Jewish puppeteer bridges gaps: 'I try to fill a dark void in Germany with light, in my own way'

Published February 17, 2022 at 12:20 PM EST

Shlomit Tripp and her puppets. (Courtesy)

Editor鈥檚 note: This segment was rebroadcasted on Dec. 23, 2022. Find that audio .

Here & Now鈥�s Celeste Headlee speaks with , founder of the Berlin-based , about her work using puppet shows to bridge cultural divides between Jews and non-Jews in Germany. Tripp recently won the Obermayer Award from the group .

Shlomit Tripp鈥檚 puppets. (Courtesy)

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Jewish puppeteer bridges gaps: 'I try to fill a dark void in Germany with light, in my own way'