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Graduation Ceremony 2025

Colorful Event Open

We cordially invite everyone to our graduation party!

The program

Welcoming address
Dr. Andreas Brämer, Rector of the Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies

Greeting
Professor Barbara Traub, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees and Member of the Presidium
of the Central Council of Jews in Germany

Greeting
Martha Fiedelak, Student Representative Council

Keynote speech
Universalism from the Margins. Modern Jewish Thought and the Search for Humanity
Dr. Yael Sela, Visiting Professor of the Lilli and Michael Sommerfreund Foundation

Singing and guitar
Anni Joy Shanks

Presentation of the certificates
Professor Dr. Johannes Becke, Dean of Studies

Greeting and presentation of the Friends' Prize
Professor Dr. Michael Schmitt, Chairman of the Circle of Friends


Afterwards, the Circle of Friends invites you to a reception in the university canteen :)

Registration open until October 23, 2025

Absolvent_innenfeier 2025
HfJS Heidelberg
  • Date: 30 October 2025
    Date 30 October 2025
  • Time: 18:15 - 21:00 UTC+01:00
    Time 18:15 - 21:00 UTC+01:00
  • Participation: On-site
    Participation On-site
  • Language: German / English
    Language German / English
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  • Location: Hannah Arendt Hall, S4 (HfJS Heidelberg)
    Location Hannah Arendt Hall, S4 (HfJS Heidelberg)
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News

Press
On the difficult situation in Israel and unanswered questions about future steps

Tom Würdemann at ZDF on the situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories

Press
"It's not about the Palestinians themselves, but about the symbolic charge of "Palestine"."

Interview in "Die Zeit" with our research associate Tom Würdemann

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Announcement
The Mensa remains closed

The cafeteria will be closed from September 22 through October 15.

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Announcement
Public holidays and the university's opening hours

The Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies remains partially closed during the Jewish holidays, seminars do not take place then