Our association is meant to provide a safe space for engaging productively with ones origin(s). Its purpose is to create a space where it is not demanded to decide for one of the two (or more) “sides“; rather, we want to accept ambivalent feelings (of belonging) and to give an opportunity to share them and talk about them. One of the leading ideas of doppel:halb is to be a forum for exchange on the feeling of “sitting between the chairs“ and to support people of partly Jewish descent as they find out how much and which form of contact to Jewish culture and religion they want and are able to realize for themselves.

Through information, contacts and exchange we want to alleviate the isolation, the experience of exclusion and non-belonging that are often felt by people of partly Jewish descent. At the same time - as the name doppel:halb (double:half) is meant to signify - we want to adress the fruitful aspect of the “two sides“ and the chances and valuable perspectives that our special heritage holds.