Erhard Roy Wiehn

Erhard Roy Wiehn (born August 1, 1937 in Saarbrücken ) is a sociologist and professor emeritus in the Department of History and Sociology at the University of Konstanz .

Life

Erhard Roy Wiehn worked in the metal industry from 1951 to 1957, attended a humanistic evening high school in 1957/61 and studied sociology, philosophy and psychology in Munich, Tübingen and the USA from 1961 to 1965. 1965-1969 he was assistant to Ralf Dahrendorf . In 1965 he obtained his MA, in 1967 he became a Dr. rer. soc. doctorate, in 1971 he received the Venia legendi for sociology. 1971–1972 he was a Fellow of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS, Institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ) in Wassenaar near The Hague. 1972–1974 he was a university lecturer in Konstanz, 1974 visiting professor at the University of Bielefeld , 1974–2002 professor in the Department of History and Sociology at the University of Konstanz. He was several times a member of the Small and Large Senate and Deputy Chairman of the Large Senate as well as a member of other university committees and spokesman for the Sociology Department at the University of Konstanz. 1983–1984 and 1990–1991 he was Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, 1998–1999 as Vice Dean. 1992–1997 he was project manager of the university research group. 2006 Max Kade Visiting Professor at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. From 1987 to 2002 he was a board member of the “Environment and Housing Foundation” at the University of Konstanz.

Act

He initiated three partnerships between the University of Konstanz and international universities: 1986: Partnership between the Universities of Konstanz and Tel Aviv, he was the Rector's representative for cooperation from 1987 to 1997 and was also a member of the board of the Lion Foundation (Zurich) and the sponsorship group for the cooperation between the Universities of Konstanz and Tel Aviv . 1989: Cooperation with the Kiev National University of Economics KNEU (Rector's representative 1990–1995 and 2005–2007). 1991: Partnership with the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev (Rector's representative 1992–2007).

He was co-initiator of the partnerships between the University of Konstanz and the University of Alexandru Ioan Cuza Iași (Romania) in 1992, the Charles University in Prague in 1992 and the Russian Plekhanov University of Economics in Moscow in 2003. Wiehn was a member of the German-Ukrainian expert commission of the German from 1997-1998 - Ukrainian University Rectors' Conference. From 2002–2005 he was a member of the selection committee of the German Academic Exchange Service ( DAAD ) for Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Turkey (Section 322). Since 1992 he has been a member of the International Academic Advisory Board of the Sociological Papers of the Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan / Israel.

In the political field he was a member of the FDP / DVP Baden-Württemberg from 1968 to 1983, in the 1970s and partly until the early 80s local chairman in Konstanz, deputy district chairman, member of the state executive and federal party delegate of the FDP.

He is a co-founder and member of the German-Israeli Society , Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bodenseeregion, and was its chairman from 1974–1992. He has been a member of the Society for Christian-Jewish Cooperation Konstanz since the 1970s . 1991–1996 he was a columnist for the Jüdischen Rundschau (Basel) . 1999–2001 he was the initiator, founding member and deputy chairman of the German-Romanian Society on Lake Constance (Konstanz). Since 1999 he has been a member of the German-Ukrainian Forum e. V. (Berlin).

Wiehn was involved in various civic activities and early 1980s juror at District Court of Constance .

Since 2002 he has been a board member of the Jewish Community of Kreuzlingen (Thurgau / Switzerland) and since 2008 Co-President of the Jewish Community of Kreuzlingen until its dissolution in 2016.

honors and awards

• 1985 entry in the Golden Book of the Jewish National Fund, Jerusalem ;
• 1995 President's Award from Tel Aviv University ;
• 1995 Dr. hc from Kiev National Economic University;
• 1998 Jubilee Medal for 650 years of Charles University in Prague ;
• 1998/99 Dr. hc from the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev;
• 1999 Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon;
• 1999 Honorary Professor at the University of Alexandru Ioan Cuza Iași / Romania;
• 2000 honorary diploma from the Ukrainian Ministry of Education for services to German-Ukrainian scientific cooperation;
• 2001 Certificate of Honor from the Ambassador of Ukraine in Germany, Dr. Anatolij Ponomarenko, for the “contribution to strengthening German-Ukrainian relations and on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Ukraine's independence”;
• 2003 Certificate of Thanks from the Pavlov Clinic in Kiev;
• 2007 Cross of Merit of the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev;
• 2009 honorary diploma from the Ukrainian Minister of Science for 20 years of scientific and humanitarian cooperation;
• 2011 Kurt Lion Medal for friends and sponsors of the University of Konstanz
• 2016 Medal of Merit of the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev
• 2017 "Tourism Goodwill Ambassador for Israel" of the Tourism Ministry in Jerusalem
• 2017 Planting of an oak in Kibbutz Kfar Masaryk / Israel
• 2018 Cross of Honor for Science and Art 1st Class of the Republic of Austria

