For the first time, German Jews and Muslim refugees visited the former German concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau together. Abraham Geiger College is an affiliate of the Union of Progressive Jews in Germany, which initiated this program in cooperation with the Central Council of Muslims in Germany. We are happy that the Washington Post covered this meaningful […]

Please take a look at our new film about the investiture of Svetlana Kundish.

On June 14th, Svetlana Kundish was invested as a cantor by Cantor Professor Eliyahu Schleifer. She was presented to him by the new director of Abraham Geiger College’s cantorial program, Cantor Isidoro Abramowicz. The investiture took place at Berlin’s Pestalozzistrasse Synagogue. Among the many guests of honor who wished the new cantor well were EUPJ […]

On June 20, a panel of distinguished scholars discussed „Jewish Jesus Research and Questions of Christology“. The event at the Universitá Gregoriana was part of The Encyclopedia of Jewish-Christian Relations project (EJCR), a research and publication project initiated by Abraham Geiger College. The EJCR aims to create an overview of the centuries-long history of Jewish […]

The new GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) across the European Union that is coming into force on 25 May 2018 provides everyone with greater rights and protection regarding the use of personal data. We would like to stay in touch and hope that you will be happy to continue to hear from us. To do […]

Engaging Torah: Modern Perspectives on the Hebrew Bible Edited by Walter Homolka and Aaron D. Panken Hebrew Union College Press, April 2018, 96pp ISBN 9780878201594 Hardcover $26.95 In this volume of essays, eminent Jewish scholars from around the world present introductions to the different parts of the Bible for the wider public. The essays encompass […]

„It is from here that we shall continue the enormous task of contributing to the renaissance of German and European Jewish life & learning,“ said WUPJ chair Carole Sterling at the dedication of the new building of Abraham Geiger College and the School of Jewish Theology in Potsdam on 23 April. She conveyed the thanks […]

Biennial Conference of the European Union for Progressive Judaism (EUPJ) 2018 The biennial of the EUPJ in Prague, which took place from April 26‒29, coincided with a double Torah portion, Acharei Mot-Kedoshim, which includes many laws aimed at helping people live their holiest lives. The Friday Kabbalat Shabbat Service at Prague’s Spanish Synagogue was led […]

Unser kommentiertes Vorlesungsverzeichnis für das Sommersemester 2018 ist nun online verfügbar.