20/05/2026
REPARATION MEANS MORE THAN MONEY.
How do we remember injustice — and what does justice actually mean after historical trauma?
Touro University Berlin and the International Auschwitz Committee invite you to the workshop:
“Wiedergutmachung zwischen Anspruch und Realität”
📍 Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand, Stauffenbergstr. 13–14, Berlin
📅 May 28, 2026
🕑 Workshop: 14:00–17:30
🎤 Public Panel Discussion: from 18:00
The workshop is part of the concluding events of the research project “Wirkung der Wiedergutmachung”, conducted by Touro University Berlin and funded by the EVZ Foundation. The project concluded in December 2025.
Based on more than 50 survivor interviews conducted across Europe and Israel, the event explores questions of reparations, recognition, remembrance culture, and multiperspective Holocaust education.
The program includes:
• Interactive memory stations
• Reflection and discussion rounds
• Public panel discussion on reparations between aspiration and reality
Panel speakers:
• Volker Beck, President of the German-Israeli Society
• Martin Bock, Board Representative of the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future
• Christoph Heubner, Vice President of the International Auschwitz Committee
Moderated by:
Prof. Dr. Stephan Lehnstaedt (Touro University Berlin)
Participation is free of charge.
Registration:
📩 [email protected]
06/05/2026
It has officially begun.
On April 1, a new joint research project launched at Touro Berlin in collaboration with House of the Wannsee Conference. It is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space. The project IANSGE (“Israel-Related Antisemitism as a Didactic Challenge for Memorials and Sites of Remembrance”) explores as a new key question:
How does Israel-related antisemitism affect educational work at memorial sites today?
The project is led on our side by Prof. Dr. Stephan Lehnstaedt and Dr. Dagmar Lieske.
📍 Across Germany, we are working in close cooperation with partners such as Bergen-Belsen Memorial, Buchenwald Memorial, and Anne Frank Zentrum e.V.
🎤 Through interviews with staff members, we examine how the events of October 7, 2023, and the subsequent Gaza War are influencing and shaping their work.
📚 Based on these insights, we will develop practical guidelines for addressing Israel-related antisemitism in educational contexts.
More to come.
16/04/2026
BERLIN IS OUR CLASSROOM
Studying in Berlin means stepping outside the classroom.
On April 14, 2026, our students visited the Jewish Museum Berlin with lecturer Paul Schilling, who regularly organizes excursions that bring learning beyond campus.
From world-class museums to historically significant sites, Berlin offers countless opportunities to engage with history where it happened. At the Jewish Museum Berlin, students explored the permanent exhibition on Jewish life in Germany through immersive spaces, personal stories, and historical artifacts.
Experiences like these are an integral part of student life at Touro Berlin, connecting academic learning with the unique cultural landscape of the city.
Come and join us!
14/04/2026
At Touro University Berlin, mentoring is about more than advice — it’s about real conversations with people who have already been where you want to go.
Through the Mentoring Program, students connect with leaders who share not only their experience, but also the insights you won’t find in textbooks — from career decisions to the unspoken rules of the professional world.
A chance to ask questions, gain clarity, and take the next step with more confidence.
Unleash your potential and think seriously:
What would you ask your mentor? 💬
16/04/2026
14/04/2026