A global network

From the very beginning, Germania Judaica was well networked. In the early days, it was very close to the Cologne Society for Christian-Jewish Cooperation (founded in 1958), in which personalities such as Heinrich Böll, Paul Schallück, and Wilhelm Unger were also involved.

Shortly after its foundation, the first books arrived from the Wiener Library in London. The cooperation with the Leo Baeck Institute in New York was particulary close. The regulary published “Working Information” used to connect researchers from Germany, Israel, the USA and all over the world. The “Working Group on Jewish Collections”, which was co-initiated by Germania Judaica, still meets every year for professional dialogue.