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Hello, Refugees!
Germany, the most racist of countries less than a century ago, has for the past two years welcomed over one million refugees, more than any other European country.
To find out the secret behind this turn of character, Tuvia Tenenbom, a Jew born in Israel, presented himself as a Jordanian and was able to gain entry into many refugee camps. Living in squalid conditions in airless rooms, and with barely edible food, the refugees begged Tuvia to help them get out of the camps. When not with the refugees, Tuvia traveled through the land and mingled with the local people who shared with him that they, the Germans, were the kindest people in Europe, far superior to the "inhumane” Jews.
Tuvia Tenenbom's provocative re-enactment of the refugee reality in the middle of Europe, coupled with the rising anti-Semitism of the people who proclaim themselves to be kind, exposes the hypocrisy of the "Refugees Welcome" mantra chiming throughout the Western world.
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Praise for Tuvia Tenenbom’s previous work:
"Irresistibly fascinating, emotionally explosive ... seductive and engaging."
The New York Times
"Highly engaging and emotional, eminently readable, brutally honest.”
Publishers Weekly
“A Falstaffian reporter . . . Illuminating and alarming."
The Wall Street Journal
"Tenenbom’s hodgepodge of politics, zealotry and literary genres is fresh and audacious."
The Village Voice
"Hugely entertaining, terribly funny, sarcastic, engaging, powerful, accusatory, judgmental, good!"
National Review
To find out the secret behind this turn of character, Tuvia Tenenbom, a Jew born in Israel, presented himself as a Jordanian and was able to gain entry into many refugee camps. Living in squalid conditions in airless rooms, and with barely edible food, the refugees begged Tuvia to help them get out of the camps. When not with the refugees, Tuvia traveled through the land and mingled with the local people who shared with him that they, the Germans, were the kindest people in Europe, far superior to the "inhumane” Jews.
Tuvia Tenenbom's provocative re-enactment of the refugee reality in the middle of Europe, coupled with the rising anti-Semitism of the people who proclaim themselves to be kind, exposes the hypocrisy of the "Refugees Welcome" mantra chiming throughout the Western world.
• • •
Praise for Tuvia Tenenbom’s previous work:
"Irresistibly fascinating, emotionally explosive ... seductive and engaging."
The New York Times
"Highly engaging and emotional, eminently readable, brutally honest.”
Publishers Weekly
“A Falstaffian reporter . . . Illuminating and alarming."
The Wall Street Journal
"Tenenbom’s hodgepodge of politics, zealotry and literary genres is fresh and audacious."
The Village Voice
"Hugely entertaining, terribly funny, sarcastic, engaging, powerful, accusatory, judgmental, good!"
National Review
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Published July 19, 2017
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Tuvia Tenenbom
19 books77 followersTuvia Tenenbom (Hebrew: טוביה טננבום) is a theater director, playwright, author, journalist, essayist and the founding artistic director of the Jewish Theater of New York, the only English-speaking Jewish theater in New York City. Tenenbom was called the "founder of a new form of Jewish theatre" by the French Le Monde and a "New Jew" by the Israeli Maariv. Tenenbom is also an academic, having university degrees in mathematics, computer science, dramatic writing and literature. (wiki)
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January 30, 2025
I love Tuvia Tenenbom’s writing style; it makes his books so easy to read. “Hello, Refugees!” focuses entirely on the refugee crisis in Germany. After traveling throughout Germany, Tenenbom learned that,
“…Both sides, right and left, care about the refugees as much as I care about King Ludwig II…” (pg. 193).
In saying this, the author was revealing how the massive influx of migrants into Germany was the result of not only Germany’s collective guilt, but also served as a buffer for German pride; at last, Germans could be proud of being “humanitarians.” Unfortunately, this pride was tempered with I-can-break-the-rules-but-you-can’t-finger-pointing.
The German government represented themselves as the saviors of refugees but in reality, the food and hygienic situation was untenable for the vast majority of migrants. While many Germans welcomed refugees, Tenenbom discovers that that was mainly the result of two reasons: 1) because of historical guilt experienced as a result of World War II, and 2) because they can—like many others have done—feel better about themselves by claiming that they’re better than Israelis. Everyone always feels better when there’s someone else that they can compare themselves to who they think is “worse” than they are. Unfortunately, the numbers of Israelis—and Jewish people in general—are vastly smaller than most other populations; a convenience for the accusers.
