The last Geschichtomat project weeks, the first for a long time, dealt among others with various aspects of our online dossier “Martha Glass.” A total of four of videos created by the participating students deal with the biography of Martha Glass, the deportation of Hamburg Jews, the concept of the online dossier or the family research work of Matthias Brandis on the history of his family. We are excited about this addition to our existing offerings! All videos will also be included in the teaching materials section.
General
Positive media coverage of our women’s lives exhibition
We are delighted about the extensive and positive article in the Jüdische
Allgemeine. Under the headline “Showing Female Diversity”
Moritz Piechler acknowledges the conception and realization of our current
online exhibition “Women’s Lives”. Read here!
Jewish History Compact – The Last Ghetto: Theresienstadt
Our new dossier on Martha Glass initiated the new season “Persecution, Remembrance, Reappraisal” of the podcast Jewish History Compact, jointly produced by IGdJ and MMZ. Listen in (interview in German)!
Dossier on the diaries of Martha Glass
On January 31, 2021, the dossier on the diaries of Martha Glass was ceremonially launched. The dossier provides the original diary pages, the transcripts, a detailed introduction as well as a collection of material with further relevant sources and suitable online resources. Additional dossiers will be added in the future.
Podcast on the online exhibition “On the Ship”
In “Hafen und Heimat,” the first episode of the new podcast series Jewish History Compact, Sonja Dickow-Rotter and Björn Siegel provide insights into the background, conception and implementation of our current online exhibition “On the Ship – ‘as on another Earth’” (the interview in German).
New project staff
Since April 2019, the editorial staff of the Key Documents has been working in a new constellation: During her parental leave, Anna Menny is substituted by Sonja Dickow as project coordinator. And after successfully completing her Master’s degree, Ute Schumacher left the Edition. Her successor as a student assistant is Tabea Henn, who has been supporting the project since May 2019.
Historical tours along the traces of the Jewish past in Hamburg with the HistoriaApp by HHU
As part of the online source edition “Key Documents of German-Jewish History”, the Institute for the History of German Jews in Hamburg has developed two tours along the traces of Hamburg’s Jewish past. The entries could partly be taken from the digitized version of the map “Places of Jewish Life and Jewish History in Hamburg.”
The two tours (in German):
Historical tour through Hamburg’s Grindelviertel
On the trail of Jewish heritage – the various stations provide insights into the long and varied Jewish past in the Grindelviertel.
Bicycle tour along the traces of the Jewish past between the Hamburg Neustadt and Altona.
The individual stations of the bicycle tour follow Jewish traces between Hamburger Neustadt and Altona, from the former “Judenbörse” in Elbstraße or the temple in Poolstraße to the Jewish Hospital in today’s Simon-von-Utrecht-Straße and the cemetery at Königstraße.
You can download the app for free at Google Play (Android devices) or in the German Apple App Store.
New members of the Advisory Board
We are pleased to welcome two new members to our advisory board: Dr. Henning Borggräfe, Head of Research and Education at the International Tracing Service, Bad Arolsen, and Stefan Wilbricht, KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme, project “Documentation Center denk.mal Hannoverscher Bahnhof”.
New Section: Presentations and Publications
Under About this edition > Presentations and Publications you will now find an up-todate compilation of lectures, publications and reviews about the Key Documents Edition.
@keydocuments now on Twitter
We are now on Twitter! Follow @keydocuments for new sources and interpretations.