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Interview: The Jewish nomads traveling the world for the story, Ben Harris Jewish Telegraphic Agency, by Peter Menkin

An American journalist named Ben Harris, who works for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), has been traveling the world in search of stories about the Jews in their different communities. He says on his blog how unique assignment has been.The blog has all the reports on his work as " nomad the Jews. "

This lively interview with the nomadic Jews, American journalist, Ben Harris, about her trip and travel, is done mostly via email, with two conversations via webcam with Skype. When this writer spoke to him the record for the background, he Jewish Telegraphic Agency in the office in New York City, but the reported interview by email almost came while he was abroad. He reports on his blog about getting the assignment : "Imagine this: Your boss calls you up one day. He tells you he wants to send you on a journey of many months, pretty much anywhere you want to go to write about … Well, pretty much anything you want to write about. You are blogging, making videos, Twittering, and writing that old standby, the feature story. Starting today, he says, you have to spend your days scrounging up the great story of Jewish life and dreaming up interesting ways to throughout this report world. Amazing, right? "That's more or less at the beginning of the nomadic Jews, JTA a new project that takes me across Europe and North America in the coming months, seeking out stories that illuminate the many ways people express themselves Jewishly. Along the way, we would shed some light on some larger themes of Jewish life in the early years of the 21st century. "   How do you pack for the trip of yours? No special packing actually, though I probably travel less lightly than I should. I have a rotation Victorinox suitcase, a backpack NorthFace all glassware thing – almost all laptop and camera – and a tripod in a third bag. I can manage everything correctly, but I did not exactly light on my feet. I government in general myself. Backpack on one shoulder, tripod in the other, and the suitcase trailing behind. Again, if you are looking for tips on traveling light, I'm not your guy. I'm waaaay too many things. Have anyone to help you carry all that stuff? Where do you usually stay, by the way? Hotels? You tell us the names of one or two that you recall, and how about the food? I normally stay in hotels, but Europe is expensive, so I had to get creative. The Pfefferrebet hostel in Berlin is clean and adequate, though not cheap for a hostel. I paid 59 Euros for a private room. It is also a little noisy, and I need quiet to work and sleep. So I upgraded to the Hotel Amano, a very fashionable area, and about 25 Euros more a night. The room was tiny and the heat did not work. Berlin is not great in relief. In Warsaw, though, I stayed at a gorgeous hotel. The hotel is relatively cheap here, even the nice ones, so I treated myself a bit. The room was gorgeous, the staff incredibly helpful, even if the Internet is a bit pricy, which is an issue for me. But I would highly recommend the place -. The Hotel Rialto Food wise, it has varied. Please correct sample in Budapest Hungarian ghoulash and correct Wienerschitzel in Vienna. But this part of the world's meat and potato country, and frankly it gets old kind of fast, especially not being a meat eater. I found a lovely vegetarian restaurant a few blocks from my hotel in Warsaw and I have three times already. Any special tips for travelers who want learn about packing and carrying? You are now a professional traveler.   My best tip is to bring a cheap laptop and familiar with the sites that are important to travel. I have no idea how I could have pulled it off without web access – every city I visited, I read the review, check maps, made hotel and flight reservations, network with people on Facebook and Twitter, searched for food recommendations, and on and on. Here's a good story for you. In Mexico, Zacatecas I was visiting friends for the weekend and want to visit Guadalajara to be included in the Jewish community there for Yom Kippur. But the community Mexico is very closed – you can not show up. And we tried to get contact with people there and are having problems. Then out of the blue I get a message Twitter from a person who was following my journey, just asking if I was planning to come to Guadalajara. I responded immediately that not only did we want to come, but we can not find anyone there to host us. Turns out, the guy who tweeted me was the rabbi of one of two synagogues there. He invited us for dinner before the fast and generally hooked us up with everything we needed to see. Is amazing. Most of my movements around Europe is that by air, although I did make some trains mostly for shorter hops. I have a lot of equipment to me. I have a Sony HD video camera, a wireless lav mic, a mic Samson USB (for mostly voiceovers), a heavy duty tripod, various electrical adapters and connectors, and my MacBook Pro for writing and editing video. All my work is done on the laptop, and for the interview I either write, record, or take notes right on the computer – and sometimes a combination. Depending on the circumstances really. Recording tends to be the worst option because of the time required to then go back and copy the interview. How You hook up with this assignment? How long you are gone, and you will do it again? Or do not know, yet?    