On September 15 the “Key Documents”-Edition was presented during the conference “German-Jewish history – research and education” at the training center for teachers in Hamburg (Landesinstitut für Lehrerbildung und Schulentwicklung Hamburg). The workshop participants were highly interested.
Author: Daniel Burckhardt
@keydocuments now on Twitter
We are now on Twitter! Follow @keydocuments for new sources and interpretations.
Visiting Rostock
Key Documents were present at the conference “Correspondences and Estates around 1800 – Development, digital edition and scientific evaluation.” Daniel Burckhardt presented the project to the conference participants under the title “Key Documents of German-Jewish History: an online source edition that wants to be read.”
Key Documents in the Archives Journal of the State Archive
The new edition of the Archivjournal of the Hamburg State Archive has just been published, including a short project presentation of the key documents edition. The State Archive is an important cooperation partner since a large part of the sources of Hamburg’s Jewish history are preserved there.
Workshop Digital Humanities
At the workshop organized by the Max Weber Foundation, Daniel Burckhardt presented the technical concept of the key documents edition focussing on infrastructure, processes and TEI markup.
Key Documents at Historikertag
The 51st Biennal Meeting of German Historians in Hamburg offered numerous opportunities to present the online source edition to an interested public. Daniel Burckhardt and Nina Zellerhoff presented the key documents edition at the poster session of the AG Digital History.
On the occasion of its 50th birthday: The IGDJ goes digital
Launch of the digital anniversary project and reception
Thursday, 22.09.2016 18:00 to 21:00
The Institute for the History of German Jews (IGDJ) turns 50! On this occasion, the institute presents itself and its digital jubilee project “Key Documents of German-Jewish History”. The online edition virtually reunites the Jewish heritage of the city, which is scattered throughout the world due to migration and persecution, making it accessible to the whole world and preserving it for future generations. You are welcome to join this launch followed by a reception. At the same time, this is an opportunity to view an exhibition on research on Nazi looted books carried out by the IGDJ and the Stabi.
Location: Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg, Lichthof, entrance Edmund-Siemers-Allee / corner Grindelallee
A source edition in a balancing act between Public History and research infrastructures
Daniel Burckhardt and Miriam Rürup presented the key documents at the conference “Digital History Science – new tools for new questions?” organized by the CLARIN-D special interest group “Modern and Contemporary History” in Berlin on February 8 and 9, 2016.
Interview with Thomas Fache and Dr. Anna Menny on L.I.S.A.
In its latest edition, the online periodical “Medaon – magazine for Jewish life in research and education” has dealt with the importance of digitization for Jewish history. On this occasion, L.I.S.A. interviewed the editors Thomas Fache and Dr. Anna Menny about “Medaon” as a whole and the issues raised in this focus issue on digitization. What specific possibilities does the digital age offer with regard to researching Jewish history? Which topics and approaches are made possible? How does networking work? And what role does the online magazine “Medaon” play?
Medaon issue on digital Jewish history
The latest issue of the online magazine Medaon was just released. Titled “Interim Promises and Challenges. Perspectives on the relationship between digitization and Jewish history”, it focuses on the subject of digital Jewish history. This edition was developed in collaboration with the Institute for the History of the German Jews (IGDJ) in Hamburg and the Netzwerk Jüdische Geschichte digital.