Jewish on the Feed
Panel Discussion on Visibility, Community, and Hate Speech on TikTok (in German)
Why is contemporary Jewish life in Germany barely visible on TikTok? While a diverse digital community has emerged in the United States around the hashtag and term JewTok, Jewish voices are far less visible on German-language channels. What role do antisemitism, hate speech, and inadequate safety measures play? And what is needed to ensure that Jewish perspectives are visible, diverse, and represented on their own terms in the digital space?
Thu 5 Nov 2026, 7 pm
Where
W. M. Blumenthal Academy,
Klaus Mangold Auditorium
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
(Opposite the Museum)
These questions are at the heart of the panel discussion Jewish on the Feed, which brings content creators, experts, and audiences together for a conversation. The discussion will focus on the personal experiences of people who make Jewish culture visible online, as well as the challenges they encounter on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. Topics include digital public spaces, responsibility, community building, allyship, and the impact of antisemitic harassment on the visibility of Jewish perspectives. How can digital spaces be made safer? What responsibility do platforms, institutions, and users have? And how can Jewish culture become more visible online?
ruth__lol is a meme artist and activist. Using provocative memes – Never Again (Just Kidding) – and the pseudonym ruth__lol, her Instagram account has more than 23,000 followers.
From a left-wing perspective, the Jewish activist comments on topics including antisemitism, memory culture, racism, sexism, anti-queer discrimination, and current politics. Through humor, pop-cultural references, and deliberately provocative memes, she draws attention to social injustices.
Her work focuses on Jewish identity, self-determination, and a critical engagement with experiences of discrimination in the present.
ruth__lol; photo: private
Helene Braun is a Jewish theologian and rabbinical student at the Abraham Geiger College in Potsdam. Born in Hanover and now based in Berlin, the content creator is committed to increasing the visibility of Jewish life and making religious communities more open and accessible to younger generations. As leni_lafayette, she offers insights into Jewish everyday life and religious practice on Instagram. Her work focuses on interfaith dialogue, feminism, intersectionality, LGBTIQ+ issues, and sustainability. Since 2026, she has also been working as a theological advisor at the House of One in Berlin.
Niyousha Akbari is a political scientist, presenter, and member of the political education team at the Anne Frank Educational Centre, where she focuses on political education online. Her work centers on communicating political and civic education content to younger audiences through social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.
Using innovative digital formats, she makes sociopolitical topics accessible to a broad audience and promotes democratic participation. She also advises and trains institutions and individuals on the strategic use of social media – particularly TikTok – for political education.
Niyousha Akbari; photo: Abdul Yildiz
Rosa Jellinek is a content creator (@rose_igeaussichten), activist, and political educator. She works both online and offline on issues including Judaism and antisemitism, queerness and feminism, as well as digital activism and hate speech. She currently works as a TikTok creator at the Jewish Museum Berlin.
Rosa Jellinek; photo: private
When & Where?
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WhenThu 5 Nov 2026, 7 pm
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Where
W. M. Blumenthal Academy,
Klaus Mangold Auditorium
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
(Opposite the Museum)
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Entry fee
Free of charge – Booking opens soon in our ticket shop
Language German
