Tolerance and Understanding in Berlin
Edited by Madelyn Miller, the Travellady
 The Jewish Museum Berlin Presents Dr. Helmut Kohl And
Professor Fritz Stern With The Award For Understanding And Tolerance
The Former Federal Chancellor And The Historian Will
Receive The Award In The New Glass Courtyard On Saturday 17 November 2007, the
Jewish Museum Berlin will proudly present the former Federal Chancellor Dr.
Helmut Kohl and the American historian Professor Fritz Stern with the
Jewish Museum Award for Understanding and Tolerance. The Museum presents this
award annually to individuals who have promoted tolerance and understanding in
an exceptional way. The award ceremony will be part of a gala celebration to be
held in the new Glass Courtyard for the first time, at which Professor Salomon
Korn, Vice-President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, will hold the
laudation for the former Federal Chancellor and the diplomat Richard C.
Holbrooke, former US Ambassador to Germany and the United Nations, will give the
laudatory speech for Professor Fritz Stern.
Dr. Helmut Kohl, former Federal Chancellor is honored for his commitment to
promoting understanding between Jews and Christians in Germany and his efforts
to strengthen German-Israeli relations. As Chancellor, he made the special
relationship between Germany and Israel one of the main priorities of German
foreign policy. His visits to Israel promoted the development of cultural and
business relations between the two nations. Furthermore, during
his office, the federal government established a quota regulation for Jewish
refugees from the former Soviet Union which contributed substantially to the
resurgence of Jewish life in Germany. Thanks to immigration, the number of Jews
in Germany trebled in the 1990s, rising to over 100,000.
 The historian Fritz Stern is honored as a scientist who combines historical
analysis with the role of committed observer and advocates a reconciliation
between nations and cultures based on retrospection. German-Jewish history of
the 19th and 20th centuries is a theme of particular significance for the expert
on Germany who has received several awards. Born in Breslau in 1926 to an
assimilated Jewish family of doctors, the 12-year-old Fritz and his parents had
to leave their home in autumn 1938 to emigrate to the USA. There the passionate
liberal became an outstanding intermediary between Germans and Americans, and
also between Germans and Poles. After the fall of the Wall, he supported Germany
and promoted confidence in the Federal Republic and its democratic institutions.
The presentation of the award will take place within the framework of the
traditional gala dinner held at the Jewish Museum Berlin. A reception in the
exhibition Charlotte Salomon - Life? or Theatre? will commence the evening,
followed by the award ceremony in the Glass Courtyard. The gala dinner which
concludes the evening also supports a worthy cause, with the proceeds going
towards the Museum's educational programs for children and young people.
As at the preceding anniversary dinners, the guest list
comprises prominent figures from the worlds of politics, business, culture, and
the media. Those from the business world include the Deutsche Bank CEO Josef
Ackermann, Gerhard Cromme, Chair of the ThyssenKrupp Advisory Board, Thomas
Enders, President of Airbus, Jürgen Kluge, Director of McKinsey Germany, Peter
Löscher, Siemens CEO, Johannes Ludewig, former State Secretary and Director
of CER Brussels, Klaus Mangold, Vice-Chairman of the Rothschild Bank, Hartmut
Mehdorn, Deutsche Bahn CEO, Thomas Middelhoff, Chair of the Arcandor Advisory
Board, Heinrich v. Pierer, former Siemens CEO, the entrepreneurial couple Erich
and Regine Sixt, the publisher Klaus Saur, the financier Max Warburg, and Klaus
Zumwinkel, CEO of Deutsche Post World Net.
Guests from the world of politics include Economics
Minister Michael Glos, Minister of State for Cultural and Media Affairs Bernd
Neumann, Minister of State Maria Böhmer, former Economics Minister Otto Graf
Lambsdorff, former Minister of State Michael Naumann, former Vice President of
the German Bundestag Antje Vollmer, and former Minister of State Christina
Weiss. Further guests include the actress Iris Berben, the political TV
presenter Sabine Christiansen, the Bild newspaper's Chief Editor Kai
Diekmann, Charlotte Knobloch, President of the Central Council of Jews in
Germany, the historian Julius Schoeps, and Nike Wagner, Director of the Weimar
Art Festival to name but a few.
Welcome address by Museum Director W. Michael Blumenthal (in German) Laudatory
speeches and presentation of the Jewish Museum Berlin Award for Understanding
and Tolerance to Helmut Kohl, Laudatory speech by Salomon Korn, Vice-President
of the Central Council of Jews in Germany (in German) and to Fritz Stern,
Laudatory speech by former Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke (in English)
When: 9 to approx. 11.30 pm
Celebratory gala dinner
Where: Glass Courtyard, Old Building, ground level
The Jewish Museum Berlin Award for Understanding and Tolerance was presented
for the first time in 2002 to Berthold Beitz, Chairman of the Curatorium of the
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach Foundation, and Heinrich von Pierer, former
Chairman of the Siemens Board. The further recipients of the award were the art
collector and patron Heinz Berggruen (2005), the composer and pianist Daniel
Barenboim (2006), the politician Otto Graf Lamsbdorff
(2005), the entrepreneur Michael Otto (2004), the BMW manager Helmut Panke
(2006), the now deceased former Federal President Johannes Rau (2004), the
former Federal Minister for Internal Affairs Otto Schily (2003), and the
publisher Friede Springer (2003).
Madelyn Miller is a travel and food writer who visited
Berlin recently for the first time since the wall came down. Read her stories on
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Cabs are surprisingly reasonable
You will find some of the best "wurst" or sausages in the world at street
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The variety of breads is remarkable
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BEST COCKTAIL BARS
Marlena at Hotel Intercontinental
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Best unique artisan jewelry store
Ideen
Worst train station in Berlin
The Zoo has zillions of changing lines and if you are
traveling from city to city…there are no wheeling carts, no porters available.
By the time I was leaving Berlin I had four suitcases, and my hotel graciously
sent someone along with me to get onto the train. I am not sure I could have
lugged my bags into the station, waited in line at information, and then checked
the board with notices in German (not a language I speak). BE PREPARED. If you
are traveling with someone else, it may be easier for one person to wait with
bags while the other checks the track, but THERE IS NO HELP AVAILABLE. Amazing
to me for a city of Berlin's size. If you have any suggestions on how to deal
with this (besides pack less, I would love to hear from you)
HELPFUL WEBSITES
Historic Highlights of Germany/US
www.historicgermany.com
877-462-2423
WHERE TO STAY
Dorint Seehotel Ueberfahrt
Henry Hunold
General Manager
Ueberfahrtstrasse 10
83700 Rottach-Egern
phone: ++49-8022-6690
http://www.dorint.de/tegernsee
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