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that draws many
tourists, Hanna Sa-
lomon often meets
people from foreign countries.
They are invariably curious
about one thing. Why is she, a
Jew who was born in Israel, liv-
ing in Germany?
"People who aren't Germans
are very surprised that I live
here," she says. "But my friends
are here, my family was here,
and my work is here. I tell
everyone I'm Jewish; I feel very
Jewish — and I plan to stay in
Germany."
It's a choice that other Jews
also have made. Even though it
raises eyebrows or brings chal-
lenges from those who live else-
down in Frankfurt.
"I was torn between two
countries," says Ms. Salomon.
Her German-born parents im-
migrated to Palestine in 1933
and she was born in Haifa. But
then her parents decided to re-
turn to Germany, so she grew
up there. Later she moved back
to Israel where she lived for 10
years.
But she missed her family
and friends in Germany, so she
decided to return.
That was 20 years ago. By
now, she's in Frankfurt to stay.
"I feel comfortable and secure
here," she says. "I have Jewish
and non Jewish friends. My
non-Jewish friends are very
aware of Judaism and very
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Hanna Salomon In her Book-Cafe.
where, there are many Jews
like Hanna Salomon who are
comfortable with their choice of
living in Germany.
Meeting some of them and
hearing their perspectives was
a valuable part of my recent
travel experience in Germany.
Although in nine days I met
only a tiny percentage of the to-
tal number of Jews in Germany
— an estimated 40,000 in all —
the statistics were not impor-
tant; the individual encounters
were.
Each encounter was a re-
minder that regardless of what
outsiders think, there are com-
mitted Jews here who feel that
living in Germany is a valid
choice for them.
"It was my own decision to
come back to Germany, ex-
plains Hanna Salomon, who
shuttled between Israel and
Germany before finally settling
open-minded. They are not
racists at all."
Her Jewish identity, she
says, is even stronger now that
she lives in Germany. "When
you're in a non-Jewish society,
you're always reminded that
your are Jewish, so I have a
stronger Jewish identity here
than in Israel."
In fact, she even changed ca-
reers so she could work in a
Jewish milieu. A former social
worker, she now owns and
manages the Book-Cafe that's
part of the Jewish Museum in
Frankfurt. It's a cheerful and
well-stocked bookstore and cafe
on the lobby level of the muse-
um.
Ms. Salomon selects the var-
ied books for sale here: books on
Jewish subjects mainly in Ger-
man, but also in Yiddish and
English.She also supervises the
cozy cafe, where visitors can re-