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Podcast: LBI London
Episode: A Story of Ambivalences. Jewish Topics and Characters in East German Television
Description: Dr Lisa Schoß (Selma Stern Centre for Jewish Studies, Berlin, Germany)
6.30pm, May 5th 2022
In general, East German television attempted to combine so-called ‘political-operational cultural work’ with attractive programming. The same balancing act can also be observed in the presentation of Jewish topics and characters on TV. This talk covers so-called anti-fascist films about the Nazi era; campaign films against the West, e.g. courtroom dramas and crime movies; the aspect of ‘Jewish heritage’; Yiddish music; and Jewish contributions to entertainment shows.
Dr des Lisa Schoß is a scholar of film and literature. Her monogr...