Derviş Hızarcı
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Derviş Hızarcı
Derviş Hızarcı was born in Berlin in 1983 and has been running the Berlin-based initiative against anti-Semitism (KIgA) since 2015. He has worked as a teacher, was chair of the supervisory board of the Turkish community in Berlin, and served as an anti-discrimination officer for the Berlin Senate. Since 2019, he has been a member of the advisory board of the Federal Government Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight against Anti-Semitism. He was awarded the Medal of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for his social engagement. Derviş Hızarcı regularly gives interviews and publishes articles in publications such as Jüdische Allgemeine, taz and Süddeutsche Zeitung. A passionate amateur footballer, he plays for Makkabi Berlin.
Derviş Hızarcı was born in Berlin in 1983 and has been running the Berlin-based initiative against anti-Semitism (KIgA) since 2015. He has worked as a teacher, was chair of the supervisory board of the Turkish community in Berlin, and served as an anti-discrimination officer for the Berlin Senate. Since 2019, he has been a member of the advisory board of the Federal Government Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight against Anti-Semitism. He was awarded the Medal of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for his social engagement. Derviş Hızarcı regularly gives interviews and publishes articles in publications such as Jüdische Allgemeine, taz and Süddeutsche Zeitung. A passionate amateur footballer, he plays for Makkabi Berlin.
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Year of Publication: 2024
Derviş HızarcıYear of Publication: 2024
Between Hatred and Principles
As head of the Berlin-based initiative against antisemitism KIgA, Derviş Hızarcı has a unique perspective on the developments in Germany that emerged in the wake of October 7th. For years, he has been fighting for an appreciation of diversity and against hatred in the eduction system in a country that is finally beginning to view itself as a migrant society. But once again – just like after...