Berlin and Beyond

Notes from an American in Germany

  • Jewish Berlin

    In the old Scheunenviertel of Berlin’s Mitte, surprising survivors of Berlin’s Jewish past–and markers of the future.  

  • Moscow Street Scenes

    Selfies, hipsters, coffee, and the surprising corners of the Russian capital.

  • A Day at the Tretyakov Gallery

    Take a pictorial tour of the highs and lows of Russian history, the beauty of Orthodox icons and the Russian countryside.  

  • The Ghosts of Novodevichy

    A tour of the celebrities of Novodevichy Cemetery, from Raisa Gorbachev to Anton Chekhov, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Stalin’s unhappy family, and more Soviet generals than you ever thought possible.

  • Warsaw Rising

    Unedited slideshow from an all-too-short weekend in the Polish capital, including the incredible POLIN Museum of Jewish-Polish History. Enjoy!