"Closed season over: On living with daily anti-Semitism"

Juna Grossmann works in various museums and memorials and also runs the blog "irgendwie jüdisch" (somehow Jewish). For years, the Berlin native has been observing how openly anti-Jewish attacks are increasing, becoming louder and more threatening. In her book "Schonzeit vorbei: Über das Leben mit dem täglichen Antisemitismus", the Jewish German describes life under this constant anti-Semitic bombardment, reports on the growth of a fear that she was unaware of a few years ago, and how one day she realized that she too was now living on packed suitcases, ready to flee from the hatred. But where should you go in a world where anti-Semitism is becoming the norm again?

Juna Grossmann studied special education and has managed the exhibition office of a Berlin museum since 2009. She is a volunteer in the "Meet a Jew" encounter project of the Central Council of Jews in Germany. In 2018, she published her book "Schonzeit vorbei: On living with daily anti-Semitism" was published in 2018.

Moderation: Konstanze Schirmer, Spremberg/Grodk

The lecture will take place at Spreekino Spremberg/Grodk from 5:30 - 7 pm. A 40 to max. 45-minute lecture is planned, followed by three quarters of an hour of discussion.

The event is free of charge.

All lectures will be recorded and published on the website. https://www.praesenzstelle-spremberg.de/wissenschaftsjahr

The lecture series will be accompanied by the Berlin Wall Foundation, Prof. Dr. Axel Klausmeier, Director, and honorary professor at BTU. The project is part of the Science Year 2024 - Freedom and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

Registration for the lecture