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Historian, Director of the Leo Baeck Institute London
Country of origin
Great Britain

Dr. Daniel Wildmann, Director of the Leo Baeck Institute London, and Senior Lecturer in History at the Queen Mary College of the London University, has researched and published about National Socialism, anti-Semitism, the history of the body and visuality. At present he works on a study entitled "A Visual History of Anti-Semitism, Emotions, and Morality" which highlights especially German films since the silent era.

 

Current issues

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16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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