Welcome to Jerusalem
Readings, movies, lectures – events for adults, kids, and families during our exhibition Welcome to Jerusalem
The Holiness of Jerusalem as Reflected in its Architecture
25. April 2019
The holiness of Jerusalem is reflected in particular in its impressive sacred buildings. Lectures and ensuing discussion with Florian Lippke (BIBEL+ORIENT Museum Freiburg, Switzerland), Klaus Bieberstein (Otto Friedrich University, Bamberg) and Jürgen Krüger (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology).
Katharina Galor –
The Temple Mount
9 January 2019
Archaeologist Katharina Galor talks about the historical and archaeological heritage of Jerusalem’s most controversial site – the Temple Mount (Har haBait). She presents various research initiatives and highlights the role of religiously or politically motivated agendas in the research process. (with audio recording)
Monday Movies: Du sollst nicht lieben (Eyes Wide Open)
26 November 2018, 7 pm
Feature film debut on homosexuality in a strictly religious environment.
Director: Haim Tabakman
Language: Hebrew with German subtitles
6 pm: Brief tour of the exhibition for visitors to Monday Movies
Monday Movies: Ink of Yam
24 September 2018
While the ink penetrates people’s skin, they tell their stories in the tattoo studio outside the city walls of Jerusalem.
Director: Tom Fröhlich
Language: Englisch, Hebrew, Arabic with German subtitles; Diskussion in German
6 pm: Brief tour of the exhibition for visitors to Monday Movies
Michael Sfard:
The Jerusalem Dispute. The Fight for Human Rights in Israeli Courts
6 September 2018, 7 pm
Lecture by Michael Sfard, one of Israel’s leading human rights lawyers (with video recording)
Monday Movies:
Three Days and a Child
4 June 2018, 7 pm
Directed by: Uri Zohar
6 pm: Brief tour of the exhibition for visitors to Monday Movies
Tom Segev: David Ben-Gurion
17 May 2018, 7.30 pm
Book Presentation and Discussion with the Author
Lives in Common: Arabs and Jews in Jerusalem
8 May 2018, 7 pm
Menachem Klein in Conversation with Cilly Kugelmann (with Video Recording)
Monday Movies: Berlin-Jerusalem
16 April 2018, 7 pm
Directed by Amos Gitai
A brief tour of the exhibition in German will be held for Monday Movie visitors at 6 pm. Admission with the museum ticket.
The Mazzah Bakery
5 April 2018, 11 am:
Guided tour and baking workshop for children aged 7 to 10 during the Berlin school break
Jerusalem in Conflict
17 March 2018, 11 am
Public tour for adults on the political conflicts in and around the city of Jerusalem (in German)
Rechavia – Grunewald in the Orient
28 February 2018, 7 pm
Reading with Thomas Sparr on German-Jewish Jerusalem (with Audio Recording; in German)
Monday Movie:
Jerusalem for Cowards
19 February 2018, 7 pm
Film screening and discussion with the directors Dalia Castel and Orit Nahmias (with Audio Recording of the discussion)
Who is carrying the Menorah?
8 February 2018, 6 pm
Talk by Steven Fine on Jewish Counter-Histories of the Arch of Titus Spoils Panel (with Audio Recording)
Three Loaves and One Hallelujah
8 February 2018, 11 am
For children aged 7 to 10 during the Berlin school holidays
Concert: A Prelude to the New Exhibition
6 December 2017, 8 pm
Jordi Savall with the Hespèrion Ensemble XXI and the Capella Reial de Catalunya
Jerusalem in Dialogue
(in German)
Two guides with personal connections to Jerusalem lead through the exhibition. Gain new perspectives in a unique tour.