Under the motto "Seeking remembrance - bearing vulnerability", the Forum for Comparative Theology at Paderborn University invites you to a panel discussion on Wednesday, 20 May from 6 to 7.30 pm in the auditorium of the Liborianum (An den Kapuzinern 5-7, 33098 Paderborn). Theologian Dr Martina Aras, artist Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson and sociologist Dr Cemil Sahin?z will be taking part as guests. Registration is possible online.

Theologian Dr Martina Aras is the integration officer of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia in the district of Lübbecke and will explain the significance of remembrance practices in so-called minority churches. Using the example of Aramaic Christians, she reports on how and where remembrance shapes communal and individual identities. Artist Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson works under the maxim "Language As Matter". She will present her project "Lay-lah Lay-lah" (Night Night, ??????? ???????), which has been installed at the Horwitz-Wassermann Holocaust Memorial Plaza in Philadelphia since 2025, a mural that reflects the fragility of cultural memories in 28 spokespersons and 17 fonts. Dr Cemil Sahin?z is an integration officer for the German Red Cross (DRK) in the Gütersloh district and reports on confrontations with discriminatory structures in everyday life. He counsels people who have experienced discrimination and accompanies those affected.

The event will be moderated by Dr Mohammed Abdelrahem, Yael Attia and Katja Grash?fer from the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK) at Paderborn University. The discussions and talks that have already begun can be continued at the reception that follows. The Forum for Comparative Theology is a collaborative project with the participation of the ZeKK and is funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKW NRW).

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