frankl: http://sharat.co.il/lel/terezin/list.htm Austerlitz 88.72.4.143 13:36, 23 November 2006 (UTC) Here is some more information about the "University over the abyss": University Over The Abyss. There is a book about it, written by Elena Makarova, Sergei Makarov & Victor Kuperman. Austerlitz 88.72.4.143 13:46, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

• The titles of two lectures held by Regina Jonas are mentioned here:

Jewish Studies

What Is Power Nowdays Jewish Religion, the Power Source for Our Ego Ethics and Religion

Terezin Studies

Between Saving the Body and Soul: The Responsibilities of Jews to Each Other in Terezin

Austerlitz 88.72.4.143 14:06, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

sorry, rereading the source I have come to the conclusion that there have been THREE lectures on Jewish Studies mentioned by Ms. Makarova:

What Is Power Nowdays

Jewish Religion, the Power Source for Our Ego

Ethics and Religion

Austerlitz 88.72.24.226 10:57, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Different informations

• Prof. Judith Baumel, a lecturer and researcher from Bar-Ilan University who has also researched gender aspects of the Holocaust, says Jonas' story has been publicized only during the past decade. In the archive of Terezin (Theresienstadt) House in Kibbutz Givat Haim Ihud, an institution that was established to commemorate the Jews who spent time in Theresienstadt, the file that bears her name comprises no more than two pages that were translated from a single document found in the ghetto archive in the Czech Republic. Nevertheless, these two pages contain impressive information: a list of dozens of lectures given by Jonas to the Jews of the ghetto during the two years she lived there. The subjects about which she spoke include "The Jewish woman in the Tanach and the Talmud," "Humor in the Talmud," and "The religious commandments in Theresienstadt."

taken from A forgotten myth By Aryeh Dayan Austerlitz 88.72.4.143 16:34, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Is this quotation a 'violation of copyright'? I don't think so. Austerlitz 88.72.4.143 22:02, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

• After her deportation to the ghetto-camp of Theresienstadt on November 5, 1942, she continued working as a "Seelsorger," (caregiver of the soul) as a member of the staff of Victor Frankl, the well-known psychiatrist. She was assigned to greet newcomers and boost their spirits and adjust to the cruel realities of overcrowding and starvation. She also continued "preaching" and was a member of the "Freizeitgestaltung" which organized lectures, concerts and performances to distract people from the daily misery.A list of 23 lecture topics survived, including topics such as women in Talmud, Bible and Jewish history, Halakhah, prayer, Sabbath observances and Jewish obligations in the camps. She maintained her contact with Leo Baeck who supported her throughout her rabbinic activities in Berlin, although he did not publicly endorse her struggle for recognition as a full rabbi. (His correspondence shows, however, that he helped her behind the scenes).

taken from St. Mary's college of Maryland:Rabbi Regina Jonas Memorial page. Austerlitz 88.72.24.226 10:35, 24 November 2006 (UTC)