on next up another artist who's made germany his 2nd home the israeli photographer raphael halle is a chronicler of jewish life mainly in germany now he's been here since 1975 and uses his work to bridge cultural divides and make sure the past is not forgotten as seen here in this photo well he often gets up close and personal with his subjects in order to document various traditions one of his goals is to raise awareness about jewish customs and offer a peek into a world people might otherwise not see. a bar mitzvah in frankfurt through this ritual a boy is rendered accountable for his actions by jewish law and from this day on he bears responsibility for keeping the laws of the town moot. throws himself into the thick of it he's an old hand at photographing occasions like this his images show how jews live and go about their daily lives his aim is to appeal for greater tolerance if only amazing there's so much interest many people come up to me after seeing the photos and say we didn't know how beautiful jewish life could be. and i'm glad it's a great privilege to be able to show it