
Susanne Urban
Dr. Susanne Urban (born 1968 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany) finished her Ph.D. in 2000 on “Central-Verein and its strategies regarding Jewish self-defence against Antisemitism between 1893 and 1938” at Moses-Mendelssohn-Centre/ University Potsdam.
Since November 2015 she is Managing Director for the SchUM-Cities-Association, and therefore part of the challenge of the Federal state Rhineland-Palatinate to inscribe the Jewish heritage in the three Cities of Speyer, Worms and Mainz to UNESCO World Heritage.
May 2009 to November 2015 she was Head of Historical Research and Education at the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen, Germany.
In 2004 she was Fellow Researcher at Yad Vashem’s Research Institute and afterwards up to 2009 employed in the Yad Vashem Educational Department.Before this she was employed e.g. at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt in the Exhibitions and Educational Department (1990-2009) and was on the editorial staff of Jewish Journal TRIBUNE (1994-2004). She has published e.g. on topics such as the Bricha, Youth Aliyah and Anti-Semitism and also created teaching units for various age groups. Her recent research focuses on Displaced Persons, Children as survivors of Nazi Persecution and Early Testimonies.
Supervisors: Prof. Julius H. Schoeps, Prof. David Bankier (s.A.); Prof. Dov Kulka
Since November 2015 she is Managing Director for the SchUM-Cities-Association, and therefore part of the challenge of the Federal state Rhineland-Palatinate to inscribe the Jewish heritage in the three Cities of Speyer, Worms and Mainz to UNESCO World Heritage.
May 2009 to November 2015 she was Head of Historical Research and Education at the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen, Germany.
In 2004 she was Fellow Researcher at Yad Vashem’s Research Institute and afterwards up to 2009 employed in the Yad Vashem Educational Department.Before this she was employed e.g. at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt in the Exhibitions and Educational Department (1990-2009) and was on the editorial staff of Jewish Journal TRIBUNE (1994-2004). She has published e.g. on topics such as the Bricha, Youth Aliyah and Anti-Semitism and also created teaching units for various age groups. Her recent research focuses on Displaced Persons, Children as survivors of Nazi Persecution and Early Testimonies.
Supervisors: Prof. Julius H. Schoeps, Prof. David Bankier (s.A.); Prof. Dov Kulka
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