I really have my editors to thank. The trip was financed by grants that we received for a number of different types of coverage. I do not have to worry about on it. Europe stretching is about six weeks. Before that I was in Mexico for 10 days and in Nevada for a week. When I return before Thanksgiving, I was setting off again a few days later for about 2.5 weeks in the American South – Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas and maybe a few others are on schedule. I'd love to keep doing it. It was exhausting, physically and mentally, but the chance to travel and meet great people are really good to pass up. If JTA is ready to keep me on the road, I was happy to keep at it. (Just at the beginning of November, 2009 Ben Harris reported on how these things are going with his story and journey. She had her ups and downs: "One after the other, the story I intended to pursue have fallen through, or not being wound up story at all. After three weeks on the road, I have to admit the possibility that it was me – too little sleep, too many nights in strange hotel rooms, a Fatigue certainly starting to set in. And I know it is dangerous, if not lazy, traffic in crude stereotypes. But after a week where I've barely seen the sun (except For some time I spent traveling above the clouds), hard to resist. ") Who is your favorite person to be identified, or most memorable, so far? Say us something of the character of European Jews, as contrasted with the Americans. If you want to do it. I'm reluctant to name favorites, but given Europe's poor Jewish history, there is no shortage of amazing stories. In Germany, I met an Orthodox rabbi who was born to a Jewish mother and non-Jewish father in Budapest. Intermarriage and poor kids, or even unknown, Jewish identity is very common in Europe since the Holocaust and decades of Communist oppression. But this guy had an amazing story detection of its roots, and is now helping to rebuild Jewish life in Germany. I could share some more details about him if you're interested. Please do tell us more. It is interesting, to learn about the Jewish community of Europe "growing" and "growing up. "I've also come across a lot of American Jews who, for various reasons, left the relative comforts of Jewish life in the United States behind and dedicated themselves to helping the Jews, especially in Eastern Europe (my trip was completely in central and Eastern Europe at the moment – I'm heading west this week) rediscover their identities. Their selflessness is quite inspiring. In Budapest, I met a group of young Jews who opened a bar / event space as a kind of hangout for young Jews and as a way to participate in the broader discussion Hungarian. Hungary is unique in this part of Europe because of its Jewish community is so great. Most were completely wiped out during World War II. But a sizeable number of Hungarian Jews remain – estimate is around 100,000. Children It can not get permission to open the bar, so they essentially occupied the area. They are squatters, three years later. And the area was a huge success. There is a video about this blog. (Hungary is a special situation, for a recent JTA story reports on how some Jews living there. They hope to bolster its Jewish population through immigration. Ben Harris says in a report about his visit to Hungary: "The offices occupy a room Haver Foundation an apartment on the third floor of the building around the corner from my hotel (convenient, see?). I have met Mircea Cernov, the Romanian-born director, only before noon. Sa Cernov as its only full-time employees, Haver uses a network of some 30 volunteer educators bring learning to the Hungarian Holocaust and Judaic the Students of public schools. "'In general, Hungarian society has become very intolerant, I would say, or a bit aggressive,' Cernov told me. 'Everything is very polarized. There is no dialogue. I think that is the most problematic thing in all levels of society, from the top political elite human level of civil society. '"I'll be sure to offer the video to audiences. Thank you -. There's a lot to say about European v. American Jewish identity if you can sharpen the question a bit maybe I can be more helpful. Do you plan to meet a famous or prominent Rabbi? Do you have? Who? Are you getting a friendly reception?   I'm getting an unbelievable acceptance. I was able to tap into truly transnational networks of young Jews incredibly helpful and illuminating to me on the road. In almost every city I visited, there was a person who has taken it upon themselves to show me around, to show me a good time, to introduce me to the relevant people, so I've also had the opportunity to meet the leadership of the local community. In Poland, I spent the Sabbath here with the chief rabbi, a New York born and sensible rabbi who was here on and off for 15 years. He was one of those selfless Americans I mentioned above. Will you tell us her name and temples or community of which he is a part? You have some thoughts on this, as I see by your response. His name is Michael Schudrich. He was the chief rabbi, so that his community I guess. He was one of those selfless Americans I mentioned above. (Here's a taste of Ben Harris' report Michael Schudrich: "Poland's chief rabbi, Michael Schudrich, has the air of someone who enjoys being a little unorthodox. I think you need be to leave behind a comfortable pagtuturo Upper West Side, spends six years leading a community in Japan, and after setting up shop in post-communist Poland. He was an Orthodox rabbi who was originally assigned to the Jewish Theological Seminary, a vegetarian in a