Guided Tours and Educational Program in November and December 2011

Guided Tours for Adults

Saturdays

11 am Jewish Life and Traditions

3 pm Through the Museum in Seven League Boots

Sundays

11 am Jewish Life and Traditions

2 pm "How German is it? 30 Artists’ Notion of Home"

Tour through the new special exhibition

3 pm Through the Museum in Seven League Boots

Mondays

6 pm Through the Museum in Seven League Boots

The following applies to public tours for adults:

Duration: approx. 1 hour

Price: 3 € plus admission fee

(Permanent exhibition: 5 €, reduced rate 2,50 euros

Special exhibition: 4 €, reduced rate 2 euros)

Please gather at the Meeting Point on ground level of the Old Building

Further information and tour bookings (for non-journalists) on tel. +49 (0)30 25993 305 or fuehrungen@jmberlin.de

Public Tours for Children

Halakah and Braided Bread – What goes into the Shabbat Basket?

Children’s Tour through the Permanent Exhibition

How did a Jewish merchant live 300 years ago? What did she pack in her suitcase when she went traveling? A prayer book, clothes, or even a mobile phone? On this stroll through the exhibition, our very young visitors look at Jewish traditions and how they have changed in the course of the centuries. They have fun experiencing how it feels to wear a kippah, admire a real scroll, and sniff a besamim box full of spices.

When: 6 November 2011, 11 am

Duration: approx. 1 hour

The Crazy Crooked House. Daniel Libeskind For Children

Why are the walls at the Jewish Museum Berlin at a slant? Why does a staircase lead to nowhere? Why don’t flowers blossom in the garden? Tailored to their age group, our young visitors receive a fun introduction to the architecture of Daniel Libeskind. Afterwards they can design their very own crazy fantasy house with building blocks, cardboard, paper, and other handcraft materials.

When: 20 November 2011, 11 am

Duration: approx. 2 hours

The following applies to all public childen’s tours:

Price: 3 € including admission and handicraft materials

Please gather at the "Meeting Point" in the foyer on ground level of the Old Building

Further information and bookings (for non-journalists) on tel. +49 (0)30 25993 305 or fuehrungen@jmberlin.de

Hanukkah Children’s Program

Hanukkah Shemozzle!

Hanukkah Fun for all the Family

Creativity and lots of exciting games will be the focus of our family afternoons. The temple has to be made kosher in a giant puzzle and our young visitors wander through the Judean desert to the temple in Jerusalem with the Hanukkah board game. Museum bingo is a fun way to learn new things and Judith and Jehudah Ziehmichan are waiting to be colored in and dressed!

When:

Saturday 3, 10, 17 and 31 December at 11 am

Tuesday 27 December at 2011, 11 am

Where: Glass Courtyard, ground level

Duration: 2 hours

Admission: free

HAPPY HANUKKAH!

A Tour for Children of Five and Over

On this tour, the children learn about the Hanukkah miracle and what role the rededication of the temple and the little pot of oil played. How is Hanukkah celebrated today? Which children’s dishes are prepared for the festival and how are the lamps lit? A small Hanukkah exhibition awaits us on the Children’s Island, where we can inspect the many interesting exhibits together. And to round off the tour, we have fun learning the dreidel game and making our very own Hanukkah souvenir.

When:

Sunday 4, 11, 18 and 25 December at 11 am

Monday 26 December 2011, 4 pm

Friday 30 December 2011, 4 pm

Duration: 2 hours

Price: 3 € including admission, tour, and handicraft materials

Please gather at the "Meeting Point" in the foyer on ground level of the Old Building

Hanukkah Quarrel at the Cohen’s

Jewish Hanukkah Marionette Show

Family festivals are not always harmonious at the Cohen’s either. How things go at the Cohen’s Hanukkah celebration and which miracles happened in Biblical Jerusalem can be seen in this special performance at the Jewish Museum Berlin. Monumental foam puppets, created and animated by Jewish artists from Berlin, take the audience on an imaginary journey accompanied by the extremely talkative goat, Golda, and the rather quiet Judah Maccabee. This funky, colorful production promises children great and small true insights and good entertainment.

When:

Sunday 4 and 11 December 2011, 4 pm

Monday 19 December to Thursday 22 December 2011, 10 am

Where: Old Building, ground level, Auditorium

Duration: approx. 1 hour

Cost: 3 euros

Bookings on tel. +49 (0)30 25993 322 oder s.tulgan@jmberlin.de

Educational Program Surrounding the Special Exhibition

"How German is it? 30 Artists’ Notion of Home"

Immigration Country Germany

Tour for Adults through the Special Exhibition

The tour presents the artists and their works and encourages – in the light of current debate – in-depth (re)consideration of the themes integration, migration, and national identity.

