Searching for Traces Towards the Present – Artistic projects and interventions against anti-Semitism

From November 1 to December 31, 2024, the Kunsthaus Dahlem hosted a series of events entitled “Spurensuche ins Jetzt” (Searching for Traces Towards the Present), which was funded by the Fund to Support Projects against Anti-Semitism. It created space for an intensive examination of Jewish heritage, intergenerational trauma and anti-Semitism. At a time when the historical and cultural Jewish heritage often threatens to disappear from the public consciousness, the project opened up new perspectives and made the connection between the past and the present. Invited to participate where e.g. Jessica Ostrowicz (London/UK), Joseph Sassoon Semah (Amsterdam/NL) und Anna Schapiro (Berlin). The artistic workshops and interventions are accompanied by tours and talks by curators Dorit Elkanati and Avi Feldman.

This series of events is currently being continued by a research project on Jewish students at Berlin art academies between 1900 and 1945. The results of this research project will be presented to the public in various formats.