As a German teacher, I am frequently asked about Jewish culture and German culture. I think that most students want a talking-point-like quick answer from me, but they don't get one. I wish I could give a two- or three sentence answer which would do justice to the question, because the long version [read: what Herr Graff ends up saying in the span of 20-40 sentences] is way too much to process at a time.
So while I work on refining my response to this question, let me refer everyone to this article at germany.info
Especially in light of the recent outbreak of right-wing idiocy in Germany, it's important to know that respect and tolerance and mixed-salad-concept of German citizenry is the norm.
There is currently an exhibition at the Jewish Museum in Berlin which investigates these questions: http://www.jmberlin.de/heimatkunde/ausstellung/en/ausstellungsinfo.php
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