Israeli Scholar Examines Nazi Legacy in Free Halle Lecture on February 23
Lecture on National Socialism from an Israeli Perspective: The Legacy of Reinhard Heydrich
As part of the dual exhibition on Nazi criminal Reinhard Heydrich at the Halle City Museum, Israeli historian Dr. Daniela Ozacky Stern will deliver a lecture on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 5:00 PM, examining National Socialism through an Israeli lens. Dr. Ozacky Stern will join via Zoom from Israel. The lecture will be held in English. Norbert Böhnke, co-curator of the exhibition "Traces in Halle," will moderate the event at the Halle City Museum, Große Märkerstraße 10. Admission is free.
The lecture takes as its starting point the research of the late Israeli historian Shlomo Aronson (1936–2020) on Reinhard Heydrich (1904–1942), who was born and raised in Halle (Saale), as well as Aronson's interview with Lina Heydrich (1911–1985), Heydrich's widow. Attendees will have the opportunity to browse an original copy of Aronson's work on Heydrich during the event.
Dr. Ozacky Stern is an expert in Jewish studies, the Holocaust, and World War II, teaching in the Holocaust Studies Program at Western Galilee College in Israel. Her lecture will also address the 2019 far-right terrorist attack in Halle, using Aronson's scholarship as a framework to explore National Socialism from an Israeli perspective and examine the enduring question of Germany's responsibility for its Nazi past. Against the backdrop of current political debates, the event invites reflection on memory culture, historical accountability, and how societies confront the past.
The lecture is part of the accompanying program for the special exhibitions "Reinhard Heydrich: Career and Violence" and "Traces in Halle: Research and Participation," on display at the Halle City Museum until May 10.
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