Even in these places, which are committed to enlightenment, anti-Semitic ideas can be reproduced. In the resulting discussions, it is not uncommon for a majority to gain the power of interpretation - while affected minorities are ignored. 80 years after the end of National Socialism and in view of the rise of right-wing extremism, it is urgently necessary to come to terms with our own imprints and entanglements and to ask about the gaps and blind spots in the "culture of remembrance".
- What happens when art provokes but does not listen?
- What happens when criticism from those affected by anti-Semitism is ignored?
- And what happens when a supposedly "overwhelming" majority determines which opinions count - and which don't?
These questions are at the centre of a public panel discussion dealing with the controversies surrounding the play "Through Silence". Based on this exemplary case, we would like to create a space for voices that have hardly been heard to date - Jewish, critical and academic perspectives.
Greeting: Prof. Dr Gerhard Wegner, State Commissioner against Anti-Semitism and for the Protection of Jewish Life
Also on the podium:
- Andreas Döring, Director of the Schlosstheater Celle
- Dr Elke Gryglewski, Lower Saxony Memorials Foundation
- Enno Stünkel, Project Manager "Perspectives against anti-Semitism"
- Matthias Naumann, theatre author and publishing director of Neofelis Verlag
- Rabbi Maximilian Feldhake, Jewish Community of Celle
- Tlalit Kitzoni, employee of ConAct, survivor of 7 October 2023
Moderation: Dr Achim Doerfer, author, lawyer and Deputy Chairman of the State Association of Jewish Communities of Lower Saxony K.d.öR.
Some of the speeches will be in English. Simultaneous English-German translation will be provided.
An event organised by the Jewish Community of Celle, the project "Perspectives against Anti-Semitism" and the Lower Saxony Memorials Foundation. Supported by: Lower Saxony State Prevention Council and Lower Saxony State Democracy Centre