Tolerance and Understanding in BerlinEdited 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 www.travellady.com, www.carladynews.com, www.chocolateatlas.com, www.cocktailatlas.com, www.teaAtlas.com and www.coffeeAtlas.com Know before you goBEST WAY TO GET THERE Every year, LTU carries more than 5.9 million passengers on its 24 red and white colored jet aircraft. More than 70 airports worldwide are served by LTU aircraft. LTU has US departures from New York JFK, Miami, Los Angeles, Orlando and Fort Myers. LTU offers a deep discounted business class and very competitive fares in economy. LTU also offers Quik Auctions for selected departures – a reverse auction with prices declining every 10 seconds for a limited time. (they do spell quick like Quik http://www.ltu.de/takeltu/index.html?SiteID=1020800&LangID=9 )
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