With Karamba to the Bundestag
My Journey from Senegal to the German Parliament
Reading and Discussion with Karamba Diaby as Part of the New German Stories series (audio recording available, in German)
“No, not you!” a canteen employee called to Karamba Diaby on his first day at the Bundestag. She had concluded from his appearance that he must be in the wrong place. And people still seem surprised when Karamba Diaby, member of parliament, responds in German and not Mandingo.
recording available

Where
W. M. Blumenthal Academy,
Klaus Mangold Auditorium
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
(Opposite the Museum)
Through his humor, Karamba Diaby topples prejudices and reveals several forms of everyday racism in Germany that was “not meant like that.” In his book Mit Karamba in den Bundestag. Mein Weg vom Senegal ins deutsche Parlament (With Karamba to the Bundestag. My Journey from Senegal to the German Parliament), he tells of his birth country Senegal, of life in the GDR and his work in the Bundestag. And not least of his vision of an open and future-oriented society.

Audio recording of the reading with Karamba Diaby on 1 June 2017, with an introduction by Yasemin Shooman, in German; Jewish Museum Berlin 2017
Photo: Karamba Diaby; Michael Bader
Interview Series: New German Stories (12)
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New German Stories
From 2014 to 2017, our colleagues from the Academy program on migration and diversity held regular events at the Jewish Museum in a series called New German Stories. The guests' lives speak to Germany, past and present, as a society of migration, and the events take these life stories as a springboard for exploring these themes. Beforehand, the guests were almost always interviewed. We have compiled these interviews for you here.
Where, when, what?
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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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Event Series: New German Stories (4)
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New German Stories
From 2014 to 2018, New German Stories illustrated Germany’s past and present as a multiethnic society through the lens of individual lives. The event series included readings, film screenings, and conversations.
Audio Recordings: Listen to Past Museum Events (69)
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Listen to Past Museum Events
Lectures, book presentations, theatrical readings, panel discussions, and award ceremonies
Academy Programs: Past Events for You to Listen To and Watch 2011–2019 (40)
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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.