The Taube Department of Jewish Studies at University of Wrocław and the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe are organising a conference on 26 October 2022: "Reading Benno Jacob in the Taube Chair of Jewish Studies".
Rabbi Benno Jacob (1862-1945) was born in Wrocław, where he studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the University of Wrocław. Jacob was a social activist who fought against anti-Semitism.
The reading of Benno Jacob will begin with a general question: how to situate his work on the contemporary map of thought and with particular reference to his commentary on the Akedah.
The intention of organising a conference devoted to Benno Jacob is to initiate a discussion both on his achievements and, more broadly, on the achievements of the intellectual milieu of Jews associated with Wrocław before 1939.
On behalf of the Foundation, Edward Skubisz, M.A., will take part in the conference.
Edward Skubisz, MA — studied theology in Nijmegen and Amsterdam. He has worked in communities and schools in Amsterdam, Amersfoort, Zwolle, and Breda, and as researcher at the University of Nijmegen. Since 2004, he has been organizing and providing peace and civil education programs in
Poland, often in cooperation with the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe. From 2008, he has organized meetings about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Edith Stein, Katharina Staritz and Benno Jacob. He is writing a doctoral dissertation about sacrificial theology and sexual violence in western culture (University of Amsterdam). Since February 2020, he has been co-developing the 'Schools of Dialogue' project with the Krzyżowa Foundation, translating, adapting and testing the educational materials of the Dutch Peace School (Vreedzame School) programme.
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