Tenenbom looked at all sides equally and without prejudice, but being so blunt, his remarks can cause some people to be shocked. Overall, this was an excellent commentary on the German refugee crisis and, in hindsight, really explains today how the current problems in the country have manifested.
“…Both sides, right and left, care about the refugees as much as I care about King Ludwig II…” (pg. 193).
In saying this, the author was revealing how the massive influx of migrants into Germany was the result of not only Germany’s collective guilt, but also served as a buffer for German pride; at last, Germans could be proud of being “humanitarians.” Unfortunately, this pride was tempered with I-can-break-the-rules-but-you-can’t-finger-pointing.
The German government represented themselves as the saviors of refugees but in reality, the food and hygienic situation was untenable for the vast majority of migrants. While many Germans welcomed refugees, Tenenbom discovers that that was mainly the result of two reasons: 1) because of historical guilt experienced as a result of World War II, and 2) because they can—like many others have done—feel better about themselves by claiming that they’re better than Israelis. Everyone always feels better when there’s someone else that they can compare themselves to who they think is “worse” than they are. Unfortunately, the numbers of Israelis—and Jewish people in general—are vastly smaller than most other populations; a convenience for the accusers.
Tenenbom looked at all sides equally and without prejudice, but being so blunt, his remarks can cause some people to be shocked. Overall, this was an excellent commentary on the German refugee crisis and, in hindsight, really explains today how the current problems in the country have manifested.
December 9, 2017
Want to see refugee suffering in 30 seconds or less? Watch the news. Want to feel their pain and understand how one host nation justifies its action? Read Hello Refugees! (Gefen Publishing, 2017). By sticking assiduously to his successful formula best selling author Tuvia Tenenbom writes another masterpiece of non-fiction in an engrossing diary format.
Tenenbom is an affable, funny, interlocutor. He spotlights sores of the human condition and the humbuggery of official responses. He employs a playful amusing storytelling telling technique and playwright skills that leave the reader believing this is a personal diary more than a fact-filled telling of truths about the unfolding refugee crisis stewing in Germany. Tenenbom’s innate skepticism and intuition make him one of today’s most insightful modern social and political anthropologists.
Tenenbom tells the pain and suffering of men, women, and children, old and young, from Africa to Afghanistan who make their harrowing journeys to Germany. Some are criminals, sheisters and arrogant. Most are honest, simple people seeking refuge from violence back home. German racists and nationalists repeatedly lump migrants and refugees together to justify caging everyone, isolating them, guarding them by well-armed security forces and deporting them if only the exhausted German government had a place to ship them. Niggling at Tenenbom is the feeling Germans want to help refugees to show the rest of the world the Holocaust was an anomaly, a misstep, and glitch in time and culture.
In other books, Tenenbom takes the most unsettling issues exposing them in a laugh-out-loud style. This is not that book. There is nothing funny about refugees, their living conditions, and the vainglorious and smarmy attitudes of officials responsible for the new lives of refugees. We are struck how ill-prepared are the Germans who live and die on their reputation for punctuality and organization to effectively manage livable accommodations let alone acculturate and assimilate refugees.
Tenenbom drives through Germany. He worms his way into refugee camps, transit hotels, and other placement accommodations. He speaks Arabic, wrangles invites to eat their food, drink their thick, strong Arabic coffee, and gets them to share their stories. Germany offers the best welfare support in all of Europe and has the most beautiful blonds—men and women. Speaking fluent German, he uses similar means to speak almost leisurely with Germans who fear and resent the “newcomers.”
Tenenbom gets some to talk about Israel and Jews. Some have good things to say. Others, host-migrant-refugee, are trapped in a tenacious web spun by the international Jews and mini-Nazi State of Israel (page 139).
Doing for the refugees is the new German public image until Tenenbom enters “the freakiest place on the planet (page 55)!” Refugee housing units are “boxes, made of lousy materials…housing up to ten people, and sheets serve as doors. If you want privacy, my dear, go back to where you came from.” The Germans are great for security. “Strangers and journalists are never to enter,” but Tenenbom wiggles around these formidable restrictions.
