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Visualization of an audio track as a waveform (pale red amplitudes on a black background).

Claude Lanzmann:
The Recordings

Upcoming Exhibition

To mark the centenary of the birth of Claude Lanzmann (1925–2018) – the acclaimed French journalist, filmmaker and chronicler of the Shoah – the Jewish Museum Berlin presents an exhibition that makes history audible. For the first time ever, the audio archive of Lanzmann’s world-renowned documentary film Shoah (1985) will be made accessible to the public.

Fri 28 Nov 2025 to Sun 12 Apr 2026

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Where

Libeskind Building, ground level, Eric F. Ross Gallery
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin

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The Lanzmann Collection includes 152 previously unknown audio tape cassettes. They document the numerous interviews with survivors, perpetrators and others that Lanzmann and his assistants, Corinna Coulmas and Irena Steinfeldt-Levy, conducted in the 1970s during their years of research before filming began. Both the archive and the film, which made history when it appeared 40 years ago, were designated part of the world’s cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2023.

Shoah is more than just a milestone in film history; it is a poignant, essential testimony to the Holocaust. The Lanzmann Collection offers profound insight into Lanzmann’s working methods and the development of his epoch-making work. These unique audio recordings are the heart of the exhibition, which can be explored through sound, and are complemented by objects, documents, and film footage. 

Claude Lanzmann’s AIWA tape recorder, Japan, ca. 1970–1979; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession 2023/208, gift of the Claude and Felix Lanzmann Association, photo: Roman März

Photograph of an AIWA audio recording device for cassette tapes with a black leather strap from the 1970s.

Claude Lanzmann’s AIWA tape recorder, Japan, ca. 1970–1979; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession 2023/208, gift of the Claude and Felix Lanzmann Association, photo: Roman März
Visualization of an audio track as a waveform (pale red amplitudes on a black background).

Exhibition Claude Lanzmann: The Recordings: Features & Programs

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Exhibition Information at a Glance

  • When 28 Nov 2025 to 12 Apr 2026
  • Entry Fee Free of charge
  • WhereLibeskind Building, ground level, Eric F. Ross Gallery
    Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
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Label with the inscription “Curated from the JMB collection”

Supported by

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The Lanzmann Collection is inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register.  

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