Established in October 2007, Germany Close Up – American Jews Meet Modern Germany is an initiative created to enrich transatlantic dialogue and provide Jewish-North American students and young professionals in their twenties and thirties with an opportunity to experience modern Germany up close and personally. A generous government scholarship (a part of the ERP Special Assets of the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy) covers more than two-thirds of participation costs, which leaves a participation fee of US$900 per person. The purpose of the program is to allow participants to gain their own perspective on Germany through individual experience.

The program will focus on the following topics:

• Berlin and united Germany 

• The Holocaust and the Nazi Era (incl. a visit to a former Concentration Camp)

• Transatlantic/German-American relations (incl. a meeting with officials of the German Federal Foreign  Office)

• Current German Politics

• Jewish Life in Berlin, past and present, Sephardi communities in Germany 

• German-Israeli relations 

• A visit to Hamburg

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