Book presentation: Topsy Küppers “Lauter liebe Leute. Ein dicker Brief an mein Publikum”
Topsy Küppers reports with sensitivity and passion about her years of work with the Freie Bühne Wieden, which she founded and managed. The honest friends and scoundrels who accompanied her are described lovingly and humorously.»more
Let’s celebrate Purim!
The Purim festival recalls the rescue of the Persian Jews by the courageous and beautiful Queen Esther. A guided tour for children will feature…»more
Regina Fritz “Nach Krieg und Judenmord. Zur Geschichtspolitik Ungarns 1945–2010”
Book presentation
Regina Fritz looks at Hungary’s confrontation with the Holocaust from 1944–45 to the end of the century: how and for what reason was part of this history used, reinterpreted, and ultimately increasingly taboo?»more
Presentation of the poetry series NADELSTICHE
by Verlag der Theodor Kramer Gesellschaft
To make poems about exile and resistance known to a wider public, Theodor Kramer Gesellschaft is bringing out a new poetry series called Nadelstiche. The first volumes in the series are by Trude Krakauer and Siglinde Bolbecher.»more
Book presentation: Eva Menasse “Quasikristalle”
What do we really know about ourselves? And about others? Eva Menasse breaks down the different aspects in the life of a woman into thirteen chapters, showing her as a mother and daughter, as a friend, tenant, and patient, as a fleeting acquaintance and an unfaithful wife.»more
“Georg Kreisler gibt es gar nicht / Kreislers musikalische Stolpersteine”
Presentation of the cross-medial project
On July 18, 2012, the songwriter, cabaret performer, opera composer, theater director, and novelist would have been 90. In the documentary Georg Kreisler gibt es gar nicht,” author and director Dominik Wessely reviews Kreisler’s extensive song repertoire and his many-sided career and presents both in a historical context.»more
From Babylon to Vienna and Hannover: exclusive presentation of Esther scrolls
Emile Schrijver, director of the Biblioteca Rosenthaliana in Amsterdam and an international expert in Jewish manuscripts, and Gabriele Kohlbauer, who is responsible for the JMW collections, will present selected Esther scrolls from the Museum archive that are not usually put on display.»more
