Charlotte Knobloch Addresses Jewish Life in First Lecture as Guest Professor

At 92, Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch highlights ongoing challenges faced by Jewish communities in Germany.

Charlotte Knobloch, a Holocaust survivor and former president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, delivered her inaugural lecture at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf.
Knobloch, who has been a prominent advocate against antisemitism for decades, used her lecture to discuss the persistent fears and struggles of Jewish people today.
She identified four main adversaries to Jewish life: Israel-hatred, resurgent right-wing extremism, opportunistic 'experts', and widespread apathy.
Knobloch stressed the importance of courage in maintaining Germany as a homeland for all its citizens and combating the erosion of trust among Jewish communities.
The university's rector praised Knobloch for embodying values of openness and tolerance, aligning with the university's mission to fight against forgetting historical atrocities.