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Events, exhibitions, performances, concerts, and artistic projects

Here, we present various formats that not only provide significant impulses and strengthen the dialogue on antisemitism but also demonstrate how creative, interactive and scientific approaches can foster a deeper understanding of the complex societal challenges associated with addressing antisemitism, while supporting long-term prevention efforts.

Artistic Projects

Jewish Art School Berlin

The Institute for New Social Sculpture, in cooperation with the Berlin University of the Arts and the Jewish Student Union of Germany, is founding the Jewish Art School Berlin (JKB). This institution offers Jewish and antisemitism-critical students and young adults an innovative platform for artistic development and critical engagement.

The JKB is led by internationally renowned artists such as Victoria Hanna, David Adika, and Yehudit Sasportas. Through masterclasses and workshops spanning various disciplines—from performing to visual arts—Jewish and antisemitism-critical students and young adults will be supported in their artistic growth.

 

 

 

 

Events

“Wrested from Antisemitism”On the Jewish History of German Theatre
Esther Slevogt in conversation with Jan Lazardzig

The theatre critic Esther Slevogt presents the history of the German Theatre in her book "On the Boards of the World: The German Theatre Berlin," highlighting it as a site of Jewish theatre history—from Max Reinhardt through the German Theatre (DT) during East German times to the restitution controversies after 1989. In conversation with theatre scholar Jan Lazardzig, connections to current debates on artistic freedom, censorship, and antisemitism in art and culture are illuminated against the backdrop of this historical context.

When: Panel discussion on Monday, November 4, 2024, at 8:00 PM

Where: Literature Forum at the Brecht House, Chausseestraße 125, 10115 Berlin

Admission free!

An event by the Institute for New Social PlasticJewish Cultural Club East Berlin in cooperation with the Literature Forum at the Brecht House.


Artistic Freedom and Academic Freedom - Reflections on Current Events
Podiumsdiskussion

Join us on Monday, November 4, 2024, for an engaging event hosted by the German Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (GIF), the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities as part of Berlin Science Week 2024.

The event will be held in English.

With:

  • Christoph Markschies – President, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
  • David Harel – President, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
  • Menahem Ben-Sasson - Chancellor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Nili Cohen - Former Israel Academy President, Tel Aviv University
  • Dörte Schmidt - Universität der Künste Berlin
  • Roni Taharlev - Artist
  • Anna Schapiro – Artist and Writer

When: 04. November 2024, 18:00
Where: Akademiegebäude am Gendarmenmarkt, Leibniz-Saal, Markgrafenstraße 38, 10117 Berlin

Here is the Link.

 

Lecture on January 20, 2025
Postcolonialism Apologetics After October 7: A Critical Analysis (Online Event)

Lecture by Monika Albrecht – Moderated by Ingo Elbe

Postcolonial theories have faced increased criticism since October 7, 2023, as many within the field have failed to unequivocally condemn the murder, rape, and abduction of Israeli citizens by Hamas, PIJ, and parts of the Palestinian civilian population. Instead, there has often been at best a perfunctory acknowledgment of the horrors "on both sides," and more frequently, a sympathetic "contextualization" of the massacre as an act of resistance by oppressed Indigenous people against white colonizers, not to mention outright glee at what seems to be a long-awaited and finally successful "decolonization."

In response to the palpable discomfort in the German feuilleton regarding these theoretical currents, and the growing realization that they pose a fundamental threat not only to Israel but also to other Western states, various apologetic strategies have emerged: 1) There is no such thing as "the" postcolonial theory, thus rendering the critique without an object; 2) a gap exists between highly nuanced postcolonial studies and their activist reduction on Western university campuses; 3) the criticism of postcolonial approaches is merely a right-wing strategy; and 4) one must reassert the original emancipatory, identity-critical impulse of postcolonial theorization, developed around concepts such as "hybridity" and "third space," against the identitarian and Manichaean degradation of "vulgar postcolonialism."

Monika Albrecht's lecture and the discussion with Ingo Elbe will explore and critically assess these apologetic strategies.

Here is the link to join the event

Exhibitions

Action Reinhardt - Spaces of the Holocaust at the Memorial and Educational Site House of the Wannsee Conference

In collaboration with the Grodzka Gate – Teatr NN in Lublin, the exhibition"Action Reinhardt – Spaces of the Holocaust" has been developed together with the Memorial and Educational Site House of the Wannsee Conference.

The exhibition illustrates the connection between the central planning of the mass murder of European Jews and its regional implementation in the area around Lublin.

We invite you to the opening of the exhibition on November 14, 2024, at 4 PM at the Rondell in front of the Villa at Wannsee.

What?
Exhibition opening “Action Reinhardt - The Spaces of the Holocaust” in the garden of the House of the Wannsee Conference

Where?
Memorial and Educational Site
House of the Wannsee Conference
Am Großen Wannsee 56-58
14109 Berlin

How?
Free entry, all are welcome.
Please register via email with our colleague Anna Stocker: stocker_ @ghwk.de

This project has been funded by the EVZ Foundation and the Federal Foreign Office.
 

Action Weeks Against Antisemitism from October 9 to November 9, 2024

The Action Weeks Against Antisemitism are an initiative of the Amadeo Antonio Foundation aimed at raising awareness about antisemitism, highlighting the dangers arising from this form of discrimination, and promoting critical thinking against antisemitism. These weeks provide a platform for discussions, educational offerings, and events that address both historical and contemporary forms of antisemitism.

The goal is to expose antisemitic prejudices, stereotypes, and myths about Jews, while strengthening engagement against them. Through workshops, lectures, and cultural events, the initiative seeks to make the diversity of Jewish life visible and to promote respectful coexistence.