Arthur Obermayer

Non-Jewish Germans honored for preserving local Jewish history

Virtually all the Obermayer German Jewish History Award winners said they face the same challenge: reaching a younger generation with a history rapidly fading from memory.

January 24, 2017 8:45 am

Arthur Obermayer, US philanthropist who preserved German-Jewish history, dies at 84

His Obermayer German-Jewish History Awards recognize non-Jewish Germans who have often struggled against obstacles to document their town’s Jewish past.

January 11, 2016 5:19 pm

German non-Jews honored for preserving local Jewish history

A teacher who helped rescue a ruined synagogue was one of five German non-Jews honored for keeping alive local Jewish history.
ensuring that local Jewish history is not forgotten.

February 4, 2014 6:23 am