Generally speaking, the British left has been on the side of the disadvantaged and the oppressed. For this reason, socialists, radicals and liberals have instinctively rallied to the cause of newcomers in an increasingly multicultural society. But circumstances have changed and the waters now are muddied. This lecture will explore the reasons why it is difficult for the left today, given its origins and orientations, to deal with Muslim and Jewish difference when that difference is asserted by Jews and Muslims themselves. (This paper was given on 16 May 2013 at the German Historical Institute London as part of the European Leo Baeck Lecture Series London, 2013.)

From 1940 to 1945 the Channel Islands were the only part of Britain to fall under Nazi occupation. German anti-Jewish decrees became part of the Islands’ legal structures. Local police and government officials identified and registered the few remaining Jews. Jewish property was Aryanized and Jews were deported, all with the knowing involvement of government officials who remained officially loyal to the British Crown. This lecture examines both the legal and moral failures and the ambiguities which surrounded this little known part of British Jewish history. (This paper was given on 7 March 2013 at the German Historical Institute London as part of the European Leo Baeck Lecture Series London, 2013.)

The 2012 Annual Lecture ‘Jetzt judenfrei.’ Writing Tourism in Nazi-Occupied Poland. was given by Professor Jane Caplan, St Antony's College, University of Oxford, on Friday, 9 November 2012.

Gerda Henkel Visiting Professorship Lecture. The lecture follows the twisted story of Germany in Europe since the late 19th century. In particular it analyses the connection between German reunification and the decision to introduce the Euro in order to highlight the current "German question" from a historical perspective.

The lecture follows the twisted story of Germany in Europe since the late 19th century. In particular, it analyses the connection between German reunification and the decision to introduce the Euro in order to highlight the current 'German question' from a historical perspective.

Gerda Henkel Visiting Professorship Lecture. The notorious speech of the German Minister for Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, February 1943 in the Sportpalast has been studied by historians a good many times. In this lecture it is analyzed in a slightly different way: as an example which illustrates problems Goebbels had with the media logic of the "Third Reich".

This round table discussion (13 October 2011) was a special event accompanying the international conference "The Fischer Controversy 50 Years On" which took place 13-15 October 2011 at the German Historical Institute London. The panelists discuss the insiders view on Fritz Fischer’s seminal work "Griff nach der Weltmacht" (Bid for World Power) which was published 50 years ago.