Where Books Open Worlds
This beautiful lithograph by Jewish artist and sculptor Jakob Plessner captures the timeless magic of being completely immersed in a book. Created for the Soncino Gesellschaft, Germany’s first and only…
When the Archive Became Part of the Story
The Yekkes archive was delighted and excited to take part in the filming of the end-of-year activities video of the Association of Israelis of Central European Origin. As an archive…
A visit of Kyra Gerber from the DAAD center in Amsterdam
Haifa Center for German and European Studies (HCGES) was pleased to host Kyra Gerber from the Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam (DIA), the DAAD Center at the University of Amsterdam. Kyra Gerber…
Nicole McTaggart – DAAD lecturer at the University of Haifa
In September 2025 Nicole McTaggart started working as a DAAD lecturer at the HCGES. In this position she is in charge of organizing the German courses as well as teaching…
The International Conference: Between Continuity and Transformation: German-Speaking Jews in Palestine and Israel
HCGES hosts an international conference Between Continuity and Transformation: German-Speaking Jews in Palestine and Israel
On 28 October 2025 the Haifa Center for German and European Studies (HCGES) together with the Archive of German-Speaking Jewry in Israel (AGSJI) hosted the international conference “Between Continuity and…
From Nahariya to Tefen to Haifa: The Story of Yisrael Shiloni and the Archive
From Nahariya to Tefen to Haifa: The Story of Yisrael Shiloni and the Archive for German-speaking Jewry in Israel (the “Yekkes Archive”) Dr. Irit Chen In June 1970, Yisrael Shiloni, a…