The seventh incarnation of a German-Jewish poet

Mascha Kaleko, a beloved German poet of the 1930s, eventually reached Israel, where she slipped into anonymity. But with republished volumes of her work, she finds a new voice and a new generation of fans - in Germany.

By Reuven Frankenstein | 07:38 25.11.12 |

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Mascha Kaleko interpreted her life as a series of incarnations. Six of them, to be exact.

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The seventh incarnation of a German-Jewish poet

Mascha Kaleko, a beloved German poet of the 1930s, eventually reached Israel, where she slipped into anonymity. But with republished volumes of her work, she finds a new voice and a new generation of fans - in Germany.

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