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Guest Lectures

	2011/12
	Making the Crown of Thorns: Mockery, Royalty, Piety Cynthia Hahn, Hunter College (CUNY) 26.3.2012 Invitation
	Welfare in an Idle Society? Prof. Bernd Marin Director of the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna 15.3.12 Invitation
	Maneuvering at the Abyss - What is going on in the Eurozone? Prof. Rainer Münz, Academic Director of Erste School of Banking and Finance (Erste Group) 14.3.12, 12:00 Beit Maiersdorf Faculty Club, Room 405 Invitation
	The Future of the EU: Challenges at Home and Abroad Dr. João Marques de Almeida Political Adviser to the European Commission President J.M. Barroso Head of Global Dialogue Sector - BEPA 31.1.12 Invitation
	The Reverse Side of Orthodox Icons Prof. Emmanuel S. Moutafov Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art Department at the Institute of Art Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences \| Fellow of the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem for 2012 25.1.12 Invitation
	Lecture and Talk Martin Schultz Chairman of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Next President of the European Parliament 1.11.11 Invitation
	2010/11
	Lecture and Talk Prof. Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament Former Prime Minister of Poland 15.6.11 Invitation
	A Guest Lecture and a Seminar (in cooperation with the History of Art Department) The Art of Inscription Prof. Jeffrey Hamburger, Harvard University,Department of History of Art & Architecture The Hand of God and the Hand of the Scribe: Craft and Collaboration at Arnstein Public Lecture, Faculty of Humanities Building, Room 6837, 16:30 Lenten Imagery in the Liturgical Manuscripts from Paradies bei Soest Seminar, Beit Maiersdorf, Room 502, 18:15 6.6.2011 Invitation
	Austrian Freemasons under the Nazi Regime Dr. Marcus Patka, Curator, Jewish Museum Vienna Thursday, March 24, 2011, 16:30 Mount Scopus Campus, Beit Maiersdorf, Room 501 Invitation
	A series of three guest lectures: Central Europe: Focused on Poland 1. The Forgotten Empire. The Rise and the Decline of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1386-1795) 2. “Not Perished Yet”. Poland during Partitions and the Interbellum (1795-1939) 3. The Long Way to Freedom. Poland Between Two Totalitarianisms (1939-1989) Prof. Jakub Tyszkiewicz, Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Instytut Historyczny The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Chair of Polish History and Culture, The Faculty of Humanities April 4, April 11, May 2, 2011, 12:30-14:00, Mount Scopus Campus, Faculty of Humanities Building, Room 2305 Invitation
	Christian Food and Drink Ritual in Early Medieval European Communities Dr. Celia Chazelle, History Department, The College of New Jersey 14.3.2011, 16:30, Mount Scopus Campus, Faculty of Humanities Building, Room 2716 Invitation
	Macroeconomic Imbalances, Financial Integration, and the Long-Term Threat to the Euro Prof. Erik Jones, SAIS Bologna Center, Johns Hopkins University 9.1.2011, 14:30, Beit Maiersdorf, Room 501 in cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Israel Invitation
	Direct Demography: How Population Growth and Shrinkage is Changing the Balance of Power in the European Union Harald Wilkoszewski, London School of Economics Chair: Dr. Guy Harpaz 24.11.2010, 16:30, Faculty of Social Science Building, Room 3610 Invitation
	The Politics of Richard Wagner Prof. Mitchell Cohen, City University of New York, Baruch College Chair: Prof. Shlomo Avineri 16.11.2010, 18:00, Beit Maiersdorf, Room 505 Invitation
	2009/10
	Medieval Latin Texts on Talismans and New Finds in the Cairo Genizah Prof. Charles Burnett, Warburg Institute, University of London 14.6.2010, 16:00, The Allan Bronfman Family Reception Center, Mount Scopus Campus
	German Science Policy in the Age of Globalization Dr. h.c. mult. Hans Zehetmair, Chairman of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Munich 4.5.2010, 16:30 Invitation
	From Modern to Postmodern Exclusions: Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in Europe Today Prof. Matti Bunzl, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois 26.4.2010, 12:30 Invitation
	The Doubling of the I: Concept of a Picture-Active Phenomenology Prof. Horst Bredekamp, Humboldt University, Berlin 15.12.2009, 16:30 Faculty of Humanities Building, Room 6837 Invitation