Fonts (selection)

• Social Stratification Theories. A critical discussion (= studies on sociology. 9, ISSN  0585-6205 ). Piper, Munich 1968, (at the same time: Konstanz, Universität, dissertation dated February 14, 1967; 2nd edition. Ibid 1974, ISBN 3-492-01652-9 ).
• Intellectuals in politics and society. Enke, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-432-01673-5 .
• Inequality among people as a sociological problem (= Konstanz University Speeches. 61). Universitätsverlag, Konstanz 1973, ISBN 3-87940-071-7 .
• as editor with Paul Rothmund: The FDP / DVP in Baden-Württemberg and its history. Liberalism as a political force in the south-west of Germany (= writings on the political culture of Baden-Württemberg. 4). Kohlhammer, Stuttgart et al. 1979, ISBN 3-17-004680-2 .
• Kaiserslautern. Life in a Palatinate city. Meininger, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 1982, ISBN 3-87524-024-3 .
• as editor: 1984 and after. Utopia, reality, perspectives. Contributions to the "Orwell Year". Universitätsverlag, Konstanz 1984, ISBN 3-87940-264-7 .
• Collected publications on sociology. 3 volumes. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1986–1992.
• as editor with Horst Baier : Konstanzer Schriften zur Sozialwissenschaft. 1989 ff., ISSN  0936-8868 .
• as editor with Avital Gasith: On the Future of Water. A joint Konstanz University - Tel Aviv University Workshop on Water as a Limited Resource. Tel Aviv, March 24-28, 1996. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1997, ISBN 3-89649-117-2 .
• German-Ukrainian activities. University, humanitarian, journalistic and human bridge building from Europe to Europe 1989–2009. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2009, ISBN 978-3-86628-239-1 (including Schoáh and Judaica in Ukraine).
• Become human. Give life its meaning. Memoirs 1937–2012. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2012, ISBN 978-3-86628-412-8 .
• My childhood and youth in Kaiserslautern. Life in a Palatinate city and abroad. 1939–1957 and later. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2014, ISBN 978-3-86628-502-6 .
• Basic experience in scouting. 1947-1957-1961. A homage. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2014, ISBN 978-3-86628-509-5 .
• After reading. From given time. A kind of diary 2012-2014. With an appendix of various texts from different areas of life since 1954. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2015, ISBN 978-3-86628-500-2 .
• Late reading. A diary archive from a gift of time. 2014-2017. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2017, ISBN 978-3-86628-585-9 . From Europe to Europe - 25 years of collaboration between the University of Konstanz and the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev.
• From Europe to Europe - 25 years of collaboration between the University of Konstanz and the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv. Memoirs 1992–2017. Constance 2017. ISBN 978-3-86628-591-0 .
• AusLese I annual diary archive 2017/18. Constance 2018. ISBN 978-3-86628-609-2 .

