Salman Schocken's Collections Between Germany and Israel
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PARTICIPANTS Dr. Irene Aue-Ben-David, Director of the Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem CONFERENCE Dr. Benjamin Balint, Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Jerusalem January 7 and 8, 2019 Dr. Susanna Brogi, Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg Racheli Edelman, Publisher, Schocken Publishing House, Tel Aviv Prof. Shmuel Glick, Director of the JTS – Schocken Institute for Jewish Research Dani Hacker, JTS – Schocken Institute for Jewish Research The German-Jewish businessman, publisher and Prof. em. Joseph R. Hacker, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem public figure Salman Schocken (1877–1959) was an extraordinary collector of art, Hebrew and Dr. Dietrich Hakelberg, German Literature Archive Marbach German manuscripts, books and autographs as well Dr. Caroline Jessen, German Literature Archive Marbach as an early advocate of the Hebrew University of Anna Holzer-Kawalko, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem in Europe and beyond. While his Berlin- Dr. Peter Sh. Lehnardt, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, based publishing house was liquidated in 1938 / 1939 Beer Sheva and Schocken’s department stores were sold to a Dr. Stefan Litt, The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem German syndicate of banks for a price far below their Adi Livny, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem actual value, Schocken managed to transfer a part Dr. Stefanie Mahrer, University of Bern of the publishing houses’ stocks as well as his private collections from Nazi-Germany to Jerusalem. The Galia Richler-Grebler, The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem Material Transfer – conference will discuss the transfer of Schocken’s Julia Schneidawind, M.A., LMU Munich extraordinary collections and seek to explore their Intellectual Transfer: Amos Schocken, Haaretz Publisher, Tel Aviv relevance within a history of Jewish migration from Salman Schocken’s Prof. Hillel Schocken, Tel Aviv University; Schocken Architects Nazi Germany Europe to Mandate Palestine and a Ltd. German-Israeli transfer of knowledge. Collections Bilha Shilo, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Between Germany Dr. Thomas Sparr, Suhrkamp Publishing House, Berlin CONCEPT & ORGANIZATION: Ada Wardi, Graphic Designer and Curator, Tel Aviv and Israel Dr. Caroline Jessen, David Witzthum, Television Presenter and Writer, Jerusalem Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach Baruch Yonin, JTS - Schocken Institute for Jewish Research Dr. Irene Aue Ben-David, The Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem Dr. Noam Zadoff, Indiana University Bloomington; LMU Munich Dani Hacker, JTS – Schocken Institute for Jewish Research Na'ama Teitlbaum-Karrie JTS – Schocken Institute for Jewish Research Design: [email protected] MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2019 TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2019 Venue: JTS-Schocken Institute for Jewish Research, Venue: Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem, 6 Balfour St., Jerusalem 33 Bustenai St., Jerusalem 15:00 OPENING REMARKS AND GREETINGS 9:00 - 10:30 14:30 - 16:00 SALVAGE. JEWISH COLLECTIONS AFTER 1933 TRANSFER AND TRANSFORMATION. Prof. Shmuel Glick – JTS-Schocken Institute for Jewish COLLECTIONS BEFORE AND AFTER WW II Research, Jerusalem Chair: Dr. Dietrich Hakelberg Dr. Irene Aue-Ben-David – Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem Anna Holzer-Kawalko – “I am just afraid that a large Chair: Dr. Stefan Litt Dr. Dietrich Hakelberg – German Literature Archive Marbach amount of books will remain without anyone willing to take Dr. Caroline Jessen – Thinking About Collections: them...” The Distribution of the Diaspora Treasures in Israel Schocken & Wolfskehl Bilha Shilo – Bringing YIVO to Jerusalem: Yiddish at the Galia Richler-Grebler – A Desire for the Hebrew 15:30 - 17:00 SETTING & CONTEXT. Hebrew University, 1925–1949 Book: Salman Schocken’s Hebrew Incunabula SALMAN SCHOCKEN IN JERUSALEM Ada Wardi – Save the Stock! Traces of Moshe Spitzer’s Collection at the NLI Chair: Dr. Benjamin Balint last Works for Schocken Verlag, Berlin Dr. Susanna Brogi – What’s Missing? What’s remaining? Dr. Thomas Sparr – Salman Schocken and Rechavia The Exchange of the Nuremberg Haggadoth Dr. Stefanie Mahrer – “This Room could not have been built in a Place other than Jerusalem.” The 11:00 - 12:00 RESOURCES. AN INFRASTRUCTURE Design, Art and Furniture of the Schocken Library FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH Venue: JTS-Schocken Institute for Jewish Research, 6 Balfour St., Jerusalem Prof. Hillel Schocken – Mendelsohn, Jerusalem & Me Chair: Adi Livny Dr. Peter Sh. Lehnardt – From Heinrich to Hayyim – 18:00 - 18:30 RECEPTION The Shift of Evaluation by Editing Hebrew Poetry into 17:15 - 18:00 Hebrew Context by H. Brody OF BOOKS & PEOPLE – Dr. Noam Zadoff – A Tale of Two Libraries: 18:30 ROUNDTABLE A GUIDED TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION MATERIAL AND INTELLECTUAL Gershom Scholem and Salman Schocken as Architects With Dani Hacker, curator TRANSFER: SALMAN SCHOCKEN IN ISRAEL. of Zionist Culture A RETROSPECTIVE (in Hebrew with simultaneous translation into English) 18:00 - 18:30 RECEPTION 12:00 - 13:00 PERSONAL AFFAIRS. Chair: David Witzthum PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE AND FRIENDSHIP With: Racheli Edelman Amos Schocken Chair: Dani Hacker 18:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Prof. Shmuel Glick Chair: Dr. Irene Aue-Ben-David Julia Schneidawind – Alu-le-Shalom: Gershom Scholem מושב מיוחד as a Collector מנחת דברים – מורשתו של שלמה זלמן שוקן Prof. Joseph R. Hacker – Possession of Books, Fashioning Identity and Cultural Transmission: The Hebrew Collection Baruch Yonin – In Praise of the Book: Abraham Meir מנחה: דוד ויצטום of Salman Schocken Habermann – Librarian and Scholar בהשתתפות: רחלי אידלמן, עמוס שוקן ושמואל גליק .