When: by appointment

Duration: 1 hour

Languages: English or German

Cost: 60 € (for groups of up to 15 people) plus 2 € admission fee per person.

Bookings (for non-journalists) on tel. +49 (0)30 25993 305 or fuehrungen@jmberlin.de

"Immigration Country Germany" is offered as a public tour on Sundays at 2 pm. Also on Tuesday 27 December at 11 am and Friday 30 December at 4 pm.

Images of Germany

Workshop for School Students from Grades 8 to 13, Apprentices and University Students

Students work in small groups exploring a work of art from the exhibition "How German is it?" They consider how the artists approach weaving the culture they bring with them as an immigrant with the new reality they face. Following this task, the students discuss the opportunities for a heterogeneous coexistence and how immigration alters both immigrants and natives.

When: by appointment

Duration: 2,5 hours

Cost: 3 € for students incl. exhibition admission fee. Maximum number of participants: 15.

Bookings (for non-journalists) on tel. +49 (0)30 25993 305 or fuehrungen@jmberlin.de

And in Germany They Call us "the Russians"

Workshop for School Students from Grades 8 to 13, Apprentices and University Students

The themes pooled in the exhibition "How German is it?" of migration, national myths, religion, language, commemoration, and identity play a central role in virtually every school subject. "How German is it?" displays works created through the artists’ exploration of the themes of Germany and homeland. We would like to show you the exhibition and the educational program surrounding it as well as working with children in the "Archive room" at the end of the exhibition. It contains documentary material that embeds the works of art in a contemporary context.

When: by appointment

Cost: 5 € including admission to the exhibition.

Bookings (for non-journalists) to s.hiron@jmberlin.de or tel. +49 (0)30 25993 343/305

Performing Arts Observations I

One-day Workshop in Cooperation with the Institute for Theater Education at the University of the Arts

Students work in small groups exploring a contemporary work of art from the exhibition "How German is it?", trying out theater-education methods developed by University of the Arts master’s degree course students especially for the workshop.

When: by appointment

Cost: 3 € for students incl. exhibition admission fee. Maximum number of participants: 30

Duration: 7 hrs

Bookings (for non-journalists) on tel. +49 (0)30 25993 424 or n.wilkens@jmberlin.de

Teacher Training Courses

Israel Under Fire?

Manifestations of Antisemitism in Germany Today

When does criticism of Israel become antisemitic? And how can Israel-related antisemitism be recognized? The training course helps participants recognize age-old stereotypes in new guises. The video clip of a rapper is analyzed and on a tour, old stereotypes in the Middle East conflict and how they function is explored. On the basis of their own experiences, participants try out arguments that expose antisemitism in the context of the Middle East conflict. Strategies for strengthening one’s position are developed in role plays.

Part of the "Action Weeks Against Antisemitism"

In cooperation with the "BildungsBausteinen gegen Antisemitismus."

When: Thursday 10 November and Friday 11 November from 2 to 6.30 pm

Cost: 10 €. Registration (for non-journalists) on tel. +49 (0)30 25993 343 or s.hiron@jmberlin.de

Museum, Media, Materials

Tips for Schools and Lessons

What are the best ways to teach Jewish history and culture? Which materials are suitable for conveying Jewish life in Germany today? Extensive resources and aids have been compiled for this event, including the web portal "Learning from History," interviews from the Shoah Foundation, online showcases on interreligious questions and materials from the online archive "Forced Labor 1939-1945. Memories and History."

When: 16 November 2011, 3 to 6 pm

Cost: 5 € (incl. materials and museum admission)

Bookings (for non-journalists) by 11 November on tel. +49 (0)30 25993 305 or bildung@jmberlin.de

Performing Arts Observations II

Two-day Workshop in Cooperation with the Institute for Theater Education at the University of the Arts

The aim of the workshop is to communicate new methods – developed by University of the Arts students of theater education – of making fine art accessible.

The target group is teachers of fine and performing arts and other teachers who would like to relate works of art to the themes of home/Germany/migration in their lessons.

The event is a regional training course of the district of Neukölln and open to colleagues from other districts.

When:

Thursday 8 December 2011, 3 to 5 pm

Friday 9 December 2011, 10 am to 5 pm

Bookings (for non-journalists) by 1 December on tel. +49 (0)30 25993 424 or n.wilkens@jmberlin.de