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ON WATER by Jeff Beer Location: German House, Lobby, 1st Ave. @ 49th Str., NY, NY 10017
Jeff Beer, born in 1952 in Mitterteich, Upper Palatinate/Germany, lives and works as freelance artist in Gumpen near Falkenberg, North East Bavaria. Right from the beginning his artistic conception was multilateral. Very early he attended to painting, photography, instrumental music, composition and improvisation. He studied at the State University of Music in Würzburg. Since the mid-eighties he engages in iron sculptures. Numerous prizes and awards. Concerts and exhibitions both at home and abroad, among others in Berlin, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Nuremburg, Stockholm, Paris, London, Osaka, Madrid, Prague, Brno, Moskau, Krasnojarsk, Wladiwostok, Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg. For 25 years he has been taking pictures based on the concept of a continuous study of the sphere of life and perception. His WATER-cycle has been appreciated in more than 20 international exhibitions since 2006. "Advancing the anonymity of things with my camera, that is what I am actually interested in. The pulsating density and depths of things, as if they were alive. In their presence that is separated from outer time. To stir something that we know at heart. Life sentiment. Or something definite without a name." - Jeff Beer, "Grammar on Water", March 2006 The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue of 52 colored pictures and 4 original texts by Ingeborg Ruthe, Kathrin Schmidt, Michael Donhauser and Jeff Beer at a price of $30. Further information: http://www.jeffbeer.de This exhibition will be on display until June 20, 2008 Opening hours: Mo-Fr, 9.00 am - 5.00 pm. German-Israeli Relations in the Past and Their Future Time: 06:30 p.m. Location: German House, Auditorium, 1st Ave. @ 49th Str., NY, NY 10017
Panel Discussion with Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Avi Primor Since its founding 60 years ago, Israel, under difficult circumstances, built a vital, democratic and constitutional community, to assure a safe and prosperous future for the state and its citizens. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations on May 12, 1965, the political and human bonds between Germany and Israel have only grown deeper and closer. Today, these unique relations are a cornerstone of German foreign policy. Chancellor Angela Merkel's highly regarded visit to Israel and her speech before the Knesset demonstrate the significance of these relations for both sides. The growing interest of young Israelis in visiting Germany and in learning the German language is also a sign of an increasing exchange. Therefore, the panel discussion will not only look back on the development of German-Israeli relations in the past but also provide an outlook on what lies ahead. As panelists, the German Consulate General welcomes two individuals who will give us insights into personal and political experiences from very different angles: Dr. Ruth Westheimer: Born 1928 as Karola Ruth Siegel in Frankfurt, Germany, Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer pioneered the field of media psychology with her radio program, Sexually Speaking, in the 1980s. As a child of a Jewish family she had to flee to Switzerland from Nazi Germany. Her parents and other family members were later killed at Auschwitz. In 1948, she immigrated to Palestine, where she became a member of the Haganah and taught kindergarten. She later studied psychology in Paris, then received her Masters in sociology at the New School and her doctorate in education at Columbia Teachers College, both in New York. Trained as a psychosexual therapist at New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center, she still maintains her own private practice. As an author of 31 books -- and counting -- she lectures at both Yale and Princeton and is an Associate Professor at NYU. She is a widow, has two children and four grandchildren. With her experiences as a contemporary witness, Dr. Westheimer will give us valuable personal insights into this issue. Avi Primor: Born in 1935, the author and former diplomat studied Political Science and International Relations in Jerusalem, New York and Paris before entering the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the end of his 39-year career, Mr. Primor served as Israel's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany from 1993 to 1999. During this time he became one of the most important voices of the Israeli-German dialogue. After his diplomatic career, Avi Primor continued to be a protectionist of German-Israeli reconciliation. As an author of various books and publications, Mr. Primor several times focused on Israeli-German and Israeli-European relations ("…mit Ausnahme Deutschlands" 1977; "Europa, Israel und der Nahe Osten" 1998). Among other citations, Mr. Primor was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2003. Having served as Vice President of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and of Tel Aviv University, today Primor is director of the Trilateral Center for European Studies at the private university IDC Herzliya and lecturer at the IDC's Lauder School of Government. The panel will be moderated by Consul General Dr. Hans-Jürgen Heimsoeth. Germany Behind the Wall: A Look at Life under the GDR Time: 07:00 p.m. Location: JCC Manhattan
After World War II, the communist German Democratic Republic defined itself as anti-fascist and invited the return of communists and anti-fascists (including Jews) from the West, yet was able, paradoxically, to deny any East German responsibility for the Holocaust, marginalize the reality of Nazi persecution of the Jews, and engage by the early 1950's in anti-Semitic purges. In this series, we'll look behind the GDR's wall of denial. Session 1: May 13 Historian Dr. Atina Grossmann, author of Jews, Germans and Allies: Close Encounters in Occupied Germany and Dr. Ernestine Schlant Bradley, author of The Language of Silence: West German Literature and the Holocaust discuss the impact of post war Soviet domination on the way in which the GDR dealt with German war crimes and the emergence of unique identities in the two "Germanys." Session 2: May 20 Dr. Schlant Bradley illustrates changing attitudes towards the past during the 40 years of the GDR and since reunification, using film excerpts and literary references. Session 3: May 27 Dr. Schlant Bradley moderates a conversation among Germans who grew up in the East. 3 times on Tuesdays 7:00 PM May 13 - May 27 $45.00 Member $60.00 Non-Member Code: JLSGDR00S8 Location: The JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St. (Program room assignments will be available at the JCC Customer Service Desk, in the lobby of the Samuel Priest Rose Building.) To register please call our registration hotline at 646-505-5708
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