Anne Cohen-Köhler
Short vita
Anne is the project coordinator at the Israel Desk in the FNF Jerusalem office. She was born in Germany but moved to Israel in 1999 after her mid-exams in Germany. At the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, she continued her studies for B.A. and M.A. in German Literature, Contemporary Jewry and Yiddish Language and Literature. At the Hebrew University, she was engaged in several dialogue and peacebuilding initiatives. She joined the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in 1999, first as an intern, assistant and since 2011 she is responsible for the coordination of the projects at the Israel Desk.
Contributions
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FNF Jerusalem joining Freedom Games in Poland
It was a great pleasure and honour to organise a panel discussion during the Freedom Games in Lodz, Poland. The Freedom Games conference brings together Liberals from across Europe.
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Young Palestinian East Jerusalemites in Israeli Academia
A precise analysis of the increasing enrollment of East Jerusalem Palestinian students in Israeli higher education institutions in recent years and examines the impact of the ongoing war on the trend.
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From Memory to Action – How to Act when Never Again is Now?
Since the October 7th Hamas terror attacks, the world has been witnessing a new dimension of antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiments, which indeed makes us wonder, whether Never Again is not already here and now.
This was one of the main questions in our panel discussion, in collaboration with the Rubinstein Center for Constitutional Challenges at the Reichman University in Herzliya, to which we invited leading thought leaders from Germany, Great Britain and Poland.
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Never Again: How do Collective Traumas form Constitutional and International Order?
The Imperative of “Never Again” established a new international order and constitutional standards after the Second World War and the unprecedented genocide of the Jews in Europe. How have these traumatic experiences affected victims and perpetrators, their following generations, their perceptions of right and wrong? How are traumas of the past reflected in constitutional frameworks, our national narratives and identities and what role do they play in new conflicts?
