Tami, an Israeli Journalist, travels to Germany to interview Israelis who have chosen to live there: Dr. Ruth Hertz, a judge in Colonge, Dr. Yoram Levi, a plastic surgeon in Garmisch, Naomi Tereza Salmon, a photographer in Weimar, and Prof. Michael Wolffsohn, a history lecturer at the German army Officers’ Academy in Munich.
While Tami is initially critical of their decision to immigrate, she eventually comes to terms with her own guilt stemming from her family’s past in Germany before they perished in the Holocaust. During her journey, she is flooded by memories of her childhood in Tel Aviv, of her parents’ silence surrounding her family history, and of their fondness for German culture. In Germany, of all places, she obtains a deeper insight into the significance of denial and memory.Tami, an Israeli Journalist, travels to Germany to interview Israelis who have chosen to live there: Dr. Ruth Hertz, a judge in Colonge, Dr. Yoram Levi, a plastic surgeon in Garmisch, Naomi Tereza Salmon, a photographer in Weimar, and Prof. Michael Wolffsohn, a history lecturer at the German army Officers’ Academy in Munich.
While Tami is initially critical of their decision to immigrate, she eventually comes to terms with her own guilt stemming from her family’s past in Germany before they perished in the Holocaust. During her journey, she is flooded by memories of her childhood in Tel Aviv, of her parents’ silence surrounding her family history, and of their fondness for German culture. In Germany, of all places, she obtains a deeper insight into the significance of denial and memory.