	Germany as an Engine of Europeanization Prof. Tanja A. Börzel, Free University Berlin 4.11.2009, 16:30 Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities Building, Room 1741
	The Activity of the European Commission Delegation in Israel Dr. Eyal Inbar, Economic & Trade Affairs Manager, Trade & Political Section Delegation of the European Commission to the State of Israel 3.6.2009, 16:30 invitation
	Autobiographical Interviews with Yekkes in Israel: a Project Archived at the Oral History Division Prof. Anne Betten, Paris Lodron University, Salzburg, Austria 4.5.2009, 16:30 invitation
	New Perspectives of Austrian Foreign Policy: Key Issues and Interests Ambassador Dr. Emil Brix, Head of the Cultural Policy Section, Austrian Foreign Ministry Austria and the European Knowledge Area: Opportunities and Challenges Mag. Barbara Weitgruber, Senior Advisor for Strategy and Coordination in International Relations, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science 5.1.2009, 16:00 invitation

Famagusta as the New Terrasanta:
The Making and Setting of New Holy Places in Latin-Ruled Cyprus
Prof. Michele Bacci , University of Siena
22.1.2009, 10:30
Mexico wing, Faculty of Humanities Building, Room 1747
invitation

Artists at Work: The New Berlin
Prof. Renate Stih, University of Applied Science, Berlin, Germany
Redefining Memorials in Contemporary Germany
Dr. Frieder Schnock, University of Applied Science, Berlin, Germany
22.12.2008, 18:00
Beit Maiersdorf, Room 503

	The International Parliament-Grant: Solidifying the German-Israeli Relations among the Young Generation Mrs. Gerda Hasselfeldt, Vice President of the German Bundestag Studying in Berlin Mrs. Barbara B. Stark, Head of Division Research, Technische University of Berlin (Berlin Institute of Technology) 19.11.2008
	Monet's Water Lilies Prof. Judith Wechsler, Tufts University 15.6.2008, 17:00 Mount Scopus Library for Humanities and Social Sciences, Media Department invitation
	Sepharad before Poland A guest lecture in Honour of Prof. Eve C. Landau Prof. Fania Oz-Salzberger, Law Faculty, University of Haifa and Professor and Leon Liberman Chair of Modern Israel Studies, Monash University, Melbourne (2007) 5.6.2008, 12:30 invitation
	From Constitutionalism to Fragmentation - and Back? Prof. Dr. Andreas L. Paulus, Georg-August-Universit?t G?ttingen Chair of General International Law 3.6.2008, 18:30 invitation
	New Histories, Old Myths: Austrian Memory towards/against Europeanization Dr. Heidemarie Uhl, Austrian Academy of Sciences 3.3.2008, 16:30 invitation
	Reframing Memories - The Case of Deuteronomy Prof. Jan Assmann, University of Heidelberg 18.3.2008
	Reframing Memories - Transformation from Personal to Cultural Memory in the Arts: Christian Boltanski and W. G. Sebald Prof. Aleida Assmann, University of Konstanz 18.3.2008
	Still a Civilian Power? The Eu's Changing Role in Democracy Promotion and Post-Conflict-Peace-Building Prof. Dr. Tanja B?rzel and Prof. Dr. Thomas Risse, FU Berlin 13.3.2008
	Turkey’s EU Accession Process Mr. Namik Tan, His Excellency, the Ambassador of Turkey 6.3.2008, 14:30 invitation
	Germany, Israel and the EC Dr. Harald Kindermann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany 20.12.2007
	Theory of Mind, Ethics and Law Prof. Dr. Matthias Mahlmann, FU Berlin 12.12.2007
	The EU's European Proximity, A Comparative Approach of a Complex Relationship Prof. Marc Maresceau, Ghent University 10.5.2007, 14:30, Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities, room 1741
	Challenges and Tasks of the German EU Presidency Dr. Mathias Jopp, Institute for European Politics, Berlin 26.4.2007, 12:30, Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities room 1741
	The Collective Creation of Europe or The Mosaic and the European Distinction Prof. Christian Kohlross, Walter Benjamin Chair 3.5.2007, 14:30, Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities, room 1741
	The Enlarged EU and its European Neighbours Prof. Marc Maresceau, Ghent University 10.5.2007, 14:30, Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities, room 1741
	Challenges and Tasks of the German EU Presidency Dr. Mathias Jopp, Institute for European Politics, Berlin 26.4.2007, 14:30, Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities room 1741
