By the way, very cool that the Blogger has just opened new sites in Hebrew and Arabic. Very cool. But I don't think I can get it in Hebrew on my laptop or any computer in the US anyway.
After Berlin, the idea of learning German just sunk into me. The echo of Professor Bankier's words that unless I learned German, it would be very difficult to get a job in a Holocaust research center or museum. And I want a JOB in there. I also can see some new exciting research within Germany in the future and I would want to be part of it.
Berlin changed my attitude towards German. It's part of the national history especially that the Jews were so integrated in it and I would not want to miss out on that. I can't change Germany's national history to avoid the language, I have to embrace it especially for the German Jews.
So I spoke with one of the German professors at Colgate about learning how to read in German for academic research. She was so excited and talked about all things relating to the German language and the Jews' participation in the national history. So starting Monday as soon my textbook comes in, I'm going to meet with her intern once a week to pick up the fundamentals. The professor wished that she could work with me but she is on sabbatical this semester.
So yay for Monday and German. And a job in the future.
