Claude Lanzmann: The Recordings
Public tour with curator Dr Tamar Lewinsky (in German)
Discover our exhibition Claude Lanzmann: The Recordings together with its curator Dr Tamar Lewinsky. For the first time, the audio archive of Claude Lanzmann — the French filmmaker and chronicler of the Shoah — is being made accessible to the public. Previously unknown magnetic tape cassettes document numerous conversations he and his assistants conducted in the 1970s with Holocaust survivors, perpetrators, and bystanders.
Thu, 4 Dec 2025, 4 pm
Where
Old Building, ground level, “Meeting Point” in the foyer
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
The audio archive, created during the research for the film Shoah (1985), was donated to the Jewish Museum Berlin and was added to the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in 2023.
The tour offers insights into Lanzmann’s research project and introduces the particularities of listening to historical audio sources. The reception of the interviews focuses on various aspects — for instance, the hesitation of survivors to speak about their experiences, or the strategies of denial, minimization, and deflection employed by the perpetrators.
Exhibition Claude Lanzmann: The Recordings: Features & Programs
- Exhibition Webpage
- Claude Lanzmann: The Recordings: 28 Nov 2025 to 12 Apr 2026
- Accompanying Events & Tours
- Public tours and events accompanying the exhibition: find all dates in our calendar
- Offerings for Groups
- Bookable workshop for groups and school classes: by appointment
- Bookable tour for groups and school classes: by appointment
- See also
- Shoah (1985) by Claude Lanzmann
- The Lanzmann Collection: Projects to catalog, preserver, and share the legacy of the audio cassettes from this holding of the Jewish Museum Berlin
Public Tours: Current Dates and Topics of our Guided Tours (19)
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Current Dates and Topics of our Guided Tours
You can currently participate in the following public tours. Details and ticket information can be found on the page of the respective guided tour.
