Antisemitismus in Kunst und Kultur - Diskussion

In the organizer's words:

Anti-Semitism in art and culture
Discussion

The Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians on October 7 were not only a shock for the Israeli population, but also for Jews worldwide. Solidarity with them was very muted. At the same time, they were confronted with a new wave of open anti-Semitism. It was particularly disturbing for many that these reactions often came from the cultural sector and universities, i.e. from bodies that generally show solidarity with the victims of violence and from whom they would have expected moral support.

On this evening, the writer Dana von Suffrin, the film producer Martin Moszkowicz and the film historian and former director of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Lars Henrik Gass, will look back on their experiences after October 7, 2023 and discuss questions that artists and cultural workers are asking themselves at a time when "culture is creating divisions that it was once supposed to prevent" (Lars Henrik Gass, Spiegel, 28.8.24)
The discussion will be moderated by historian Dr. Julie Grimmeisen.

Participants:

Dr. Dana von Suffrin, writer and historian with a doctorate. Her novels ("Otto", "Noch mal von vorn") and radio plays have won numerous prizes. In 2024, she published the collection of stories "Wir schon wieder. 16 Jewish stories".

Martin Moszkowicz, producer of numerous nationally and internationally successful feature films, Chairman of the Management Board of Constantin Film AG until March 1, 2024, Professor at the University of Television and Film, Munich

Dr. Lars Henrik Gass, author, film theorist and film curator, director of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen from 1997 to 2024. In 2024, he was awarded the Ernst Cramer Medal of the German-Israeli Society "for his civil courage, his decency and for his backbone in the face of anti-Semitic resentment".

Dr. Julie Grimmeisen, consultant for Jewish life in Bavaria and Israel in the office of the Bavarian State Government's anti-Semitism commissioner and publicist of the study "Pioneers and Beauty Queens. Women role models in Israel 1948 - 1967".

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