Camps house people together who are educated and once middle-class alongside knife fighting, alcoholic tribesmen from violent and rural countries. Women and children are particularly vulnerable. Filthy public toilets subject refugees to health problems and skin diseases. The food is unfamiliar and often violates their religious precepts. It universally tastes horrible. The boredom, lack of work, skills training, education, or teaching them to speak German, doom refugees “to mental and spiritual death. Yes Germany might have saved their bodies, but it is killing their souls (page 105).”
Nevertheless, there are “guests” who appreciate Germany. “Thawanni, a person with a million watts of warmth, is happy to introduce me to the residents of the place, and she seems to enjoy her new job as a hostess...Here, for example, is a couple from Iraq. ‘Just today,’ the man tells me,’ a missile fell next to my brother…in Mosul, where Daesh controls everything.’ His wife chips in: ‘I love Germany. Only Germany helps us. Angela Merkel is the best. Germans are the best. They take us in; they house us, they feed us, they give us money. May Allah bless Germany. No other country is as good as Germany. Not even one Arab country took us in!”
Hello Refugees! exemplifies Mark Twain’s assessment, “The mere knowledge of a fact is pale; but when you come to realize a fact, it takes on color. It is all the difference of hearing of a man being stabbed to the heart, and seeing it done.”
REVIEWER BIO: Dr. Harold Goldmeier is a public speaker, Managing Partner of an investment firm, a consultant to firms in commerce and industry, and a writer. He teaches Values & Ethics to international university students in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Goldmeier is a recipient of the Governor’s Award (Illinois) for family investment programs in the workplace from the Com. on the Status of Women. He was a Research and Teaching Fellow at Harvard, a father and grandfather of very independent-minded children.
Tenenbom is an affable, funny, interlocutor. He spotlights sores of the human condition and the humbuggery of official responses. He employs a playful amusing storytelling telling technique and playwright skills that leave the reader believing this is a personal diary more than a fact-filled telling of truths about the unfolding refugee crisis stewing in Germany. Tenenbom’s innate skepticism and intuition make him one of today’s most insightful modern social and political anthropologists.
Tenenbom tells the pain and suffering of men, women, and children, old and young, from Africa to Afghanistan who make their harrowing journeys to Germany. Some are criminals, sheisters and arrogant. Most are honest, simple people seeking refuge from violence back home. German racists and nationalists repeatedly lump migrants and refugees together to justify caging everyone, isolating them, guarding them by well-armed security forces and deporting them if only the exhausted German government had a place to ship them. Niggling at Tenenbom is the feeling Germans want to help refugees to show the rest of the world the Holocaust was an anomaly, a misstep, and glitch in time and culture.
In other books, Tenenbom takes the most unsettling issues exposing them in a laugh-out-loud style. This is not that book. There is nothing funny about refugees, their living conditions, and the vainglorious and smarmy attitudes of officials responsible for the new lives of refugees. We are struck how ill-prepared are the Germans who live and die on their reputation for punctuality and organization to effectively manage livable accommodations let alone acculturate and assimilate refugees.
Tenenbom drives through Germany. He worms his way into refugee camps, transit hotels, and other placement accommodations. He speaks Arabic, wrangles invites to eat their food, drink their thick, strong Arabic coffee, and gets them to share their stories. Germany offers the best welfare support in all of Europe and has the most beautiful blonds—men and women. Speaking fluent German, he uses similar means to speak almost leisurely with Germans who fear and resent the “newcomers.”
Tenenbom gets some to talk about Israel and Jews. Some have good things to say. Others, host-migrant-refugee, are trapped in a tenacious web spun by the international Jews and mini-Nazi State of Israel (page 139).
Doing for the refugees is the new German public image until Tenenbom enters “the freakiest place on the planet (page 55)!” Refugee housing units are “boxes, made of lousy materials…housing up to ten people, and sheets serve as doors. If you want privacy, my dear, go back to where you came from.” The Germans are great for security. “Strangers and journalists are never to enter,” but Tenenbom wiggles around these formidable restrictions.
