Jewish history: DOMiD cooperates with MiQua

Diversity of Jewish history and culture is presented

The presentation focuses on the changes in the Jewish communities in Germany in the 1990s and the mutual relationship to the topic of migration. For both Cologne institutions, the focus of their work is on people, their experiences and stories. The MiQua guest showcase in DOMiD's Virtual Migration Museum reflects the diversity of Jewish history and culture by means of introductory texts, conversations, photographs and objects.

Interviews, photos, videos and audios illustrate the impressions of the contemporary witnesses

For example, interviews with Rabbi Natalia Verzhbovska and another contemporary witness from Cologne offer personal insights into the migration history of so-called Jewish contingent refugees who entered Germany from the Soviet Union and its successor states from 1991 onwards.
Photographs by photojournalist Herby Sachs convey visual impressions of the time. Also on display are the first issue of the 1991 issue of the Gemeindeblatt der Synagogen-Gemeinde Köln (Community Gazette of the Cologne Synagogue Community) and the tallit, the rabbi's prayer robe. Media content in the guest showcase provides an insight into the current situation of Jewish life in Germany: In two video and audio clips, the interview partners comment on the attack on the synagogue in Halle (Saale) on October 9, 2019, and describe their memories of that day. Discussions on the topics of anti-Semitism and security are taken up.