# German, Jewish, British? Histories of Exile and Emigration

German, Jewish, British? Histories of Exile and Emigration at Birkbeck College, Wednesday 4 November 2026, 18:30.

- Price: Free
- Venue: Birkbeck College, WC1E 7HX London
- With: Jan Rüger
- Go to page: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/65435/german-jewish-british-histories-of-exile-and-emigration

A public lecture at Birkbeck's Clore Management Centre, followed by a reception. Historian Jan Rüger, professor of History at Birkbeck, University of London, explores exile and emigration between Germany and Britain through biographical studies, focusing on refugees from Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 40s within a timeframe from the early eighteenth century to recent debates about immigration and Brexit. The lecture marks the publication of his book Great Powers: A History of Britain and Germany. Admission is free.

## Dates

- Wednesday 4 November 18:30 — Birkbeck College

Written by a model, sources: [bbk.ac.uk](https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/65435/german-jewish-british-histories-of-exile-and-emigration)

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