Camps house people together who are educated and once middle-class alongside knife fighting, alcoholic tribesmen from violent and rural countries. Women and children are particularly vulnerable. Filthy public toilets subject refugees to health problems and skin diseases. The food is unfamiliar and often violates their religious precepts. It universally tastes horrible. The boredom, lack of work, skills training, education, or teaching them to speak German, doom refugees “to mental and spiritual death. Yes Germany might have saved their bodies, but it is killing their souls (page 105).”
Nevertheless, there are “guests” who appreciate Germany. “Thawanni, a person with a million watts of warmth, is happy to introduce me to the residents of the place, and she seems to enjoy her new job as a hostess...Here, for example, is a couple from Iraq. ‘Just today,’ the man tells me,’ a missile fell next to my brother…in Mosul, where Daesh controls everything.’ His wife chips in: ‘I love Germany. Only Germany helps us. Angela Merkel is the best. Germans are the best. They take us in; they house us, they feed us, they give us money. May Allah bless Germany. No other country is as good as Germany. Not even one Arab country took us in!”
Hello Refugees! exemplifies Mark Twain’s assessment, “The mere knowledge of a fact is pale; but when you come to realize a fact, it takes on color. It is all the difference of hearing of a man being stabbed to the heart, and seeing it done.”
REVIEWER BIO: Dr. Harold Goldmeier is a public speaker, Managing Partner of an investment firm, a consultant to firms in commerce and industry, and a writer. He teaches Values & Ethics to international university students in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Goldmeier is a recipient of the Governor’s Award (Illinois) for family investment programs in the workplace from the Com. on the Status of Women. He was a Research and Teaching Fellow at Harvard, a father and grandfather of very independent-minded children.
February 4, 2018
Erschütternd, erschreckend...Tuvia Tenenbom reist quer durch Deutschland, besucht Flüchtlingslager, spricht mit Flüchtlingen, spricht mit Leuten wie Gregor Gysi, Volker Beck, Frauke Petry, Akif Pirincci. Stellt einfache, teils auch unangenehme Fragen. Es ist kein Sachbuch, Tenebom beobachtet, erzählt, malt nicht schwarz oder weiß, dokumentiert seine persönlichen Eindrücke und Gefühle. Am Ende steht man ein bißchen verzweifelt und hoffnungslos da, denn Lösungen gibt es hier nicht - und dies war auch nicht Teneboms Absicht. Wir Deutschen...ja das ist gar nicht so einfach mit uns...und eines steht nach lesen dieses Berichtes fest...wir sind leider nicht das uneingeschränkte großherzige Volk weil wir so viele Flüchtlinge aufnehmen...im Gegenteil...und was hier in Deutschland geschieht, ist gar nicht so fremd, dies kennt man irgendwie...nur das es jetzt links und liberal heißt...es ist wie ich es bereits in meinem Vorgängerbuch geschrieben habe:
Der kollektive Meinungsdruck, offene Grenzen toll finden zu müssen, wurde jeden Tag höher geschraubt, indem die Gegner der offenen Grenzen verächtlich gemacht und aus dem demokratischen Diskurs ausgeschlossen wurden. Das erste Opfer kollektiver Besessenheit ist immer der Andersdenkende"...
Der kollektive Meinungsdruck, offene Grenzen toll finden zu müssen, wurde jeden Tag höher geschraubt, indem die Gegner der offenen Grenzen verächtlich gemacht und aus dem demokratischen Diskurs ausgeschlossen wurden. Das erste Opfer kollektiver Besessenheit ist immer der Andersdenkende"...
January 9, 2019
In term of readability and fluidity this book is much better than “I Sleep In Hitler’s Room: An American Jew Visits Germany”. Thank you, sir.
To better appreciate this book, one ought to read “I Sleep In Hitler’s Room: An American Jew Visits Germany” first because there’s recurring themes and people. I’m glad that this author’s publisher commissioned him to do the fact-finding-mission on the refugees in Germany as a separate book because the subject deserved to be address singularly.
