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English Summary

Young people in Germany live in a post-nationalist society that is shaped by global migration. The memory of the Holocaust has a high priority in the self-image of the FRG and antisemitism is sanctioned. At the same time, however, there has been a continuity of antisemitic incidents in Germany since 1945. Even if only a few youngsters can be described as having antisemitic attitudes, young people in the FRG grow up in a society characterized by antisemitism and are socialized with knowledge, aesthetics, and social practices relevant to antisemitism.

 

In our research project, we interview young people between the ages of 16-25 and ask them about their encounters with Jews, Judaism and Israel, and their experiences with the Holocaust and National Socialism as part of the German memory culture. We analyze antisemitic knowledge, reconstruct its origins, and examine the importance of educational experiences in school and beyond.

 

Further, we are developing materials for the prevention and intervention against antisemitism addressed to a wide range of potential users in cooperation with the memorial and educational site House of the Wannsee Conference. Lastly, we will train multipliers to apply the pedagogical materials that we developed.