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William Wolff is nearly 90 and perhaps the most unconventional rabbi in the world. As the State Rabbi of North-East Germany, he looks after the Jewish Communities in Schwerin and Rostock, but still lives in a bungalow near Henley-on-Thames.
Rabbi Wolff ist nicht nur das Porträt einer faszinierenden Persönlichkeit – eines tief religiösen Menschen, der sich voller Lebensfreude über Konventionen hinwegsetzt. Der Film führt auch auf mitreißende Weise in die Welt des Judentums ein und präsentiert uns einen ganz besonderen deutschen Lebenslauf.
Ein Gentleman vor dem Herrn. Willy Wolff ist Mitte 80, Landesrabbiner von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und lebt in der Nähe von London. Alle zwei Wochen fliegt er nach Deutschland und betreut seine Gemeinden in Rostock, Schwerin und Wismar. Er liebt Pferdewetten, Yoga und Fastenkuren. www.rabbi-wolff.de.
Settling as a young boy in England to escape the Nazi onslaught, becoming a successful political journalist and then, at 52 turning full circle to train and become a progressive Jewish Rabbi. The insights picked up on a journey like that are told in an easy reading format with frankness and good humour by Willy Wolff .
Wauer’s new film shows Wolff’s turbulent daily routine and looks at his eventful past: from fleeing Nazi Germany with his family as a child, to leaving behind his London-based career as a political correspondent, to becoming a most respected rabbi.
William Wolff is nearly 90 and perhaps the most unconventional rabbi in the world. As the State Rabbi of North-East Germany, he looks after the Jewish Communities in Schwerin and Rostock, but still lives in a bungalow near Henley-on-Thames.
- Britta Wauer
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William Wolff is nearly 90 and perhaps the most unconventional rabbi in the world. As the State Rabbi of North-East Germany, he looks after the Jewish Communities in Schwerin and Rostock, but still lives in a bungalow near Henley-on-Thames. Midweek he usually flies from Heathrow to Germany.
