Soon, students and staff will find here all the information about the educational offerings for the winter semester 2025/26 as part of antisemitism prevention.
We appreciate your interest and look forward to your participation.

Here you will find a selection of external workshops and seminars from our network.

The Research and Information Center on Antisemitism Berlin (RIAS Berlin) is taking stock of ten years of documentation work and will discuss developments in antisemitism in Berlin in dialogue with experts from academia and civil society.
We are pleased to draw your attention to our upcoming symposium:
"Everyday Life and Turning Point – Dynamics of Antisemitism in Berlin Before and After October 7,"
taking place on October 16, 2025.

The symposium will feature lectures and panel discussions addressing the following questions:

• How have antisemitic dynamics evolved in recent years?

• How can the events of October 7 be contextualized within these developments?

• Antisemitism existed in everyday situations prior to October 7 – how have Jewish perspectives and experiences changed since then?

• In what forms does antisemitism manifest today? What trends, continuities, and new developments can be observed?

• What role do mobilizations in digital spaces play in the occurrence of antisemitic incidents?

Registration is now open. Please send your name, email address, and (if applicable) institution to fachtagung_ @rias-berlin.de.

The symposium is funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion as part of the Action Fund Against Antisemitism.

RIAS Berlin is a project of the Association for Democratic Culture in Berlin (VDK) e.V.

Art and culture can be seen as influential repositories of knowledge, where antisemitic narratives, imagery, and worldviews continue, transform, and adapt. At the same time, antisemitism in these culturally transmitted contexts is often overlooked or goes unrecognized. For artistic work that aims to adopt antisemitism-critical perspectives, it is essential to understand how antisemitism concretely manifests in the respective arts and how its various forms—including narrative structures and visual manifestations—can be decoded and interpreted. This understanding is a prerequisite for professionally addressing the sometimes vehement conflicts surrounding antisemitism in the cultural sphere.

The introductory workshops are an invitation to artists and cultural practitioners from all disciplines to engage with the traditional forms of antisemitism in cultural contexts and to develop sensitivities for dealing with them. The workshops combine theoretical inputs with examples of literary, visual, and/or theatrical antisemitism, and they also address case studies of antisemitism in the context of artistic productions and institutions.

Registration
Please register by indicating your professional interest via email at schmitt@neue-soziale-plastik.org. The registration deadline for the workshop on June 22, 2025, is May 26, 2025.

The workshop is part of the project “Open Arts Hub Berlin – Strategies Against Antisemitism in Art and Culture,” funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.

This program is aimed at freelance artists, artistic groups, and employees of cultural institutions and seeks to encourage and strengthen antisemitism-critical approaches within the arts.