	Jewish Identity in Europe Today Stephan J. Kramer, Secretary General of the Central Council of Jews in Germany 22.3.2007, 12:30, Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities room 1741
	The Teaching of Conservation and Restoration at the German speaking Universities in Europe Prof. Werner Koch, Fachhochschule Potsdam 22.3.2007, 14:30, Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities room 1741
	Paul Celans Rede zum Buechnerpreis im kulturpolitischen Kontext (in German) Prof. Dietmar Goltschnigg, University of Graz 15.3.2007, 16.30, Bloomfield Library, The Hebrew University, Mount Scopus campus
	The United States and Europe: Towards a Renewed Partnership? Prof. Karl Kaiser, Harvard University and DGAP 8.3.2007, 14:30, Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities room 1741
	Hitchcock's Simulacrum Prof. Victor Stoichita, University of Fribourg 1.3.2007, 10:30, Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities room 1741
	Bilateral Relations between Israel and the European Union Ms. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Commissioner for External Relations and the European Neighborhood Policy 27.2.2007, 12:00, Maiersdorf Faculty Club, The Hebrew University, Mount Scopus campus
	The Idea of European Union. Romania and the Varieties of Federalism Dr. Catalin Avramescu 18.1.2007, The European Forum
	EU Common Foreign and Security Policy. Romania's Possible Contribution Dr. Sever Voinescu 18.1. 2007, The European Forum
	Victims, executioners, scapegoats, or judges? On the roles ascribed to the Jews in the process of coming to terms with the Communist past in Romania Dr. Andrei Cornea 18.1.2007, The European Forum
	Quo vadis Europa? Challenges for the German presidency of the EU-Council Dr. Michael Breuer, Minister for Federal and European Affairs in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 11.1.2007, The European Forum
	Framework 7 - The Seventh Framework Programme of the EU Mr. Marcel Shaton, ISERD, 4.1.2007, The European Forum
	Wider Europe" versus ENP Mr. Lior Herman, London School of Economics 28.12.2006, The European Forum
	Romania`s and Bulgaria`s Accession to the EU Dr. Geoffrey Harris, Head of Human Rights Unit, European Parliament 21.12.2006, The European Forum
	Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr. Bernd Papenkort, Fellow Oxford Leadership Academy, Sarajevo/BiH 12.12.2006, The European Forum
	The EU´s Foreign Policy Approach - Work in Progress? Arad Benk?, Cultural Attach?at the Austrian Embassy in Israel 30.11.2006, The European Forum
	Former Yugoslavia Countries in a Waiting Room: Local Issues and EU Interventions Prof. Ivo Paparella, University of Dubrovnik 9.11.2006, The European Forum
	Israel and the European Union - More than a Partnership Dr. Jurgen Ruttgers, The Minister-President of the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia 8.5.2006, 18:30, The Konrad Adenauer Conference Center, Mishkanot Shaananim, Jerusalem
	The Current Word Macroeconomic Outlook and the Global Imbalances Prof. Mario Blejer, Bank of England 26.4.2006, 16:30, Maiersdorf Faculty Club, The Hebrew University, Mount Scopus campus
	A Case for Cases - Early Modern Casuistry in Historical Perspective Prof. Carlo Ginzburg, UCLA 23.3.2006, 18:00, Senate Hall, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
	The Common Enemy of Mankind: THE PIRATE in the Natural Law Tradition Dr. Catalin Avramescu 21.11. 2005
	EU Commissioner for trade EU Trade Policy and the Middle East Mr. Peter Mandelson 19.5.2005
	God`s Chosen People Dr. Christoph Schoenborn Archbishop of Vienna, Patron of the Kardinal Koenig Chair 30.3. 2005
	The European Union – PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE Dr. Helmut Kohl, 25.3.2005
	Taxation of Cross Border Interest within the EU Prof. Moris Lehner, Ludwig Maximilian University, Berlin 20.3.2004
	Enshrining the Face of Christ in Palaeologan Constantinople. Considerations on the Mandylion of Genoa Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wolf, Director, Kunsthistorisches Institut, Florence 15.3.2004
	The Impact of the Entry of New Members of the Enlarged European Union Prof. Danuta Huebner, Minister for European Affairs of the Republic of Poland 22.1.2004
	Political Culture, Pressure Groups and Foreign Policy: The Case of Post-War Greece Dr. Ioannis Stefanidis, Aristotle University Thessaloniki 15.1.2004
