Tag: Eve Rosenhaft

  • My students are always surprised to learn that there were and are a community of African immigrants and Afro-Germans that dates back to the nineteenth century (and sometimes earlier), and that this community has at times had an influence on German culture, society, and racial thinking that belied its small size.

  • A new film aims to highlight a Nazi “secret” mission to sterilize hundreds of Afro German children.

  • Black German: An Afro-German Life in the Twentieth Century Liverpool University Press 2017-03-01 216 Pages 210 x 147 mm 29 B&W illustrations Paperback ISBN: 9781781383117 Theodor Michael Translated by: Eve Rosenhaft, Professor of German Historical Studies University of Liverpool This is the first English translation of an important document in the history of the black…

  • What happened to black Germans under the Nazis? The Conversation (US Pilot): Academic rigor, journalistic flair 2016-01-26 Eve Rosenhaft, Professor of German Historical Studies University of Liverpool The fact that we officially commemorate the Holocaust on January 27, the date of the liberation of Auschwitz, means that remembrance of Nazi crimes focuses on the systematic mass…

  • Black Germans and the Holocaust International Slavery Museum Liverpool, England, United Kingdom 2015-01-14 The International Slavery Museum will be marking Holocaust Memorial Day on Tuesday 27 January with a special free guest lecture by Professor Eve Rosenhaft from the University of Liverpool, who will be talking about the experiences of the Black German community during…

  • This groundbreaking history traces the development of Germany’s black community, from its origins in colonial Africa to its decimation by the Nazis during World War II.

  • This volume explores the lives and activities of people of African descent in Europe between the 1880s and the beginning of the twenty-first century.