Hermann Simon

He worked from 1975 to 1988 at Berlin State Museums. From 1988 to 2015, he served as director of the foundation Neue Synagoge Berlin – Centrum Judaicum. He has produced numerous publications on numismatic themes and problems with Jewish history in Germany, Das Berliner Jüdische Museum in der Oranienburger Straße – Geschichte einer zerstörten Kulturstätte (Teetz: Hentrich & Hentrich, 2000), has been project manager for a number of exhibitions and was the editor of exhibition catalogues such as Und lehrt sie: Gedächtnis (1988), Erbe und Auftrag (1996), Was vom Leben übrig bleibt, sind Bilder und Geschichten – to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Max Liebermann (1997) – and Juden in Berlin 1938–1945 (2000). He was also editor of the book series Jüdische Memoiren and Jüdische Miniaturen.