	Cyprus and European Union. Problems and Perspectives Dr. Areti Demosthenous, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 20.12.2003
	New Americanism in Old Europe after 9/1 Prof. Detlev Claussen, Hannover University 20.11.2003
	The Role of the Bundeswehr in German and European Policy Lieutenant General Manfred Dietrich, Vice Chief of the German Army 20.10.2003
	Russia's Place in Western Institutions: Token Voice or Real Integration? Mr. Barry Adams, University of Munich 20.5.2003
	Provincializing Global Feminism: The Case of Poland Prof. Elzbieta Matynia, The New School University, New York 15.5.2003
	Anti-Americanism, Anti-Israelism, Anti-Semitism: Do the Three Travel Together, and Why? Dr. Josef Joffe, Editor, Die Zeit, Hamburg 20.3.2003
	Juxtaposing Ethnicity: The Meaning of Ethnicity and Belonging in the European and American Domain Prof. Dan Diner, The Department of History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 20.12.2002
	The Problem of the Palestinian Refugees – Some Options for Solution Prof. Ruth Lapidoth, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 15.122002
	Dr. Fania Oz-Salzberger, The School of History and the Law Faculty, University of Haifa Talking to the Europeans: The Jewish European Past – A Shadow or an Opportunity? December 2002
	Homelessness as Theoretical Challenge. The American Experience of the Frankfurt School Prof. Michael Werz, Institute for Sociology, Hannover University 10.12.2002
	Prof. Moshe Zuckermann, Head of the Institute for German History, Tel-Aviv University Ethnicity, Multicalturalism and Society in Germany 12.12.2002
	Paul Klee's Trajectory from Accommodation to Emigration in 1933 Prof. Otto-Karl Werckmeister, Berlin 20.11.2002
	The "Medusa Effect": Military and Terrorist Pictorial Strategies since September 11, 2001 Prof. Otto-Karl Werckmeister, Berlin 18.11.2002
	What Does democracy Protect us From? Conclusions from the 20th Century: How War, mass Murder and Famine Are Related to Democracy and Dictatorship Mr. Per Ahllmark, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden 15.6.2002
	Divided Memory in Post-Communist Poland: The Debate about Jan T. Gross's "Neighbours" Dr. Joanna Michlic, London School of Economics 15.5.2002
	German Internal and Foreign Policies during the Election Year Mr. Wolfgang Nowak, Office of the Federal Chancellor, Berlin 10.3.2002
	Media in Democratic Transformation: The Case of Gazeta Wyborcza Konstanty Gebert, Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw 10.12.2001
	European Union Eastern Enlargement Mr. Cornelius Ochmann, Goetersloh June 2001
	European Union and Central Europe Prof. Aleksander Smolar, Centre de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris 9.1.2001
	The Economic Impact of European Union Enlargement Prof. Andre Sapir, University Libre de Bruxelles and European Commission, Brussels 3.12.2000
	The Experience of the Dictatorship as Burden: Who benefits from Confronting the Past Joachim Gauck, Federal Commissioner for the Stasi-Files of the Former German Democratic Republic, Berlin 25.5.2000
	Austria and the European Union Prof. Paul Lendvai, Editor, Europeische Rundschau, Vienna 4.4.2000
	The European Challenges of German Foreign Policy Prof. Karl Kaiser, Director, Research Institute of German Foreign Policy Association (DGAP) 20.3.2000
	New Models of Constitution Making: Lessons from Spain and Central Eastern Europe Prof. Michel Rosenfeld, New York University, Cardozo School of Law 1.2.2000
	Elections in Croatia: A Turning Point? Prof. Shlomo Avineri, (Member National Democratic Institute Pre-Election Assessment Delegation to Croatia) 15.1.2000
	Jerusalem – Past, Present and Future Prof. Ruth Lapidoth, Faculty of Law and Department of International Relations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 3.6.1999
	The Nature of European Community Law Prof. Thomas Oppermann, Eberhard-Karls-Universit?t, T?bingen 12.4.1999
	Closing the Capability-Expectations Gap in European Foreign Policy Prof. Christopher Hill, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics 13.3.1999
	International Crisis Management in Former Yugoslavia – Lessons for Europe Dr. Thomas Paulsen, Center for Applied Policy Research, University of Munich 22.1.1999
	EU Membership and Greek National Interests Prof. Constantine Stephanou, Panteion University, Athens 21.1.1999
	European Union Eastern Enlargement Cornelius Ochmann, Bertelsmann Foundation, Gotersloh 22.11.1998