War in Gaza, war in Ukraine. Little hope for an end to the fighting, for peace. Nevertheless, there are sometimes encouraging signs, attempts to break through the friend-enemy mould. The German-Israeli peace researcher Dan Bar-On (1938 - 2008) knew how to set such signs. Bar-On brought Holocaust survivors into dialogue with the descendants of high-ranking Nazis. He later initiated talks between Israelis and Palestinians. His daughter Yaraah Bar-On has now presented Bar-On’s tape recordings as a special gift to the Jena Centre for Reconciliation Studies at the University of Jena. ...