country meat-and-potatoes, and it seems like telling me about seeing a Grateful Dead performed at Nassau Coliseum in 1973. ") It is interesting, to learn about the Jewish community of Europe" growing "and" growing up. "In Central and Eastern Europe, not surprisingly, the legacy of the Holocaust and communism has been the dominant narrative of Jewish life since World War II. The Holocaust wiped out an entire generation, and most survivors and their children who grew up under Communism denied or hid their Jewish identity. When Iron Curtain fell, community rebuilding began in earnest, mainly with philanthropic help from the West. Now 20 years have passed, and the work continues. But significant way, the community is beginning to deal not just with the baggage of the past, but with the very same challenges to Jewish communities everywhere are facing – How to engage young people, how to ensure continuity, build support for Jewish organizations, etc. And that, I think, is a sign of their maturity. One issue that you see in the East is the absence of a philanthropic culture. In America, Jewish organizations are almost completely private non profit that rely on the support of their membership to survive. In the former Communist bloc, the notion that it remains a foreign one. Most of the Jewish community official entities, state recognized, and often to receive substantial public funds for their activities. Members expect their service. This makes it difficult for innovative projects outside the community structure to win support. At present, most are dependent on charity from the Americans and Israelis. There are some efforts to change it, but there's a long way to go. You told me something of the differences, and what you said rang true. Jews in Europe tend to be more conservative and Orthodox. Americans are more secular and most Reform. Say something to them, and about mixed marriage. That's not quite the situation. What did European community is basically Orthodox institutions, or hew sa Orthodox standards. Most of the Jews everywhere is not particularly religious. But in Europe, it creates a certain tension. Religious pluralism is not a widespread value here. In some countries I visited, only certain Jewish religious movement is represented in the established community council. Other groups are effectively left out in the cold. And as these councils are conduits for public funds, other groups are at a significant disadvantage. In America, If the existing community institutions are not serving your needs, religious or otherwise, you go on the road and start your own. Of course, you can do that here too, but the price is higher – this usually means being shut out of money. And given what I saw before about the charity thing, the other groups struggle, or get funds from abroad. In Hungary, I met a young Jewish theater troupe, the Theatre Golem gets 95 percent support from abroad. There are plenty of other things example In intermarriage -. This is an issue everywhere. But in the former communist countries, you rarely find a single Jewish children with two Jewish parents. And if your mother is not Jewish, Orthodox Judaism does not recognize you. Also, given the small numbers of young Jews in a lot of communities, it is hardly clear that the younger generation is going to do much better in finding Jewish mates. It was so good that to be wined and dined, especially as part of a worship community. Is there a feature you notice about the practice? Food? Good deal? Where you sit, for example, and given a short speech? Introduced? (One seminar I took in a San Francisco Bay Area Theological Seminary – Presbyterian – had luncheon guests to the editor of "weavings," and he gave about five or ten minutes to talk to everyone from his table. Very informal, and aide in which he comments on religion and Hollywood and movies. That is the subject of the seminar.) It depends. In Osnabrück Germany, they would give me a little talk on Friday night, where they are translated sentence by sentence. In Warsaw, Rabbi Schudrich explicitly invited me up to sit beside him in the community Shabbat dinner. Usually, I try to slip in and sit unobtrusively behind. But that's often not possible. Best of luck and good trip on your journey. Image (1) Miriam Ben Tauber and Donkey in Zacatecas, Mexico. Note hat in the ass, (2) Ben Harris to work on his notebook ("Hard Work "), Cafe Spinoza, Budapest, (3) The Wanderer Jewesss at Burning Man. This quote from Ben Harris' blog:" My companion for the week at Burning Man is a wandering Jewess, as director of Six oints Fellowship, knows a thing or two about art. Here's his take on the Burn's artistic offerings and their relationship with the Jewish experience:

One way to meet Burning Man is like an art festival. When I pressed to reduce the meaning of art in a sentence, I often say that art "creates meaning in people's lives," or "helps us see the world and our experience in a new way." Part fascination of the Burning Man (and part of what made it such fun) is that I often felt like I was living inside a giant piece of ephemeral participatory performance art. "

(4) Rabbi Michael Schudrich friend, (5) In his bicycle at Burning Man, Ben is seen here in the Nevada desert All. Photos courtesy Jewish Telegraphic Agency. – Peter Menkin, Mill Valley, CA USA

About the Author

Peter Menkin, an aspiring poet, lives in Mill Valley, CA USA (north of San Francisco).

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http://www.petermenkin.blogspot.com

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