Shoah and Judaica

• Kaddish - funeral prayer in Poland. Travel discussions and testimonies against forgetting in Germany (= Judaica. 13). Verlag Darmstädter Blätter, Darmstadt 1984, ISBN 3-87139-080-1 (2nd edition expanded to include a speech by Bertrand Russell as well as reviews and communications. Ibid 1987).
• Dajénu. 2 volumes. Hartung-Gorre, Constance 1986–1988;
  • Volume 1: Diary of a trip to Israel. 1986, ISBN 3-89191-079-0 ,
  • Volume 2: A memorable business trip to Israel. 1988, ISBN 3-89191-186-6 .
• November pogrom 1938. The “Reichskristallnacht” in the memories of Jewish contemporary witnesses of Kehilla Kedoscha Constance 50 years later as a documentation of the commemoration. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1988, ISBN 3-89191-173-4 .
• as editor: hostility towards Jews. A public lecture series at the University of Konstanz in 1988/89. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1989, ISBN 3-89191-272-2 .
• as editor: Jews in Sociology. A public lecture series at the University of Konstanz 1989. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1989, ISBN 3-89191-312-5 .
• as editor: October deportation 1940. The so-called “deportation” of Jews from Baden and the Saar-Palatinate to the French internment camp Gurs and other outposts of Auschwitz. 50 years later in memory. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1990, ISBN 3-89191-332-X .
• as editor: The Shoáh of Babij Yar. Commemorating the massacre of German special commandos of the Jewish population of Kiev in 1941 fifty years later. With documentation. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1991, ISBN 3-89191-430-X .
• as editor: Always against the current. A Jewish Survival Fate from Prague 1939–1950. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1992, ISBN 3-89191-571-3 .
• Warsaw Ghetto. 1943 uprising and extermination fifty years later to commemorate. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1993, ISBN 3-89191-626-4 .
• as editor: Konstanzer Schriften zur Schoáh and Judaica. 1992 ff., ISSN  0942-6043 .
• Warned. Columns on the situation. Forewords and Reviews. 1991-1994. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1994, ISBN 3-89191-753-8 .
• as editor with Brigitte Pimpl: What a world. Jewish childhood and youth in Europe 1933–1945. A reader. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1995, ISBN 3-89191-816-X .
• No all-clear. Columns on the situation. Writings on the Schoáh and Judaica 1994–1997. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1997, ISBN 3-89649-111-3 .
• Permanent warnings. 5 volumes. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1999–2013;
  • Volume 1: Writings on the Shoah and Judaica. 1997-1999. 1999, ISBN 3-89649-414-7 ;
  • Volume 2: Writings on the Shoah and Judaica. 1999–2003 as well as selected letters, reports and reviews since 1984. 2004, ISBN 3-89649-904-1 ;
  • Volume 3: Collected forewords, lectures and mishaps. 2004-2007. 2007, ISBN 978-3-86628-146-2 ;
  • Volume 4: Collected forewords, lectures and mishaps. 2007-2009. 2010, ISBN 978-3-86628-319-0 ;
  • Volume 5: Collected forewords, lectures and mishaps. 2011-2013. 2013, ISBN 978-3-86628-474-6 .
• as editor: funeral prayer. 60 years beginning of the Second World War and the Schoáh in Poland. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1999, ISBN 3-89649-415-5 .
• as editor: Camp de Gurs 1940. On the deportation of the Jews from southwest Germany. 60 years later in memory. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2000, ISBN 3-89649-530-5 (new edition as: Camp de Gurs. On the deportation of Jews from southwest Germany in 1940. ibid 2010, ISBN 978-3-86628-304-6 ).
• as editor: Babij Jar 1941. The massacre of the German firing squads on the Jewish population of Kiev 60 years later in memory. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2001, ISBN 3-89649-645-X .
• Jews in Thessaloniki. The old Sephardic metropolis in a short historical overview with special consideration of the Schoáh 1941–1944. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2001, ISBN 3-89649-718-9 (In modern Greek and English: Εβραίοι στη Θεσσαλονίκη. = Jews in Thessaloniki. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2004, ISBN 3-89649-909-2 ).
• On the Reich pogrom in 1938. The events in Constance 70 years later to commemorate. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2008, ISBN 978-3-86628-165-3 .
• Martin Buber as a sociologist. 1878-1965-2008. Jews in Sociology. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2008, ISBN 978-3-86628-204-9 .
• as editor: Who would have believed that? Memories in Kibbutz Buchenwald - Netzer Sereni of Hachschará and the concentration camp. 1939-1945-1985. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2010, ISBN 978-3-86628-298-8 .
• as editor: Schlomo Marcus: Judentum und Israel. Dialogic meditations. With an appendix on the families of origin Marcus and Eschelbacher as well as autobiographical notes. On the author's 100th birthday in 2010. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2010, ISBN 978-3-86628-325-1 .
• Judaism and Christianity. What we have in common and what separates us in a brief overview. Attempt a comparative consideration as a current food for thought. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2010, ISBN 978-3-86628-350-3 .
• Kiev Babiy Yar. An almost forgotten crime in 1941. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2011, ISBN 978-3-86628-371-8 (text in German, English, Ukrainian).
• Jewish life and suffering in Constance. 50 years of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Konstanz 1964–2014. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2014, ISBN 978-3-86628-516-3 .
• From Rome to Jerusalem. My way to Judaism. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2015, ISBN 978-3-86628-519-4 .
• as editor: Understand the bitter need. German-Jewish deportee mail from internment camps in the south of France in the context of the relief campaign of the Jewish community in Kreuzlingen Thurgau / Switzerland around 75 years later in memory of 1940–1945. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 2016, ISBN 978-3-86628-571-2 .
• as editor: Theodor Herzl - On the island of Mainau, in Constantinople and in Palestine as the father of Israeli diplomacy in 1898 . Constance 2018, ISBN 978-3-86628-592-7

Web links

• Literature by and about Erhard Roy Wiehn in the catalog of the German National Library
• Schoáh and Judaica series