So, do the Germans need the refugees more or the refugees need the Germans more? Based on the findings in this book alone one would argue that the Germans need the refugees in their soil in its attempt to show the international community that Germany is a compassionate, righteous nation: we are no longer like the Germans of old that is the Nazi’s era. Be it guilt or dark history, personally I don’t think this is a sound basis to let it such an influx of refugees to one’s country particularly those who’s cultures and values are vastly different than yours; there bound to be difficulties. It seems the German politicians had no contingency plan on what to do with this high influx of refugees that they let in, never mind the cost and the impact that it entails? For the refugees, it must a painful lesson to learn that the grass is not always greener on the other side. Perhaps it’s better to stay and fight to bring about change in your own country than going to foreign land which you later found out that you’re not really welcomed after all?!
Once again I must highlight the role of the German media and the freedom of speech and expression with regards to the refugees issue in Germany: it’s scheisse!
To better appreciate this book, one ought to read “I Sleep In Hitler’s Room: An American Jew Visits Germany” first because there’s recurring themes and people. I’m glad that this author’s publisher commissioned him to do the fact-finding-mission on the refugees in Germany as a separate book because the subject deserved to be address singularly.
So, do the Germans need the refugees more or the refugees need the Germans more? Based on the findings in this book alone one would argue that the Germans need the refugees in their soil in its attempt to show the international community that Germany is a compassionate, righteous nation: we are no longer like the Germans of old that is the Nazi’s era. Be it guilt or dark history, personally I don’t think this is a sound basis to let it such an influx of refugees to one’s country particularly those who’s cultures and values are vastly different than yours; there bound to be difficulties. It seems the German politicians had no contingency plan on what to do with this high influx of refugees that they let in, never mind the cost and the impact that it entails? For the refugees, it must a painful lesson to learn that the grass is not always greener on the other side. Perhaps it’s better to stay and fight to bring about change in your own country than going to foreign land which you later found out that you’re not really welcomed after all?!
Once again I must highlight the role of the German media and the freedom of speech and expression with regards to the refugees issue in Germany: it’s scheisse!
October 10, 2017
A must read to understand the story behind the story.
An easy read but am important book to understanding the refugee/migrant issue. A great insight into the German mindset and psyche.
An easy read but am important book to understanding the refugee/migrant issue. A great insight into the German mindset and psyche.
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May 7, 2017An interesting read, and written in a very personable style. Reading some of the experiences he had is definitely illuminating, however I got a strong feeling of his personal biases, which bothered me when reading some of his accounts.
April 28, 2022
Skvělá kniha. Pět hvězdiček dávám málokdy, ale tahle kniha si je rozhodně zaslouží. Pokrytectví Německa - i Evropské Unie všeobecně - v celé nádheře a pěkně naostro. Tuvia Tenenbom přesně ví, na co se zeptat, aby objekt svého zájmu přivedl k upřímné odpovědi - a jako bonus ho i pořádně vytočil. Konečně správný novinář, který se nebojí klást politicky nekorektní otázky a zveřejňovat politicky nekorektní odpovědi.
March 18, 2018
Not much resists the acid interview style of Tuvia Tenenbom. He can cut through wooden language (Americans says BS) like a knife through melted butter, helped in no small way by his fluent Arabic and German.
"Tachles", even though there are plenty of good intentions behind Germany's generous welcome of refugees, many interviewees explain this by a collective desire to atone for World War 2 - although a good deed remains a good deed, even for the wrong reasons, in my humble opinion. Tuvia also looks under the carpet and finds that many camps are appallingly managed, with overflowing toilets and knife stabbings between people from countries ranging all the way from Lebanon to Afghanistan. An ombudsman for refugees might help?
As to the refugees, made of good and bad people like any human community, they come from a Middle Eastern culture the author likes very much, but is certainly not easy to integrate.
Personally, I admire the Germans who work to make this happen. Even after reading the book.
"Tachles", even though there are plenty of good intentions behind Germany's generous welcome of refugees, many interviewees explain this by a collective desire to atone for World War 2 - although a good deed remains a good deed, even for the wrong reasons, in my humble opinion. Tuvia also looks under the carpet and finds that many camps are appallingly managed, with overflowing toilets and knife stabbings between people from countries ranging all the way from Lebanon to Afghanistan. An ombudsman for refugees might help?
