This interdisciplinary research group investigates whether and to what extent the Third Generation’s experiences of antisemitism reactualize their grandparents’ experiences of persecution.
The project investigates how to engage with antisemitism in the classroom and develops digital teaching materials to help prevent antisemitism across a range of disciplines.
The first phase of the research project investigates the extent to which experiencing or anticipating hostility affects Jews’ religious practice. The second phase facilitates education and training through workshops and online videos.
How does the judiciary deal with antisemitism? The project will address this question through a systematic survey of judicial practice. It takes into account the findings of antisemitism research as well as the perspectives of those affected in order to identify lacunae and develop possible courses of action alongside and for the judiciary.
This collaborative project is dedicated to identifying and analyzing Christian elements of antisemitism in its historical and contemporary manifestations. We understand the communication of knowledge in a broad sense, and thus the results of our research will feed back into the scholarly community, schools, and adult education.
EMPATHIA³ focuses on prospective police officers and teachers in confronting antisemitism. This project will develop, evaluate, and implement a core curriculum, a standardized test, and an intervention.
The collaborative project Net Olam conducts comprehensive data collection on the heretofore under-researched attacks on Jewish cemeteries; develops strategies to prevent these attacks; and establishes a network that promotes the communication of research findings and works to protect Jewish cemeteries.
The interdisciplinary collaborative project traces religious constructions of difference in children of preschool and elementary school age in order to study and counteract antisemitic attitudes.
The collaborative project RESPOND! works to provide young people with the tools to speak out against antisemitic hate speech on the German-language web.