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Ron Jontof-Hutter

Oct 25, 2015, 2:02 PM

A system’s view of the Arab-Israeli conflict

General system theory is the science of “wholeness,” whereby the system is viewed as a complex of interacting elements. Each part of a system is interdependent on other parts of the system, in which there are circular rather than...

Oct 7, 2015, 12:42 AM

Dear Dr Merkel…

This week, your government will host the annual consultation meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu and members of his cabinet. Ahead of that meeting you have re-affirmed the special relationship between the two countries based on shared values and...

Sep 21, 2015, 1:59 PM

The New Year message that never arrived

I am pleased to send this message to our Jewish Community in Germany. In 1949, President Theodore Heuss said in his New Year’s message to Jews in western Germany that "we must together overcome our evil inheritance". At the same...

Aug 13, 2015, 3:29 PM

Whither Germany?

In 321 CE, Constantine made reference to Jewish communities living along the Rhine. At about the same time, pagan Germans started a process over some centuries of adopting Christianity. In the 8th century, Charlemagne saw the value of Jews,...

About Me

Ron Jontof-Hutter was born in South Africa from German parents. He has a background in the performing arts, clinical psychology and professional writing. His satirical novel called 'The Trombone Man: Tales of a Misogynist' on political correctness, misogyny and anti-Semitism is to be released soon.