British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Kristallnacht and its International Aftermath
A British Academy Workshop & Evening Discussion
Monday, 8 December 2008
ABOUT THIS EVENT | BOOKING FORM
| 10.30 | Registration and refreshments |
| 11.00 | Introduction Professor Edward Timms, OBE, FBA (University of Sussex) |
| Session 1: Pogroms (Chair: Edward Timms, OBE, FBA) | |
| 11.15 | The Eye-witness Testimonies at the Wiener Library Professor Raphael Gross (Jewish Museum, Frankfurt) |
| 11.45 | Was Austria different? Professor Peter Pulzer (Oxford University) (followed by a discussion) |
| 12.30 | Lunch break |
| Session 2: Reactions (Chair: Christian Wiese) | |
| 14.00 | Nazi Revolution as Christian Revival? The German Churches' Response to Kristallnacht and the Patterns of 1933-38 Professor Doris Bergen (University of Toronto) |
| 14.30 | On the Jews and their Lies: German Christians Respond to Kristallnacht Professor Susannah Heschel (Dartmouth College) (followed by a discussion) |
| Session 3 (Chair: Raphael Gross) | |
| 15.15 | The Impact of the ‘Kristallnacht’ on the Palestinian Population Professor Moshe Zimmermann (Hebrew University, Jerusalem) |
| 15.45 | Resisting the Demonic Forces of Nationalism: Robert Weltsch's Response to Nazism and 'Kristallnacht' Professor Christian Wiese (University of Sussex) (followed by a discussion) |
| 16.30 | Refreshments |
| Session 4 (Chair: Christian Wiese) | |
| 17.00 | Refugees and Rescuers: A British Perspective Professor Edward Timms, OBE, FBA (University of Sussex): |
| 17.30 | America’s Curious Responses to Kristallnacht Professor Gulie Ne’eman-Arad (Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva) (followed by a discussion) |
| Conclusions (Chair: Peter Pulzer) | |
| 18.15 | 1938-2008: International Responses to Ethnic Conflict Panel Discussion with Moshe Zimmermann, Susannah Heschel and Peter Pulzer |
| 19.30 | Drinks Reception |