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A corridor with bare concrete walls that gets lost in the dark. The floor is littered with thick metal discs into which faces with torn open mouths have been sawn.

Schalechet (Fallen Leaves), an installation by Menashe Kadishman; Jewish Museum Berlin

Human Rights: On Their Origins

Guided Tour

The UN Human Rights Commission was founded in 1946, in the wake of the atrocities committed by the Nazis. Its goal was to create a document that would help prevent future crimes against humanity.

By appointment

Map with all buildings that belong to the Jewish Museum Berlin

Where

Jewish Museum Berlin
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin

Where, when, what?

Two years later, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Based on the principle of the equality of all human beings, it sets out political, economic, social, and cultural rights in 30 articles. Many of these rights have now been incorporated into the constitutions of various countries.

The tour examines the development of individual articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the context of German-Jewish history. They trace a trajectory from concepts of humanity in the Torah, through freedom of religion, to the prohibition of discrimination and the right to asylum and freedom of movement.

Where, when, what?

  • WhenBy appointment
  • Duration90 minutes
  • Where Jewish Museum Berlin
    Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
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  • Entry fee

    45 € for school groups, 60 € for groups of adults with reduced rate, 150 € for adults

  • Booking request For groups of adults with a reduced entry fee. Please contact us at least 6 weeks before your desired date for this service via visit@jmberlin.de

    Please note The guided tours are suitable for students from grade 6 onwards and for adults.

    LanguageThe tour is conducted in English and can also be booked in German and Simple German.

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