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Past Events for You to Listen To and Watch 2011–2019

We have recorded some of our conferences, lectures, readings, and panel discussions for you as audio or video files.

  • Blue and white tea bowl, inside with gold rim

    About a Tea Bowl

    Discussion with brief presentations about interwoven experiences of post-Soviet Jewish migration
    Video: in German

    Lecture/Discussion
    27 Nov 2019

  • Portrait Ruth Wodak.

    Ruth Wodak: Swing to the right?!

    Ruth Wodak traces how a new “normality to the right” is establishing itself in many European countries, in German

    Lecture/Discussion
    17 Oct 2019

  • Portrait of a man.

    “To Know One Religion Is to Know None”

    W. Michael Blumenthal Fellow Walid Abdelgawad talks about reflections on Islam and Judaism in the writings of German-speaking Jewish orientalists between 1833 and 1955
    Video: in German

    Lecture/Discussion
    28 Aug 2019

  • Photography of a totem pole in a foggy landscape with lake

    Museums, Religion and the Work of Reconciliation and Remembrance

    with the curators Jisgang Nika Collision (Haida Gwaii Museum, Haida Nation & Canada) and Léontine Meijer-van Mensch (Saxonian State Ethnographic Collections)

    Lecture/Discussion
    9 May 2019

  • Collage from various identity documents.

    Access Barriers. Critical Perspectives on Racism in Schools and Curatorial Practices

    Keynote by Bonita Bennett (District Six Museum, Cape Town) at the conference Access Barriers on museums as places of social change.
    Video:in English

    Lecture/Discussion
    20 Mar 2019

  • Graphic with garlands and balloons.

    Happy Birthday, Academy Programs!

    Introducing the Academy Programs as well as Panel Discussions: Jewish Fathers – Jewish Children? and A Pre-fascist Era?

    Video Recording
    2 Dec 2018

  • Front facade of the W. Michael Blumenthal Academy with the inscription: Hear the truth, whoever speaks it.

    Living with Islamophobia

    The international conference Living with Islamophobia considered how cultural and religious affiliations are constructed and invited experts to enter into discussion.
    Video: in English

    Conference
    11 + 12 Oct 2018

  • Entrance of the Library located in the Academy Building.

    Imported Antisemitism?

    We discuss with political, academic, and practical experts which manifestations of antisemitism among Arab migrants and Muslims in Germany exist
    Video: in German

    Lecture/Discussion
    30 Aug 2018

  • Black and white photograph of a group of Black Lives Matter demonstrators.

    Ongoing Struggles. Anti-Discrimination Work during the Rise of the Far Right

    with Imani Perry: “What Lies Underneath: Difficult Histories and the Resurgence of The Far Right”
    Video: in English

    Conference
    7 Jun 2018

  • Portrait of a man.

    What is the Relationship Between Antisemitism and Islamophobia?

    Lectures by David Feldman and Stefanie Schüler-Springorum
    Video: in English and German

    Video Recording
    20 Mar 2018

  • Kunstwerk von Moran Sanderovich

    New Judaism – Alliances in Postmigrant Society

    On concepts of being Jewish within the third generation of Jews in Germany
    video: German and English

    Discussion
    16 Nov 2017

  • Dmitrij Belkin

    Germanija. How I Became an Adult and a Jew in Germany

    on Dmitrij Belkin's narrative that also throws light on immigration today, in German

    Reading/Discussion
    19 Oct 2017

  • Black-and-white photograph of protesters with placards bearing slogans such as

    IN-/EXCLUSIONS and Self-Empowerment in the Cultural Business

    With Max Czollek, Dan Thy Nguyen, Sandrine Micossé-Aikins, and Mutlu Ergün-Hamaz, in German

    Discussion
    12 Oct 2017

  • Portrait of a man.

    People, National Community, AfD

    Book presentation and discussion with the author Michael Wildt and Alexander Häusler, in German
    Audio: in German

    Lecture/Discussion
    10 Oct 2017

  • Neon lettering: future memories.

    Future Memories

    Discussion on the Importance of Minority Perspectives for European Societies’ Commemorative Cultures, in German and English

    Discussion
    26 Sep 2017

  • Two portrait photos of two women.

    Man as Lord or Guardian of Creation?

    Nawal Ammar and Hava Tirosh-Samuelson
    Video: German and English, no subtitles

    Reading/Discussion
    13 Jul 2017

  • An old photograph: a wedding couple dancing.

    Yousef Abad

    Eliz Sanasarian and Elham Rokni on video art by Elham Rokni and the situation of Jews in Iran from the 1979 revolution to today.
    Audio: in English

    Lecture/Discussion
    6 Jul 2017

  • A woman in dress and hijab.

    Religion. Fashion. Empowerment.

    Discussion with Reina Lewis and Meriem Lebdiri, in English and German

    Lecture/Discussion
    29 Jun 2017

  • Karamba Diaby is sitting on a staircase, wearing a blue suit with a red check tie.

    With Karamba to the Bundestag – My Journey from Senegal to the German Parliament

    Karamba Diaby tells of his birth country Senegal, of life in the GDR, his work in the Bundestag, and of his vision of an open and future-oriented society.
    Audio: in German

    Lecture/Discussion
    1 Jun 2017

  • Portrait Ariel Sabar

    Ariel Sabar: My Father’s Paradise: A Son’s Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq

    Reading and talk with the writer Ariel Sabar on the story of his father Yona Sabar, professor of the Neo-Aramaic language, and the Kurdish-Jewish history.
    Audio: in English

    Lecture/Discussion
    11 May 2017

  • A man laughs into the camera.

