Rubin Mass Publishers and Booksellers is one of the oldest publishing houses still operating in Israel, founded by Mass in Berlin back in 1927.
The name may ring a bell for those of you who are familiar with Hebrew books, as the publishing house established by Mass still exists today in Israel, its books still appearing on the shelves of bookstores across the country. Such a person was indeed present at the book burning – a publisher by the name of Rubin Mass. Though the book burning at the Opernplatz was not an isolated event, it is likely that a person with a heightened sense of historical awareness would have recognized its symbolism and significance. It is tempting to view the symbolic moment as foretelling of what was to follow during 12 years of Nazi rule its significance amplified by Heinrich Heine’s famous quote, proclaimed more than 100 years earlier.Ī brief report on the burning of Jewish books in Berlin, The Palestine Post, May,1933 The May 1933 book burning in Berlin is remembered by many as one of the key events of the early days of Nazi Germany. Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-14597 / Georg Pahl / CC-BY-SA 3.0
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