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Hetty Berg speaks at the commemoration event “70 Years of the Luxembourg Agreement” in the Jewish Museum.
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Hetty Berg has been confirmed in her position early as director of the Jewish Museum Berlin.
According to information on Monday, the museum's board of trustees unanimously appointed the 62-year-old for a second term of office until the end of March 2029.
Berlin - The Dutch curator and museum manager Berg has been at the head of the federally supported Jewish Museum since April 2020.
Berg succeeded in expanding and successfully developing the Jewish Museum Berlin as a beacon for Jewish life in Germany, said Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth, chairwoman of the foundation board.
Berg impressively took into account the diversity and liveliness of Jewish life.
“Hate and violence against Jews and Jewish institutions have increased to an alarming extent in recent months,” said the Green politician.
That is why dealing with the forms and consequences of anti-Semitism is particularly important.
Born in The Hague, Berg studied theater studies in Amsterdam and management in Utrecht.
From 1989 she was a curator and cultural historian at the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam.
Since 2002, Berg, herself a member of the Jewish community, has worked as a museum manager and chief curator of the Jewish Cultural Quarter in Amsterdam.
In addition to the Jewish Historical Museum, these also include the Children's Museum, the Portuguese Synagogue, the National Holocaust Museum and the Hollandsche Schouwburg Memorial.
Berg's predecessor Peter Schäfer resigned from his position after a controversial tweet from the museum.
It was about criticism from Jewish and Israeli scientists of a Bundestag resolution in which the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement was classified as anti-Semitic.
dpa