Prof. Dr. Barbara Hahn speaks as part of the "Open Lecture Halls" at Freie Universität Berlin
Jewish Berlin has a long and eventful history. Since the Middle Ages, there have been anti-Jewish pogroms, murderous persecution and forced emigration. In Berlin, however, Jews also fought for their emancipation. They claimed an important place in the history of Berlin's intellectual life and in the economy of the booming industrial metropolis. During the German Empire, the German capital developed into the center of Jewish life in Germany, which flourished during the Weimar Republic before being systematically destroyed during the Nazi dictatorship. But even in the divided and reunited Berlin, Jewish life in Berlin has returned and is facing new challenges today.
Prof. Dr. Barbara Hahn is one of the main editors of the Critical Edition and editor of Volume 2 Rahel Varnhagen. She will be speaking in the context of the section “Jewish Berlin - from the Middle Ages to the Present”, which was conceptualized by Prof. Dr. Thomas Ertl and Dr. Hanno Hochmuth and is organized by the Friedrich Meinecke Institute at Freie Universität Berlin and the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History Potsdam.
Time & Location
Oct 30, 2024 | 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Freie Universität Berlin
Hörsaal Thielallee 67
14195 Berlin
Keywords
- Barbara Hahn
- Berlin
- Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut
- Hannah Arendt
- Judaism
- Leibniz-Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam
- Open Lecture Hall
- Rahel Varnhagen