Archive: May 2021

Jews are leaving France amid anti-Semitism. Emile Ackermann (‘23) and his wife Myriam are staying.

Where in France did you grow up?

I grew up in Strasbourg. It’s in France, near Germany. 

What was the Jewish environment like there?

I grew up in an Orthodox environment, so I’ve been learning Jewish texts in a Jewish environment since I was born.… Read the rest