‘From Weimar to Hope – the Feuchtwangers in the Interwar Period.’
The Leo Baeck Institute London was pleased to have jointly organized the eleventh biennial meeting of the International Feuchtwanger Society (IFS), which took place from September 12-14, 2024, at Senate House.
The conference focused on Britain, the British Commonwealth, and the British Mandate of Palestine as hubs and transit points for Jews, intellectuals, artists, and political opponents of the National Socialist regime during the interwar and postwar years.
A special emphasis of the conference was placed on the Feuchtwanger family—their lives, work, and networks in relation to Britain—and on Britain’s role as a waystation for members of the Feuchtwanger family and other exiles.
The event was held in a hybrid format, allowing audience members to watch presentations remotely via Zoom.
Conference languages: German and English.
The conference was jointly organized by the Leo Baeck Institute London, the Research Centre for German & Austrian Exile Studies at the University of London, and the International Feuchtwanger Society.
Conference photos courtesy of Tanja Kinkel
Schedule:
Digital Schedule for IFS 2024.pdf
Partners in London
Anthony Grenville – Research Centre for German & Austrian Exile Studies (Chair)
Kinga S. Bloch – Leo Baeck Institute London (Deputy Director)
Cover image: Homolka, Florence; West Los Angeles. Studio portrait of Lion Feuchtwanger. Lion Feuchtwanger Collection AR 1234.
