Stay updated with breaking news from Laura chanin. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
322 shares Max Solomon, dressed for participation in a pre-lent Carnival as president of the the Kleinen Kolner Klub, or Little Cologne Club, pre-1933. (Courtesy Laura Chanin/JTA) JTA Looking over an old family scrapbook several years ago, Laura Chanin saw a puzzling photograph of her paternal great-grandfather, Max Solomon, wearing women’s clothes. She had questions. “What is this? Why is he in drag?” Chanin, the 53-year-old mother of one from California, asked about the experience. The discovery led Chanin, who works at a logo printing business, to discover that Solomon was among the founders of the first Jewish group to officially participate in the Carnival of his native Cologne. ....
In Germany, COVID-19 postpones the revival of the Jewish Carnival tradition that the Nazis tried to end stljewishlight.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stljewishlight.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In Germany, COVID-19 postpones the revival of the Jewish Carnival tradition that the Nazis tried to end Aaron Knappstein, in blue and white tam, watches the Carnival with friends in 2019. (Toby Axelrod) Advertisement (JTA) Looking over an old family scrapbook, Laura Chanin saw a puzzling photograph of her paternal great-grandfather, Max Solomon, wearing women’s clothes. She had questions. “What is this? Why is he in drag?” Chanin, a 53-year-old mother of one from California, asked about the experience of several years ago. The discovery led Chanin, who works at a logo printing business, to discover that Solomon was among the founders of the first Jewish group to officially participate in the Carnival of his native Cologne. ....