Originals: Donna Swarthout on Coming Full Circle

Photograph by Elizabeth Skadden

Photograph by Elizabeth Skadden

  Donna Swarthout moved to Berlin with her family to explore her German Jewish heritage and identity and the nature of Jewish life in Germany today. Swarthout received her German citizenship certificate on October 31, 2011. You can learn more about her experiences on her blog Full Circle. And if you missed the Der Spiegel article about German… Read more »

Originals: Luisa Weiss on Explosive Local Traditions

Photograph by Omegas

Photograph by Omegas


 
Luisa Weiss was born in Berlin to an American father and an Italian mother. Her food memoir, My Berlin Kitchen: A Love Story (With Recipes) will be published by Viking in September 2012. She has been blogging at The Wednesday Chef for almost seven years.

Originals: Thomas Farr on The Right Place At Last

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Thomas Farr, originally from the U.S., has been in Berlin for the past 35 years. He is a photographer, actor, stand up comedian and writer of poetry in English. When not doing all of the above, he plays softball in two leagues and flies kites for stress management.