Masel Tov Cocktail (2020, 30 min) film screening & conversation with director Arkadij Khaet. Part of Campus Week 2021, “Resistance, Recovery, Revival – Modern Jewish Life in Germany and Beyond.”

Campus Week continues with a film screening of Masel Tov Cocktail, followed by Q&A with Director Arkadij Khaet.

About the film: Ingredients: 1 Jew, 12 Germans, 50 ml Culture of Remembrance, 30 ml stereotypes, 2 teaspoons of patriotism, 1 teaspoon of Israel, 1 falafel, 5 Stumbling Stones, a dash of antisemitism. Directions: Put all ingredients into a film, bring to boil and shake vigorously. Then garnish with Klezmer music. Consumption: Light before serving. Enjoy at the cinema. 100% kosher.

19-year-old Dimitrij Liebermann punched Tobi in the face. Now he’s supposed to apologize to him. But Dimitrij doesn’t exactly feel sorry. While on his way to meet up with Tobi, he encounters a diverse representation of German society. Again and again, Dimitrij faces one struggle he needs to overcome: his German-Jewish identity. An analysis of the status quo.

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About Campus Week 2021 – “Resistance, Recovery, Revival – Modern Jewish Life in Germany and Beyond” This year’s campus week will focus on illuminating for a North American audience the long history of Jewish life in German-speaking countries as well as the many important contributions of Jewish citizens to all aspects of contemporary life in Europe and beyond. We want to amplify contemporary Jewish voices, center their experiences living in today’s Germany, and connect German Jewish life to the experiences of Jews and other marginalized groups in the United States. Our goal is to bridge current national and international discourses about national and personal identity, integration, memory, and community, and to create opportunities for participants to engage across national, generational, racial, and ethnic lines.

Campus Week features the November 8th Panel on Multicultural Memory: Remembering Across Jewish Cultures and Beyond and the opening of the exhibit 1,700 Years of Jewish Life in Germany Poster Exhibition; a screening of the film Masel Tov Cocktail, followed by Q&A with Director Arkadij Khaet on Wednesday, November 10th; and, a virtual lecture by Max Czollek, author of the bestseller “Desintegriert Euch” and the more recent “Gegenwartsbewältigung” on Thursday, November 11th. This event series is part of the US-wide Campus Week initiative and is generously sponsored by the German Embassy with $3300. Support was also received from NEH Professor Kate Zubko and Carol G. Belk Distinguished Professor Mark Gibney as well as the Center for Jewish Studies.