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Exhibition “Seacher of Possibilities”
27 Jan 2025
On the development of German-Jewish children's media in the 1920s and 1930s
![The Opportunity Seeker [Children´s drawing] // Motif from the poster for the exhibition “Opportunity Seekers: The Development of German-Jewish Children´s Media in the 1920s and 1930s”](https://cms-cdn.lmu.de/media/44-ub/universitaetsbibliothek/photos/testphase/aussstellungen/ausstellung-moeglichkeitssucher_l_1_1_format_l.jpg "The Opportunity Seeker [Children´s drawing] // Motif from the poster for the exhibition “Opportunity Seekers: The Development of German-Jewish Children´s Media in the 1920s and 1930s” | © Kinderrundschau, Beilage der Jüdischen Rundschau. 30.10.1936, S. 3")
© Kinderrundschau, Beilage der Jüdischen Rundschau. 30.10.1936, S. 3
Children at the turn of the 20th century grew up in Germany during a period of secularization. Many Jewish children were also unfamiliar with their faith. However, increasingly vocal anti-Semitic voices made it necessary for many outcasts to consciously confront their Jewish roots. A vibrant Jewish children's culture was intended to help children learn about Jewish traditions in a playful way, strengthen their self-confidence, and show them perspectives for their future.
The exhibition addresses the following questions: Who promoted the development of children's media? What content did they convey? How were they perceived by Jewish children?
Date and location of the exhibition
- Duration of the exhibition: January 27, 2025 – April 17, 2025
- Location: University Library, exhibition and lending hall (ground floor), Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 München
Contact
Julia Schweisthal, M.A.
University Library of LMU Munich
Directorate
E-mail: julia.schweisthal@ub.uni-muenchen.de
Annika Assil, M.A.
University Library of LMU Munich
Special Collections Department
Rare Books Division
E-mail: annika.assil@ub.uni-muenchen.de