Diplomatic Collaborations

About The Series

SHIUR brings text based discourse, interdisciplinary cultural experiences, Jewish rituals, and more to diplomatic spaces in both public and private events throughout the world.

Selected Past Events

Diplomatic Seder at the Swiss Embassy in Berlin

April 19, 2023

What happens when a group of ambassadors come together to explore an evening of traditions and text based discourse? What can diplomats gain from this ancient traditional discourse and what can this ancient traditional discourse gain from diplomats? Finding out was our goal when…

Ambassador Dr. Paul Seger hosted with Micki Weinberg a new, diplomatic, take on the traditional Jewish Passover Seder, attended by the ambassadors to Germany from Ireland, Liechtenstein, Kenya, El Salvador, Denmark and Romania as well as members from SHIUR. Rabbi of Hanover Shlomo Afanasev led us in the traditional Passover blessings.

Micki created a “Diplomatic Seder Dinner Haggadah”, a book with the traditional Passover texts & rituals (Haggadah) integrated with texts from poets and thinkers originating in the countries of the participating ambassadors—that led to a stimulating and innovative discourse amongst the participants—highlighting the value of cross-cultural literary and philosophical encounter in diplomatic spaces.

SHIUR Renewal: berlin/ new york - new york/berlin

June 23, 2022

What does the 21st century encounter between Berlin & New York look like?

Watch this short clip with glimpses of when the Berlin born project, SHIUR, came to New York’s 1014- space for ideas for “Renewal- Berlin/ New York - New York/ Berlin, a joint collaboration with the German Consulate.

German Political Consul Anton Klix welcomed participants, SHIUR founder Micki Weinberg led a guided text based discourse on the theme of Renewal where the audience engaged in sources from thinkers related to Berlin and/or New York intertwined with original harp interpretations of Bach and Korngold by Bridget Kibbey, and performances of 1930s cabaret and film music composed by German emigre and survivor artists and performed by Daniel Garlitsky, Duved Dunayevsky, Charlie Castelluzzo and Pat O'Leary, followed by techno sounds by DJ Ari Safari and drinks from McCabes Wines.

Videography by Studio 33 with additional music by the Berlin based artist Kevin Kopacka