As to the refugees, made of good and bad people like any human community, they come from a Middle Eastern culture the author likes very much, but is certainly not easy to integrate.
Personally, I admire the Germans who work to make this happen. Even after reading the book.
February 11, 2025
First of all this book is witty and entertaining, and I enjoyed the author's commentary on people's half baked interview answers.
The book did well to show case a lot of different opinions and cases, that mostly came back to the same conclusion.
The book did well to show case a lot of different opinions and cases, that mostly came back to the same conclusion.
September 8, 2017
Eye opener for the naive
Good intentions paving company alive and well in good ol fatherland. Progressivism in it's own selfish interest. Must read for naifs
Good intentions paving company alive and well in good ol fatherland. Progressivism in it's own selfish interest. Must read for naifs
June 26, 2024
The author, an Israeli German American comedian, who resides in the three countries and is employed as a journalist and opinion writer by German news media went to Germany in 2017 to investigate German attitudes towards refugees and their treatment of refugees from the Middle East. He was able to gain access to refugee centers across Germany through his use of Arabic to befriend refugees and pose as their friends to visit their shelters. He also interviewed leading German politicians, and ordinary German citizens.
What he found during his travels across Germany is a contradiction. Although Germans with the exception of the members and supporters of the far right parties such as the AfD claim to be supportive of the migrants, the reality is that they are not welcoming of them. They isolate them in miserable, cramped, crowded dirty hovels (camps) with no privacy. The food is awful. Sanitary facilities are filthy and inadequate. Disease is flourishing. Services including medical services, training, etc are lacking. People are left languishing with little to do.
The Germans place the blame for the policies allowing the entry of migrants into the country on the Nazis and the Jews since these policies are a response to the Holocaust and ostensibly an act of contrition for them. Antisemitism to an extent lurks beneath the surface when talking to both Germans and refugees.
The author tells his story with humor. He is trying not to be critical or offensive. As a result sometimes segments digress from the topic, or appear to drag when the author should have been more pointed and judgmental.
Similarities abound between the German refugee crisis and the migrant crisis currently facing the US. Therefore, given the analogies that can be drawn, this book makes for interesting reading.
What he found during his travels across Germany is a contradiction. Although Germans with the exception of the members and supporters of the far right parties such as the AfD claim to be supportive of the migrants, the reality is that they are not welcoming of them. They isolate them in miserable, cramped, crowded dirty hovels (camps) with no privacy. The food is awful. Sanitary facilities are filthy and inadequate. Disease is flourishing. Services including medical services, training, etc are lacking. People are left languishing with little to do.
The Germans place the blame for the policies allowing the entry of migrants into the country on the Nazis and the Jews since these policies are a response to the Holocaust and ostensibly an act of contrition for them. Antisemitism to an extent lurks beneath the surface when talking to both Germans and refugees.
The author tells his story with humor. He is trying not to be critical or offensive. As a result sometimes segments digress from the topic, or appear to drag when the author should have been more pointed and judgmental.
Similarities abound between the German refugee crisis and the migrant crisis currently facing the US. Therefore, given the analogies that can be drawn, this book makes for interesting reading.
November 7, 2022
I read this book it just 2 sittings and I could have read it in 1. That’s how much I love Tuvia Tenenbom’s writing. I deliberately read it in two so I could savor it for a bit. This is the shortest of his books and my least favorite. I still loved it, but it’s not on a topic as interesting to me as Israel or German anti-semitism (though it does touch on both). I’ll basically read anything he puts out and expect that nothing will receive lower than a 4.
August 26, 2025
3.5/5
An Israeli journalist poses as a Jordanian journalist and talks to germans and refugees.
Each chapter can roughly be divided into two parts. 1) asking about the refugee crisis. 2) asking what they think about jews, and then having surprised Pikachu face when people from countries who historically hate jews, still hate jews.
While this did give a good idea of local opinions and the situation at large, im not a huge fan of that second part said earlier.
An Israeli journalist poses as a Jordanian journalist and talks to germans and refugees.
Each chapter can roughly be divided into two parts. 1) asking about the refugee crisis. 2) asking what they think about jews, and then having surprised Pikachu face when people from countries who historically hate jews, still hate jews.
