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Esoterica is a platform for well articulated articles, essayas, videos and podcasts to inspire meaningful conversation and create intrigue. Esoterica discusses thought provoking topics including discussing the periphery of popular culture, politics and the news agenda. It is more than just a content site, it is a safe space for dialogue and healthy discussion.

Esoterica also offers unique literature and short fiction. Make reading Esoterica Magazine part of your daily ritual to stay on top of current cultural events, understand what is happening in politics and to dive into the world of poetry and fictional narrative.

Big Ideas

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Focusing on people and information, this section is a digital series on the pressing topics and ideas currently informing our state of the world. Esoterica understands the importance of sharing information to create an interconnected world. Here you will find our explorations of ‘big ideas’ and interesting topics facing our society.
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A Different Kind of Homecoming

I have always loved Berlin, a green, lively, welcoming place. But this recent visit combined memories, a roots trip and a handover of family papers to the archivists at Berlin’s Jewish Museum. I cried. I felt as though these documents, like me, were coming home. By Janet Guttsman

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Father in Exile

Twenty years ago today, Gilbert’s wife, pregnant with their second child, took their almost 3-year old on a roundtrip flight to Buenos Aires. She never came back, launching years of heartache.

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A Different Kind of Homecoming

I have always loved Berlin, a green, lively, welcoming place. But this recent visit combined memories, a roots trip and a handover of family papers to the archivists at Berlin’s Jewish Museum. I cried. I felt as though these documents, like me, were coming home. By Janet Guttsman

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Father in Exile

Twenty years ago today, Gilbert’s wife, pregnant with their second child, took their almost 3-year old on a roundtrip flight to Buenos Aires. She never came back, launching years of heartache.

Read More »

Interviews

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Esoterica speaks with the interesting, intelligent and curious.

Fiction

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A little of this, a little of that. A collection of new fiction, articles and other published works that are currently touching my heart. Stories thread our lives together and unite us in the shared human experience.

Israeli bomb shelter hidden by the green leaves of plants

Ten Minutes

A siren warns of an incoming missile but the Lutsky family spot a stranger just as they are about to enter their safe room. They invite him in. By Ellis Shuman.

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Preparing food for a loved one

Swimming like the Centre of the Flames

It would have been simpler if once Allison came out to them, her mother had disowned her, sat shiva like my Orthodox parents were advised by to do but didn’t. Instead, her mother hugged her, then scrutinized her closely and never brought it up again. By Danila Botha

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Israeli bomb shelter hidden by the green leaves of plants

Ten Minutes

A siren warns of an incoming missile but the Lutsky family spot a stranger just as they are about to enter their safe room. They invite him in. By Ellis Shuman.

Read More »
Preparing food for a loved one

Swimming like the Centre of the Flames

It would have been simpler if once Allison came out to them, her mother had disowned her, sat shiva like my Orthodox parents were advised by to do but didn’t. Instead, her mother hugged her, then scrutinized her closely and never brought it up again. By Danila Botha

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