Joint projects

Aktuelle Projekte

A³

The societal problem of antisemitism extends to the workplace. This participatory research project combines interviews, experience sampling, and intervention strategies to understand and shed light on experiences of antisemitism at work.

JuStud

The project seeks to investigate the dynamics, manifestations, and consequences of antisemitism at German higher education institutions from the perspective of Jewish students and to translate the findings into recommendations for institutional strategies.

ASJA

The project identifies the support that professionals working in organizations for children and youth need when it comes to addressing and preventing antisemitism. These findings will allow us to develop, pilot, and evaluate tailored training programs.

DAYVid

This project develops a multi-methodological approach to YouTube videos and analyzes four areas of antisemitism on the platform: right-wing, left-wing, Islamist, and “infotainment” content. Subsequently, two communication formats are developed and piloted in three German federal states.

IANSGE

This collaborative project examines the challenges of addressing Israel-related antisemitism at former concentration camp memorials and sites of remembrance associated with the Nazi period. This initiative interviews management and staff at eight locations across Germany, paying particular attention to educational and pedagogical concerns.

AWA

The research project focuses on articulating and examining the relationship between an “identifying” (and thus reductive) orientation toward the world (and the self), on the one hand, and antisemitism or an antisemitic and/or authoritarian worldview, on the other. This relationship has scarcely been investigated in either theoretical or quantitative social research before.

PAAK

This project examines antisemitic crimes in Germany between 2022 and 2025 to establish an empirical foundation for secondary and tertiary prevention. By analyzing prosecution files, prevention case records, and interviews with incarcerated individuals, the project identifies types of offender and risk configurations to develop targeted approaches toward crime prevention.

AntOstMig

The AntOstMig project investigates experiences, discourses, and formations of antisemitism within Jewish and non-Jewish Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking migrant communities in Germany.

AnSU

Launched at the initiative of the University of Leipzig, the research project investigates empirically the spread, function, and influence of antisemitic sentiment among students at German higher education institutions.

REACT

This interdisciplinary collaborative project examines the responses of Jewish individuals affected by antisemitism, as well as the conditions and constraints surrounding their participation in educational institutions. The goal of the project is to counter antisemitism in institutional educational contexts and foster Jewish participation.

DIALOGOS

The project addresses experiences of antisemitism and the “scenic memory” of the Shoah within professionally facilitated spaces of dialogue, such as safer spaces, counseling, therapy, and awareness-raising efforts. It develops guidelines for practices of reflection and supervision to support practitioners in social work and mental health in becoming more sensitive to antisemitism in their professional development.

Syn-safe

This project examines issues related to synagogue security – architecture, the community’s sense of safety, and police protection of the premises. The goal is to strengthen security at multiple levels through improved coordination, knowledge, and understanding.

Un_An_MMZ

The project is creating a new collection of interviews regarding Jewish life in the GDR and contemporary Germany, a multimedia toolkit, and a handbook for subject-specific pedagogy and teachers. As an empirical basis, the study examines the use of video interviews in democracy education and teaching methodologies at selected universities in Germany.

AE3G

This interdisciplinary research group investigates whether and to what extent the Third Generation’s experiences of antisemitism reactualize their grandparents’ experiences of persecution.

AIES

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.

Everyday Culture

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.

ASJust

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.

ChriSzA

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

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.

Net Olam

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.

RelcoDiff

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.

RESPOND!

The collaborative project RESPOND! works to provide young people with the tools to speak out against antisemitic hate speech on the German-language web.