Imagine you're fourteen years old. You see your future everywhere, except in the place you call home. Far away, there’s a person you know, respect, and like. You follow him to Berlin. Once there, you find people who care about you. You learn, and soon you find work. You’re quite skilled; some people admire you and love your clear thinking and sense of justice. Some. Others despise you for being and wanting to remain Jewish. A friend pays literary tribute to you, calls you “Nathan the Wise,” and asks you: What is the meaning of tolerance?
Dive into Moses Mendelssohn's journey as an Enlightenment thinker and law-abiding Jew and into the era's historical debates on the emancipation of Jews, the separation of state and religion, and the rights of minorities.
Past event

Where
Old Building, ground level, “Meeting Point” in the Glass Courtyard
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
Events accompanying the exhibition: “We dreamed of nothing but Enlightenment” – Moses Mendelssohn (11)