Claude Lanzmann:
The Recordings
Preview for FRIENDS (in German)
To mark the centenary of the birth of Claude Lanzmann (1925–2018) – the acclaimed French journalist, filmmaker and chronicler of the Shoah – the Jewish Museum Berlin presents an exhibition that makes history audible. For the first time ever, the audio archive of Lanzmann’s world-renowned documentary film Shoah (1985) will be made accessible to the public.
Wed 26 Nov 2025, 5 pm
Where
Old Building, ground level, “Meeting Point” in the foyer
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
The Lanzmann Collection includes 152 previously unknown audio tape cassettes. They document the numerous interviews with survivors, perpetrators and others that Lanzmann and his assistants, Corinna Coulmas and Irena Steinfeldt-Levy, conducted in the 1970s during their years of research before filming began. Both the archive and the film, which made history when it appeared 40 years ago, were designated part of the world’s cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2023.
Exclusively for FRIENDS, there will be a preview with curator Tamar Lewinsky. You will gain special insights into Lanzmann's working methods and the making of his epoch-making film.
Audio cassette tapes from the Lanzmann Collection; Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Roman März
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