Tour of ANU Museum of the Jewish People: Following the Jews of Germany

This tour takes us through all three floors of the new ANU museum of the Jewish people, as we follow the unique story of the Jewish Community of Germany. This community traces its origins to the Roman period, with its height in the high Middle ages and again in Modern times, when it led the way in matters of Theology, philosophy and thought for Jews and the world. We begin our tour on the third floor, seeing the cultural contribution of German Jews in the 20th century, in areas such as cinema, art and philosophy. We then continue to the 2nd, historical floor, where we trace, through ancient objects, the history of German Jewry from the 10 to the 20th century, ending our tour in the Hallelujah gallery on the 1st floor, with a model of the Berlin “Neue Synagoge”, which survived Kristallnacht.

The first 30 registrations are free of charge!

ANU Museum

18:00-19:30

Germans in the House: Student Party

Join TAU's German students for an evening celebrating German culture, including beer and games!

Literary Session: Germany, Winter Journey

This special literary session - led by researchers in German literature at the School of Cultural Studies at Tel Aviv University - will feature selected figures and original themes in modern German literature - Franz Kafka's circus, Klaus Mann's devil, Walter Benjamin's artifacts and the fragrance of the Persian garden in Goethe's poetry.

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Info Session - for TAU Students

The DAAD will present about scholarships available for Israeli students to study in Germany

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Info Session - for TAU Academic Staff

The DAAD will present about funding opportunities for TAU academic staff to travel to Germany for educational (non-research) purposes

German Film night with Dr. Ido Lewit from The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television - Screening of "The Oyster Princess"

Ernest Lubitsch is known as one of the greatest directors of the Golden Age of Hollywood. In the 1930s and 1940s, he directed several movies which became international successes, including To Be or Not to Be (1942), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), and Ninotchka (1939). But few know that the Jewish director was born in Berlin and made his film career debut in Germany.

Dr. Ido Lewit of TAU’s Steve Tisch School of Film will give an introduction to the screening of one of Lubitsch’s early films made in Germany - The Oyster Princess (1919).

The film provides a fascinating glimpse into the wonderful world of German Lubitsch, a world where passion, dance, anarchy, and the breaking of gender and status conventions are celebrated in ways beyond the Hollywood framework.