Rabbi Nathan Peter Levinson. Evening of remembrance.

Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends of the Nathan Peter Levinson Foundation, On Thursday, November 28, the Nathan Peter Levinson Foundation invites you to an evening of remembrance at the University of Potsdam. Nathan Peter Levinson (23.11.1921-27.10.2016) was a Berlin rabbi, scientist, author and an important figure in Jewish life in Germany after the Shoah. With this event, we would like to commemorate Rabbi Levinson and his legacy and also celebrate the opening of the foundation named after him for the training of conservative and liberal rabbis and cantors. The evening’s program will include a lecture on Nathan Peter Levinson’s life and work as well as recollections from his daughter and others who knew him personally. The event will be accompanied by contemporary Jewish live music. Afterwards there will be space for informal discussions.

Participants:

• Sharon Levinson, daughter of Nathan Peter Levinson and contemporary witness
• Dr. Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany
• Dr. Dmitrij Belkin, Chairman of the Nathan Peter Levinson Foundation
• Rabbi Prof. Yehoyada Amir, Rabbinical Director of the Regina Jonas Seminary at the Levinson Foundation

Lecture: Dr. Hermann Simon – historian and founding director of the foundation “Neue Synagoge Berlin – Centrum Judaicum” Musical accompaniment: Sasha Lurje (vocals), Patrick Farrell (accordion) If you have any questions, please write to us: in**@le***************.de

When: 28.11.2024 from 18:00 to 20:00, admission 17:30
Where: Auditorium Maximum, Am Neuen Palais 10, University of Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam Admission is free and requires prior registration.

Your physical well-being will be catered for.