For her whole life, Mor Kaplansky has listened to her grandmother, a famous documentarian, recount the glory days of Cafe Nagler, a supposedly thriving joint once owned by their family in Berlin before World War II caused them to resettle in Israel. So she decides to uncover the cafe’s true history, which is more elusive than expected. See facebook.com/Cafenagler.
Is there much nostalgia in Israel for pre-war Germany?
The question of nostalgia in Israel for pre-war Germany is understandably complex. I know that in my family, the Naglers never stopped longing for their own private lost-Germany and their beautiful cafe in Berlin. I think they held on to a sense of pride in the pre-war days when many German-Jews were esteemed and central figures in many areas.