Fall 2014
On September 18 the Bucerius Institute Together with the Haifa Center for German organized together with the Rosa Luxemburg and European Studies (HCGES) the Foundation and the Gottlieb Schumacher Bucerius Institute will open the academic Institute a symposium about the artist Lea year 2014/15 on October 30, presenting Grundig . Dr. Eckhard Gillen from Berlin, Oliver the play: “The Inheritents of the Silence” . Sukrow from Heidelberg and Dr. Thomas Flierl The play depicts a meeting between Esther, from Berlin introduced Lea Grundig as an artist, the daughter of Holocaust survivors and discussed her work and also spoke about her Eva, the granddaughter of a Nazi officer. identity as a German, a communist and a Jew. After struggling with their own past they are The exhibition: Lea Grundig in Dresden and able to find a common language and Palestine 1933-1948, is shown in the Igal together to overcome the silence of the Pressler Museum, Wolfson Street 54, in Tel Aviv second generation together. The play will and at the Jewish Museum in Frankfurt a.M. take place at 18:00 at the Edmond Safdie-
Auditorium, Mulit-Purpose-Building.
During the summer break, Dr. Amos Morris - From June 16-18, the International Reich , Director of the Bucerius Center, went to Consortium of Research on Antisemitism Europe to extend the centers research frame. As and Racism (ICRA) held the international part of the international research group:”History conference: “Narratives of Violence” at the of Race and Eugenics” he participated in a Central European University of Budapest. conference in Cork in Irland. In Berlin he met Dr. Amos Morris-Reich represented the with the “Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung Bucerius Institute, a member of the ICRA at und Zukunft” as part of the preparation for a the conference. Dr. Morris-Reich chaired a larger project on Anti-Semitism in Europe. He panel on rituals of hate: “Anatomy of also met with a delegation of the Max Planck Popular Violence”. More information about Institute to discuss further cooperation with the the network and the conference can be Bucerius Institute. found: http://narrativesofviolence.wordpress.com/
On November 6 , Prof. Wolfgang Lauterbach On January 8, Prof. Jack Jacob from the from the University of Potsdam will hold a University of New York will speak about: lecture on recent developments in Germany “The Frankfurt School, Jewish Lives and “Educational, Social Mobility and Wealth ”. His Antisemitism”. Mr. Jacobs is Professor at lecture is part of the weekly interdisciplinary the CUNY Graduate Center. His research seminar organized together with the HCGES. interests are Marxism, Critical Theory, Professor Lauterbach will be at the University of Jewish political thought and movements. He Haifa for a one-month research visit at the served as a Fulbright Research Scholar at Bucerius Institute, focusing on sociology of the Tel Aviv University and as a visiting education and research on wealth and status. scholar at the Simon-Dubnow-Institute in His lecture will be in English and take place at Leipzig. The lecture will take place at 18:00 18:00 at the Library Auditorium. at the Library Auditorium in English.
On January 15 , Prof. Atina Grossman from The Bucerius Institute together with the the University of New York will hold a lecture on: HCGES is welcoming two new interns from “The Meaning of survivors when the majority Germany for the winter semester 2014/15. of Dp’s survived in the Soviet Union”. Nina Schroete r is completing her B.A. Professor Grossmann teaches Modern degree in American Studies and History at European and German history and Women’s the University of Nottingham. She was part and G ender Studies at the Faculty of Humanities of the Model United Nations Committee in and Social Science. She has held a Guest Nottingham. Marco Foelsch is doing a Professorship at the Humboldt University Berlin Master Degree in Political Science focusing and the Friedrich-Schiller University Jena. Her on International and European Politics at the current research focuses on transnational University of Bamberg. He volunteered at Jewish refugee stories. In October 2005 Kfar Ofarim, a home and day care institute Professor Grossman was a Visiting Scholar at for grown ups with autism. As part of the the Bucerius institute. The lecture will take place internship program Miss Schroeter and Mr. at 18:00 at the Library Auditorium. It will be held Foelsch will take Hebrew Classes and be in English involved in all activities of the Institute.