The symposium deals with socio-political as well as artistic key questions about contemporary Jewish life in Germany. How is Jewish life in Germany today? Which influencing factors determine the Jewish communities and Jewish life? How can we make the specific experiences of being Jewish available to society as a whole? How can we benefit from this, especially in times of crisis? How has Jewish music in Germany changed in recent decades? We want to discuss these and other questions with well-known guests.
Keynote:
David Witzthum (correspondent for Israeli radio and television in Germany from 1982 to 1985 and has been moderator and editor-in-chief of the first Israeli television since 1993. Witzthum has been teaching political science at Tel Aviv University and German history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem since 1994. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Israel Council on Foreign Relations.)
Three panels:
Including among others Mirna Funk (novelist, journalist and columnist; Berlin), Yuriy Gurzhy (DJ and author; Ukraine/Berlin), Amy Goldberg (President Amy Goldberg Consulting, New York/USA), Alexander Shapiro (management consultant, Frankfurt a.M.).
Live Music:
Julie Sassoon, solo piano (a British composer and pianist with a German-Jewish family background, classically trained on piano and violin, critically acclaimed solo performances at the Elbphilharmonie and the London Jazz Festival)
Kosher lunch is free for participants and visitors.
