Events in September 2011
Press Invitation
Press Release, Wed 17 Aug 2011
We cordially invite you to these cultural events in September:
Program Surrounding the Special Exhibition "How German is it? 30 Artists' Notion of Home" (opening 15 September)
Pork and Milk
Documentary by Valérie Mréjen
(F 2004, 52 mins, Hebrew with German subtitles)
The French artist Valérie Mréjen chose a controversial theme for her first documentary film – orthodox Jews who turn their back on their faith. The film shows how this decision impacts the lives of the nine Israelis.
When: 19 September 2011, 7.30 pm
Where: Old Building, ground level, Auditorium
Admission: free with seat ticket only (available at the cash desk)
Ticket reservation (for non-journalists) on tel. +49 (0)30 25993 488 or reservierung@jmberlin.de
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Cultural Program
Arno Lustiger: "Rettungswiderstand"
Book Presentation with the Author and Joachim Gauck
Arno Lustiger has been rescued by others a number of times during his lifetime. The synthesis of the personal proximity of a Holocaust survivor and the scientific distance of a historian makes this book a powerful read. Lustiger not only describes the spectacular rescue stories, but also the long forgotten deeds of diplomats, Jews, and spiritual leaders among others, including the small, everyday offers of help. Following the reading, Joachim Gauck will talk to the author.
A cooperation with the Literaturhandlung.
When: 12 September 2011, 7.30 pm
Where: Old Building, second level, Great Hall
Admission: 9 €, reduced rate 7 euros
Ticket reservation (for non-journalists) at the Literaturhandlung on tel. +49 (0)30 8824 250
Asher Reich/SAID: "Das Haus, das uns bewohnt"
An Israeli-Iranian Discussion between Poets
Moderated by Shelly Kupferberg
Two poets point the way – trusting in the prophetic power of poetry. An Israeli and an Iranian author, Asher Reich and SAID, seek poetic discussion in 40 poems that provide each other with answers or mirror one another, that can be read as echos or interjections. "Das Haus, das uns bewohnt" is a joint book exploring cultures, languages, and religions at enmity with one another.
A "Jewish Culture Days, Berlin" event.
When: 13 September 2011, 7 pm
Where: Glass Courtyard, ground level
Admission: 12 €, reduced rate 8 euros
Ticket reservation (for non-journalists) on tel. +49 (0)1805 57 00 00
Morris Gleitzman: "Dann" (Then)
Book Presentation with the Author
Moderated by Uwe-Michael Gutzschhahn
Following his award-winning children’s book "Einmal," (First) Morris Gleitzman now presents the second book of his trilogy in German translation. "Einmal" describes the experiences of young Felix, who as the son of a Jewish bookseller is hidden in an orphanage as the Nazis invade Poland, while "Dann" is the story of his escape. In "Dann," Gleitzman skillfully succeeds in basing a fictive life story on historically proven facts.
A cooperation with the International Literary Festival, Berlin.
When: 16 September 2011, 10.30 am
Where: Old Building, second level, Great Hall
Admission: 3 euros
Ticket reservation (for non-journalists) on tel. +49 (0)30 278 786 66/70
Steve Sem-Sandberg: "Die Elenden von Lódz" (The wretched of Lodz)
Book Presentation with the Author and Ulrich Matthes
Moderated by Tina Mendelsohn
n his novel about the Jewish ghetto in Lodz, Steve Sem-Sandberg examines the mechanisms of suppression, the point at which conforming becomes unbearable, also for a traitor like the powerful ghetto leader, the Jewish elder Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski. Sem-Sandberg portrays the ambivalent figure Rumkowski and leaves the ultimate moral judgment to the reader.
When: 26 September 2011, 7.30
Where: Old Building, second level, Great Hall
Admission: 9 €, reduced rate 7 euros
Ticket reservation (for non-journalists) at the Literaturhandlung on tel. +49 (0)30 8824 250
"NEIN! ELEVEN!"
Common Future Tower for religious understanding: Guest project at the Jewish Museum
Young Berliners from various religious communities are taking a stand for peaceful coexistence and against the abuse of religion: The "JUGA-Initiative" organizes a variety of activities around the 10th anniversary of the attacks on 11 September. On 20 August at Berlin main station, the group will erect a tower from around 200 boxes decorated by children and young people of different religions and world views with their wishes and hopes for a common future. The Jewish Museum Berlin – for which intercultural educational work has been a focus for many years – will show the four-meter-high "Common Future Tower" in the Eric F. Ross Gallery until 12 September.
Project coordinator: RAA (Regionale Arbeitsstellen für Bildung, Integration und Demokratie e.V.), patron: Dr. Ehrhart Körting, Senator for the Interior and for Sport
When: 21 August to 12 September 2011
Where: Libeskind Building, ground level, Eric F. Ross Gallery
Admission with museum ticket
For further information on the project, see: www.juga-projekt.de
