Defiance
Jewish Women and Design in the Modern Era: Public tour (in German Sign Language)
The exhibition at the Jewish Museum Berlin is the first to honor the work of German-Jewish craftswomen who, during a time marked by exclusion and upheaval, forged their own paths.
past event
Where
Old Building, ground level, “Meeting Point” in the foyer
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
With around four hundred exhibits by more than sixty designers, this is the world’s first collective exhibition on the theme. It brings together pioneering women who battled social marginalization to achieve outstanding positions in their own fields, until the Nazi regime destroyed their careers and lives. Some managed to escape Germany and start afresh abroad.
Defiance: Jewish Women and Design in the Modern Era
Exhibition Webpage
Defiance: Jewish Women and Design in the Modern Era (11 Jul to 23 Nov 2025): visual and audio resources relating to the exhibition and information in German Sign Language
Publications
Exhibition catalog: 2025, in German
Digital Content
- Jewish Women and Design in the Modern Era: All biographies at a glance
- Jewish Places: Important places where the Jewish designers lived and worked on our interactive map
- Do you know Eva Samuel?: How the research for the exhibition took off
- Small Puppets – Strong Women: community project accompanying the exhibition (in German)
- Objects from the exhibition in our collection online in German
See also
- Paper doll based on a costume design by Dodo (1907–1998): Create your own movable paper doll!
- Beaded bracelet based on a design by Emma Trietsch (1876–1933): Make your own beaded bracelet!
- Fashion paper doll based on designs by Irene Saltern (1911–2005): Dress your own fashion paper doll!
- Jewish Women Ceramists from Germany after 1933: Online feature on Google Arts & Culture, in German
