We had planned a reply to Michael Brenner and Benet Lehmann. This has become a reflection on Judaic Studies, Jewish Studies and history in post- Shoah Germany. We argue that contemporary Jewish Studies is an important research focus in itself. While the two articles and our manuscript were written before October 7, 2023, the reactions ever since in Germany underscore the lack of knowledge about Jews, Israelis and Israel. We arrive at the conclusion that interdisciplinary cooperation must be expanded to address social grievances, and to support the resilience of Jewish life in Germany.
Archives
Grażyna Jurewicz/Marie Schröder (Hg.): Jüdische Leben erzählen
Johannes Czakai: Nochems neue Namen: Die Juden Galiziens und der Bukowina und die Einführung deutscher Vor- und Familiennamen 1772–1820
Andreas Weber: Die Nürnberger Judengemeinde 1349–1499. Politische Handlungsspielräume jüdischer Akteure im Spätmittelalter
Steven E. Aschheim: Scholem, Arendt, Klemperer. Deutsch-jüdische Identität in Krisenzeiten
Rachel Elior: The Unknown History of Jewish Women through the Ages: On Learning and Illiteracy: On Slavery and Liberty
„Es ist die Freiheit, an der sie wächst“. Sarah Rappeports Kibbuzroman „Die Jüdin von Cherut“
Biographien jüdischer Frauen: Hannah Karminski (1897-1943) – Jewish Feminist Leader and Social Worker
Forschen und Spielen. Vajswerks Projektreihe zu Lotte und Käte Laserstein
Implikationen des ‚Historikerstreits 2.0‘ für die antisemitismuskritische Bildung
Divergent historical interpretations of the Shoah, particularly in relation to postcolonial theories, are much discussed and are currently closely linked to positions on the Middle East conflict. So far, there has been little focus on their pedagogical consequences. Descriptions of the Shoah (do not) focus on different dimensions of antisemitism. The article distinguishes between a universalizing and a particularizing perspective, each of which has both intended and undesired pedagogical potential. Reflective potentials can be accessed by mediating between the two perspectives.