"Höre die Wahrheit,
wer sie auch spricht"
(Hear the truth
whoever is speaking it)
An introduction to the world of Moses Maimonides and the culture of tolerance in Arabic Spain
18 November 2012
Program of the Jewish Museum Berlin Academy
Moses Maimonides, sticker from the "Great Minds" series, Israel 2000
© Hotzaat Arieh
The quote of the philosopher, legal scholar, and physician Moses Maimonides will guide and inspire the future work of the academy.
In short talks, international scientists provide a glimpse into the culture of tolerance between Jews, Muslims, and Christians in medieval Spain, the Jewish and Arab philosophy of time, and their interactions as well as Moses Maimonides’ legacy for our time.
A keynote speech by Daniel Libeskind and contributions by Sari Nusseibeh, Sarah Stroumsa, María Rosa Menocal (tbc), George Y. Kohler, Yitzhak Melamed, Lukas Muehlethaler and Claudia Roden.
Moderator: Peter Adamson
When
18 November 2012, 10.30 am-6 pm
Where
Old Building, second level, Great Hall
Admission
10 euros, reduced rate 8 euros
Bookings
www.jmberlin.de/colloquium-maimonides
Contact
Julia Jürgens
Tel: +49 (0)30 259 93 353
Fax: +49 (0)30 259 93 330
j.juergens[at]jmberlin.de
A cooperation with the Research Unit Intellectual History of the
Islamicate World at the Free University of Berlin and Studio Daniel
Libeskind, with the generous support of the Center for International
Cooperation at the Free University of Berlin.
Registration:
Online registration (in German) is available for the colloquium.
The colloquium program can be downloaded here (pdf-file in German).
