Universität zu Köln

Department Member, Martin-Buber-Institut für Judaistik

About

Educational Background
2004-2007: PhD Program, University of Cologne, Faculty of Humanities.
January 1994: Magister in Modern History, University of Cologne.
1986-1993: Modern and Mediaeval History, Jewish Studies, Auxiliary Sciences of History at the University of Cologne.

Position Held: Full-Time
Since 2005 Research Associate (wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at the Martin Buber Institut for Jewish Studies, University of Cologne.
In this position I teach introductory courses in Biblical and Modern Hebrew as well as Modern Jewish History courses. I am responsible for administration of the institute library, course guidance service and I coordinate graduate and post-graduate studies, seminars, lectures and diverse activities of the institute.

Professional Experience

From 1998 I served as an Historical Advisor for several law enforcement agencies and was called to testify as an Historical Expert at war crimes trials in Italy, Germany and Canada.

Details of Professional Experience

2009: Member of the German Italian Joint Historical Commission for the History of German Occupied Italy 1943-1945
2009: Historical Expert at the Trial against Josef Scheungraber, Regional Court (Schwurgericht), Munich (Germany).
2006: Historical Expert at the Trials against Gerhard Dosse (War Crimes in Albenga, Italy 1944/1945) and Heinrich Geiger (War Crimes in Grimaldi, Italy 1944) before the Military District Court in Turin (Italy).
2006: Historical Expert at the Trial against Max Milde et al. (War Crimes in Civitella, Cornia and San Pancrazio, Italy 1944) and at the Trial against Paul Albers et al. (War Crimes in Marzabotto, Italy 1944), Military District Court, La Spezia (Italy).
2005: Historical Expert at the Trial against Michael Seifert, Federal Court, Vancouver (Canada).
2005: Historical Expert at the Trial against Emil Schreiber (War Crimes in Macerata, Italy 1944), Military District Court, Rome (Italy).
2004: Historical Expert at the Trial against Gerhard Sommer et al. (War Crimes in Sant’Anna di Stazzema 1944), Military District Court, La Spezia (Italy).
2004: Researcher at the Commission for the Recovery of the Bibliographic Heritage of the Jewish Community in Rome looted in 1943 and charged with research in German and American Archives.
2003-2004: Historical Expert for the Canadian Department of Justice, “Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Section”, Ottawa (Canada).
2003: Historical Expert at the Trial against Heinrich Schubert (War Crimes in Chiusa Pesio, Italy 1944) at the Military District Court, Turin (Italy).
2002: Historical Expert at the Trial against Dr. Friedrich Engel, Regional Court (Landgericht), Hamburg (Germany).
2000-2002: Researcher at Università degli Studi, Pisa (Italy). Project: “Per un atlante delle stragi naziste in Italia” (Advisor: Prof. Dr. Paolo Pezzino).

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