While this did give a good idea of local opinions and the situation at large, im not a huge fan of that second part said earlier.
May 13, 2018
Eye opening eyewitness story of immigration to Germany today
In his usual Gonzo journalism style the author crisscrosses Germany to speak to refugees, politicians and Germans about immigration.
He asks smart questions, makes fascinating observations, and gives his readers insights not to be found elsewhere.
A good read!
In his usual Gonzo journalism style the author crisscrosses Germany to speak to refugees, politicians and Germans about immigration.
He asks smart questions, makes fascinating observations, and gives his readers insights not to be found elsewhere.
A good read!
July 21, 2023
טוביה יוצא למסע שבו בכל פינה שהוא רק עובר בה נמצא מחנה פליטים, ולא רק: גם פוליטיקאים וגרמנים מוכרים. טוביה מתיידד עם הפליטים, ומהשיחות שלו איתם ועם העם הגרמני הסקתי שתי מסקנות עיקריות: 1. לפליטים מגיע לקבל שיעורי גרמנית רציניים בתדירות גבוהה יותר בשביל שיהיה להם סיכוי אמיתי למצוא עבודה, וחייבים לדאוג לניקיון השירותים והמקום בשביל למנוע מחלות.
2. פוליטיקה היא חרא בכל המדינות.
2. פוליטיקה היא חרא בכל המדינות.
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January 1, 2024
Nerozumíte migračním krizím? Přečtěte si tohle. Dává to smysl i po letech, naipak díky autorově původu to nyní rezonuje ještě víc.
Proč Německo přijalo tolik migrantů? A jak se o ně stará? Má tato otevřenost historický kontext? A potřebují migranti Německo nebo Německo migranty? Samé otázky a v knize odpovědi. Výborný exkurz!
Proč Německo přijalo tolik migrantů? A jak se o ně stará? Má tato otevřenost historický kontext? A potřebují migranti Německo nebo Německo migranty? Samé otázky a v knize odpovědi. Výborný exkurz!
August 19, 2024
It was such a page-turning book, so easy to understand and read.
Some things were too rough for me and some things were not so easy to read, which I guess it’s normal for the topic of the book.
I didn’t like the commentary of the author sometimes, too forced and of course, as written in the headline- DEFINITELY NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT.
Some things were too rough for me and some things were not so easy to read, which I guess it’s normal for the topic of the book.
I didn’t like the commentary of the author sometimes, too forced and of course, as written in the headline- DEFINITELY NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT.
February 12, 2019
Kniha byla super, bylo parádní nahlédnout do myslí uprchlíků i německých politiků, ale dělalo mi někdy problém se už v těch jménech vyznat, tím spíš si utřídit myšlenky ohledně toho a toho politika. Koneckonců se ale ukázalo, že to zas tolik nevadilo. :) Přesto dávám čtyři hvězdy.
August 3, 2020
Kniha je dobrá, no ak celkom nie ste doma v aktuálnej politickej situácii v Nemecku, môže byť pre vás aj zmetočná. Autor sa síce snažil o objektivitu, no jeho doplnenia tomu, podľa môjho názoru, nie vždy prispeli.
June 2, 2019
Diesen Buch zu lesen hat wirklich Spaß gemacht. Gesellschaft und Medien Kritik von feinsten. Ich muss unbedingt auch die andere Bücher von Herr Tenenbom lesen.
May 11, 2023
Poslouchal jsem audio verzi z audible.de.
Opět vynikající Tuvia Tenenbom v audio verzi.
Velmi doporučuji, německý překlad a narátor skvělý.
Opět vynikající Tuvia Tenenbom v audio verzi.
Velmi doporučuji, německý překlad a narátor skvělý.
October 24, 2024
Incredible as always. Do yourself a favor and read this man’s books. I’ll never get tired of them
November 3, 2025
very anecdotal but written as objective.
May 18, 2025
Excellent!!
Informative and written with humour. Shows the issues and leave interpretation to the reader. Recommended to read as the newspapers do not properly or at all report on this, and definitely not in that detail.
Informative and written with humour. Shows the issues and leave interpretation to the reader. Recommended to read as the newspapers do not properly or at all report on this, and definitely not in that detail.
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