    Israelis in Germany
    Ideological Debates and Changing Identities

    Talk and Slideshow with Dr. Dani Kranz and Katja Harbi from the University of Wuppertal on Israeli Jews in today's Germany.
    Audio: in German

    Lecture/Discussion
    4 May 2017

  • Letters “Un/Möglichkeiten” (Im/Possibilities)

    Im/Possibilities – Perspectives on Refugee Participation

    Conference on the situation for refugees in Europe and Germany. Recording of the opening event with a talk by Gurminder K Bhambra, Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, UK.
    Audio: in German and English

    Reading/Discussion
    29 Mar 2017

  • Book cover showing an elderly, white-haired, bearded gentleman playing the cello.

    Our Father: A Sinti Family Recounts

    Conversation and reading with the German-Sinti civil rights activist and author Anita Awosusi and her daughter Tayo Onutor about their family’s history.
    Audio: in German

    Reading/Discussion
    23 Mar 2017

  • Portrait of the author

    The Acid Test – How Fear of Foreigners is Threatening our Democracy

    The Islamic studies and education scholar Lamya Kaddor reads from her book and discusses integration with Minister of State Aydan Özoğuz and Andreas Zick.
    Audio: in German

    Reading/Discussion
    16 Feb 2017

  • Black and white photograph: a group of men with shovels walking along a street.

    Jews in North Africa During the Second World War

    Theme day with lectures by Michel Abitbol, Eric Salerno, Patrick Bernhard, Haim Saadoun, and panel discussion
    Language: German, English, and French

    Lecture/Discussion
    26 Jan 2017

  • Black and white portrait of a young man with glasses in half profile

    A Jew in Neukölln – My Path to Coexistence of Religions

    The theology student and writer Ármin Langer reads from his book and talks about Jewish life in Neukölln.
    Audio: in German

    Reading/Discussion
    19 Oct 2016

  • Black and white photograph: a boy stands in front of a puddle, an old building is reflected in the puddle.

    Sites of Memory: Lost and Entangled Narratives

    with Dr. Rosa Fava, Juliane Jurewicz, Prof. Dr. Iman Attia, Olga Gerstenberger, Ozan Keskinkiliç, Anita Awosusi, Ilona Lagrene, Prof. Dr. Michael Rothberg, and Serpil Polat
    Video: in German and English, no subtitles

    Conference
    16 Sep 2016

  • A fabric banner with the words Crisis on it, with people standing in a square behind it.

    Time of Crisis

    with Dan Diner, Adam Michnik, Dietmar Herz, Étienne François, and Hans Kundnani
    Video: in German, no subtitles

    Discussion
    7 Sep 2016

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    Antisemitism in the Arabic World – Facts and Myths

    with Michael Kiefer and Omar Kamil
    Video: in German, no subtitles

    Discussion
    26 Apr 2016

  • Book cover

    “Angst ums Abendland” (Fears For the West) Book Presentation

    Talk with Daniel Bax and Gideon Botsch on Right-wing populist parties, anti-Muslim sentiments, flight and asylum.
    Audio: in German

    Reading/Discussion
    6 Apr 2016

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    Post-migrant Society?!

    International conference, recording of the opening event
    Video: in German and English, no subtitles

    Conference
    12–14 Nov 2015

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    Kill Me a Son!

    Recording of the opening event
    With: Prof. Dr. Peter Schäfer and Prof. Dr. Angelika Neuwirth
    Video: in German, no subtitles

    Conference
    3–4 Sep 2015

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    A Shared View of Europe – Jewish and Muslim Experiences as Reflected in Public Controversies

    Panel discussion with Prof. Nilüfer Göle, Shai Lavi and Gökçe Yurdakul
    Video: in English, no subtitles

    Discussion
    19 Jan 2015

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    The Realignment of “Education after Auschwitz” in Immigration Society

    Book presentation and panel discussion with the author Rosa Fava, Angela Kühner (University of Frankfurt), Selman Erkovan, history teacher in training, and Marco Kühnert
    Audio recording: in German

    Reading/Discussion
    27 Jan 2015

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    Contemporary Jewish Life in a Global Modernity

    Recording of the presentation “Future of European Jewry”
    With: Dr. Karen Körber and Dr. Diana Pinto
    Video: in English, no subtitles

    Conference
    11–12 Dec 2014

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    Snip it?!

    Presentation of a study on the circumcision debate followed by a discussion as part of the Judeo-Islamic Forum.
    Video: in German, no subtitles

    Lecture/Discussion
    4 Dec 2014

  • A Turkish, a Polish and a German passport.

    Concepts of Citizenship and Participation in European Comparison

    Recording of the keynote by Prof. Dr. Rainer Bauböck and the followed panel discussion
    With: Prof. Dr. Rainer Bauböck, Dr. Manuela Bojadžijev, Josip Juratovic and Dr. Monika Lüke
    Video: in German, no subtitles

    Conference
    7–8 Apr 2014

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    Is Higher Education a Safeguard Against Racism and Antisemitism?

    Presentation of a study followed by panel discussion with Wassilis Kassis, Charlotte Schallié, Iman Attia, Stefanie Schüler-Springorum and Andreas Zick
    Video: in German, no subtitles

    Lecture/Discussion
    20 Feb 2014

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    Modernized, then Tolerated?

    Micha Brumlik, Petra Bahr, Kadir Sanci, and Thomas Bauer about religion and navigating between tradition and adaptation, in German

    Discussion
    10 Oct 2013

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    The History of Jews and Dönme in Turkey

    The Turkish studies scholar Corry Guttstadt and the historian Marc Baer discuss the history of Jews and Dönme (converts) in Turkey, in German

    Lecture/Discussion
    31 Jan 2011