120 Jahre Hannah Arendt & Villa Seligmann

In the organizer's words:

A double anniversary will be celebrated in Hanover in 2026: On October 14, 1906, 120 years ago, Hannah Arendt was born in Hanover-Linden. She is considered one of the most important political theorists of the 20th century. Squares, streets and schools are named after her. Numerous new publications deal with Hannah Arendt's life, work and impact.

From 1904 to 1906, Siegmund Seligmann and his wife Johanna had an upper-class villa built for themselves: The Villa Seligmann in Hohenzollernstraße in Hanover. It has been an integral part of cultural life in Hanover for many years. As a cultural center, museum and place of learning at the same time, Jewish life can be seen and experienced here, and the family history is told and researched.

After two short keynote speeches by Eliah Sakakushev - von Bismarck and Dr. Diana Häs, the parallels in the lives of Hannah Arendt and Johanna Seligmann-Coppel will be explored in a subsequent discussion. With a view to the Jewish identity of both women, their social impact and intellectual legacy, as well as flight and migration, will be discussed on the basis of selected stages of their lives. Finally, the discussion will be opened up to questions and suggestions from the audience.

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Tickets are available for €10/€5 (min.) in the webshop, at karten@villa-seligmann.de or by calling 0511 844887-200.

Please note that we will be taking photos and videos during this event. The images will be published on our website and/or social media channels and used for press work. By participating, visitors to this event declare their consent to this.