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…
Portraits of the Eastern Front: Hermann Struck’s Encounters with Erich Ludendorff during World War I Chen Shapira This blog post was written under the guidance of Dr. Irit Chen within…
A Journey to Palestine: The 1938 Diary of Albert Goetz Chimeziem Ezebuilo This blog post was written under the guidance of Dr. Irit Chen within the framework of the M.A.…
Something to Hold On To: A New Exhibition at Tel Aviv University Art Gallery Showcases Materials from the Rudi Lehmann and Hedwig Grossman CollectionRudi Lehmann and Hedwig Grossman were two German-Jewish artists who immigrated…
On December 9, the HCGES and the Yekkes Archive welcomed Ms. Anna Bartels, Commissioner for Foreign Cultural Policy at the German Federal Foreign Office. The visit offered an excellent opportunity…
Tamar Kojman is a cultural and intellectual historian who specializes in modern German and German-Jewish history. Her research explores national identity, religious tensions, secularization, and gender. Her current project examines…
Cyra Sommer Cyra Sommer is a Ph.D. candidate at the HCGES and a research fellow at the Archive for German-speaking Jewry in Israel (AGSJI). Her research project examines the relationships of…
An Interview with Micha Limor. The Second-Generation Yekke Experience In this interview, students Evgeniia, Ting, and Daria talk with Micha Limor, a journalist and editor whose biography reflects the complex…
An Interview with Dr. Nurit Gillath Dr. Nurit Gillath, a second-generation German Jew born in Jerusalem in 1934, shares her unique perspective on life as a Yekke (German Jewish descendant)…
An interview with A. This podcast features an interview with A., a second-generation Yekke born in Israel to German immigrant parents. A. shares her experiences growing up in Israel, her parents'…