"Nakam: The Holocaust Survivors Who Sought Full-Scale Revenge"

Book presentation in English by Dina Porat

Sun 05/01/22 19:00 o'clock

Event location: Jewish Museum Frankfurt, Bertha-Pappenheim-Platz 1, 60311 Frankfurt am Main

"Nakam: The Holocaust Survivors Who Sought Full-Scale Revenge": On Sunday, May 1, author Dina Porat will present her new book at 7 pm. Based on eyewitness interviews, she tells the story of about 50 survivors of the Shoah who want to take revenge towards the end of the Second World War. Led by the writer and partisan Abba Kovner, they plan to poison the groundwater supply in several major German cities.

Christoph Dieckmann moderates the discussion with the chief historian of Yad Vashem. The event will be held in English. If you are interested, please register at least one working day before the event: besuch.jmf@stadt-frankfurt.de. The exhibition "Revenge. History and Fantasy" will be open until 7pm that day. The museum café is open for you from 6 pm.

Ticket: 5 €, reduced: 2,50 € . 

 

Die Veranstaltung findet im Rahmen des Begleitprogramms zur Ausstellung "Rache. Geschichte und Fantasie" statt und erfolgt in Kooperation mit dem Fritz Bauer Institut. Log in Save appointment Access