Dr. Miriam Bistrovic

In 2013, the Leo Baeck Institute New York | Berlin opened its Berlin office to strengthen ties with academia, Jewish communities, supporters, and the wider public.

Since then, Dr. Miriam Bistrovic has headed the Institute’s Berlin representation and has been responsible for its activities in Germany, including events, traveling exhibitions, and educational and remembrance projects such as “1938Projekt,” “Shared History”, including the exhibition realized on behalf of the German Bundestag for January 27, 2021, “Stolpertexte,” and the podcast “Exil” (https://www.bpb.de/exil/).

She studied modern history and art history, earned her doctorate from Technische Universität Berlin in 2010, and has taught in antisemitism research, political science, and media analysis.

Before joining the Institute, she worked for the first Independent Expert Commission on Antisemitism established by the German Bundestag, Berlin’s “Diversity Destroyed” theme year, and as coordinator of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Multi-Year Work Plan on “Killing Sites.”

Her research focuses on Jewish exile and diaspora, particularly in East Asia, cultures of remembrance, the transformation processes of tangible and intangible cultural heritage in the digital age, and antisemitism.

She also serves on several juries, advisory boards, and trusteeships, including the Obermayer Awards, Germany Close-Up, and “Tacheles—Year of Jewish Culture in Saxony.”