Program

The Dubnow Institute disseminates the focal points and findings of its research in various analogue and digital event formats, actively seeking a dialogue with the general public alongside an academic exchange. The conferences, workshops, colloquia, the annual Simon Dubnow Lecture, general lecture series, book presentations, and film screenings are mostly organized in cooperation with regional, national, and international partners. The institute also participates in cultural events with a broad public appeal such as the reading festival of the Leipzig Book Fair, the Long Night of Scholarship, and the Jewish Week. At these events, the institute not only opens the doors to its building in the central Graphic Quarter, but invites the public to regular events at various cultural locations in the city, making scholarship accessible to all interested parties.

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Coordinator of Science Communication
Dr. Julia Roos

Current events

Further

The Determining Gaze. Images of Jewish Life in Postwar Poland

Guided Tour

Next guided tour: Wednesday, 14 January 2026, 3 p.m.
Dubnow Institute

Further

The Determining Gaze. Images of Jewish Life in Postwar Poland

English guided tour of the exhibition

Friday, 16 January 2026, 3 p.m.
Dubnow Institute

Further

Film »Outsider. Freud«

followed by a discussion with director Yair Qedar

Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 5 p.m.
Kinobar Prager Frühling, Leipzig

Further

Film »The Zone of Interest«

Science cinema with a post-screening discussion with Axel Doßmann

Tuesday, 3 February 2026, 7 p.m.
Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig

Lecture

Aesthetics of Survival: Art, Fashion, and Curating History

Lecture by Ya’ara Keydar followed by a panel discussion.

Wednesday, 18 February 2026, 2 p.m.
Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Leipzig

Further

Closing event of the exhibition »The Determining Gaze. Images of Jewish Life in Postwar Poland«

Lecture »Leben, Kampf und Tod im Warschauer Ghetto. Eine Wanderausstellung der Jüdischen Gemeinde West-Berlin, 1963«

with Julia Roos

Thursday, 26 February 2026, 5 p.m.
Dubnow Institute, Leipzig

Book Presentation

Das Verschwinden des Holocaust. Zum Wandel der Erinnerung

Book presentation with Jan Gerber as part of »Leipzig liest«

Thursday, 19 March 2026, 8 p.m.
Felsenkeller, Naumanns Tanzlokal