Career

• 2017: Teaching and Research Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

• 2016: Senior Fellow at the Department of History and Cultural Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, funded by the Forschungskommission of the Freie Universität

Research topic: „Nation und Emigration. Preußisch-jüdisches Wirtschafts- und Bildungsbürgertum im Bundesstaat New York, 1861-1921“ (Nation and Emigration. Prussian Jewish Bourgeoisie in the State of New York, 1861-1921)

• 2012 to 2016: Post-Doc Research Fellow at the Department of History and Cultural Studies, Division of Prof. Dr. Arnd Bauerkämper, Freie Universität Berlin, funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation
  Research topic: „Die SED, die kommunistische Partei Frankreichs (PCF) und die kommunistische Partei Italiens (PCI) von 1968 bis 1989/90. Beziehungen, Verflechtungen, Policy-Making“ (The SED, the French Communist Party „PCF“ and the Italian Communist Party „PCI“ from 1968 to 1989/90. Relationships, Connections, Policy-Making; Habilitation Thesis, completed)  
  Research stays in Rom und Paris, for respectively six months, funded by the CIC (Center for International Cooperation of the Freie Universität Berlin)
• 2010-2011: Post-Doc Fellow at the Department of History and Cultural Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, funded by the Forschungskommission of the Freie Universität

• 2009: Post-Doc Research Fellow at the Department of History and Cultural Studies, Division of Prof. Dr. Oliver Janz

• Since 2008: Teaching and Research activity at the the Department of History and Cultural Studies, Division of Prof. Dr. Arnd Bauerkämper und Prof. Dr. Oliver Janz, both Freie Universität Berlin
• 2007: PhD in recent and modern History (Neuere und Neueste Geschichte) jointly supervised by Prof. Dr. Arnd Bauerkämper (Freie Universität Berlin) and Prof. Dr. Patrizia Dogliani (Università di Bologna)
  Subject „Liberaler Sozialismus im Kampf gegen den Faschismus. Dargestellt am Beispiel der Sopade und der Giustizia & Libertà“ (Liberal Socialism against Fascism. The Sopade and Giustizia & Libertà in comparison)
• 1998-2004: Studies in History, Cultural Sciences and Linguistics at the University of Bologna and in Leipzig (as Erasmus-Student)

Fellowships/Scholarships

Fritz Thyssen Foundation, Jacques Koerfer Foundation, Forschungskommission der Freien Universität Berlin (Research Committee of the Freie Universität Berlin), CIC (Center for International Cooperation of the Freie Universität Berlin), DAAD, Arstud (Azienda regionale per il diritto allo studio), Erasmus grant

Research Interests

• History oft he GDR/SED
• Socialism and Communism in Europe and in the World
• Antifascism
• European Cultural History (19./20. Century)
• Israeli/Jewish History
• History of European Bourgeoisie

Monographien

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Zeitschriftenbeiträge

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