Stories Of Munich

In the organizer's words:

Munich is a vibrant city with many communities and stories. The beauty and everyday rhythm of the city are inscribed in places that carry memories of persecution, loss and survival. Streets, buildings and courtyards that seem ordinary today reveal invisible connections and reminders of what once was. For some, these traces are far away; for others, they are a constant, everyday companion. Every encounter, every view of the city passes through a filter of memory.

In the past two years, another layer has become noticeable: the heartbreaking reality of the Israel-Gaza war and the associated rise in anti-Semitism. Once again, many Jewish people feel the impulse to withdraw, to speak less and to protect what is most personal. The fragile sense of belonging has become complicated, caught between political extremes - rejected by some who were once familiar, yet uncomfortably welcomed by others. It is an exhausting position, suspended between the weight of history and the tensions of the present, where everyday life still wants to take its course.

Stories of Munich - Mosaics of Jewish Life gives artistic form to this experience. Through photography, poetry and personal texts, created from conversations with Jewish residents of the city, the project shows the complex ways in which Jewish life takes place in this city today: lively and at the same time cautious; rooted and at the same time in motion; visible and yet still hidden.

This exhibition is the result of a collaborative process with Jewish people in Munich. It reflects a variety of perspectives: some more religious, others more secular; some shaped by traditions, others by current discussions about identity, inclusion and social values. Alongside photographs by Eitan Nussbacher, collected texts and live readings of poems and short stories interweave to form mosaics of Jewish life in the city. An attempt to capture life in the narrow space between memory and the present.