Geschah, was geschah? Geschieht es noch?

In the organizer's words:

Taking a stand, showing solidarity, finding solutions - seven Munich literary institutions are taking a stand against anti-Semitism with the Literary Week against Anti-Semitism (20.01. to 27.01.2025). In this public symposium at the Literaturhaus, academics from all over Germany will take a look at historical events and current developments.

Program

16.00 hrs
Literary anti-Semitism
Reading with Thorsten Krohn

It is literature that has helped us to understand the horrors of the 20th century. But what influence did (and does) it have on the emergence of anti-Semitic emotions? Ethel Matala de Mazza (Humboldt University Berlin) and Mona Körte (Bielefeld University) will discuss these questions using selected text passages.

5.30 p.m.
The turning point in memory politics
Lecture by Jens-Christian Wagner

Why are (concentration camp) memorials desecrated again and again? Jens-Christian Wagner, Director of the Buchenwald Memorial, talks about the return of historical revisionism and anti-Semitism.

18.15 hrs
A new anti-Semitism?
Discussion with Lena Gorelik, Ilka Quindeau and Jens-Christian Wagner

What reactions do political developments in Germany require? How do Jewish authors experience the growing anti-Semitic aggression? Author Lena Gorelik (Wer wir sind et al.), sociologist and psychologist Ilka Quindeau (Adorno Lectures at the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt) and Jens-Christian Wagner answer these questions. Moderation: Mirjam Zadoff (NS Documentation Center Munich)