Book launch and discussion with Steffi Hentschke and Stefan Koslik
On March 23, 2026, Middle East correspondent Steffi Hentschke will be presenting her book "Manchmal würde ich gerne schreien. My struggle for a stance in the Middle East conflict". The event will be moderated by journalist Stefan Koslik. Admission is free.
Steffi Hentschke traveled to Israel and Palestine for the first time in 2012. The young journalist writes her reports about occupation tourism, on the beach in Tel Aviv she asks herself why she feels at home here - despite the war and violence. She travels to the West Bank, Iran and Lebanon and decides to become a Middle East correspondent.
In her book, she combines personal experience with political analysis, describes developments before and after October 7, 2023 and struggles to find an attitude that can withstand contradictions. A book for all those who believe that complexity is not an obstacle, but the only way to talk about this conflict.
Steffi Hentschke was born in 1988 and is a daily Middle East correspondent for DIE ZEIT. She is highly regarded for her analyses of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and regularly works for the Federal Agency for Civic Education, speaking as an expert and moderating discussion panels.
When: March 23, 2026, 6:30 pm
Where: Foyer of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Günther Uecker State Library, Johannes-Stelling-Str. 29, 19053 Schwerin
A cooperation between the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Center for Political Education and the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Library
The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Günther Uecker State Library goes back to the Ducal Government Library founded in 1779 and, as a critical infrastructure, preserves important historical holdings as well as a large collection of works from and about Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has legally tasked the state library in Schwerin with collecting, cataloging and archiving the state's current printed works for the future. According to the state law and ordinance on the delivery of printed works, all printed products published in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern must be delivered to the state library free of charge within one month of publication. Titles about Mecklenburg-Vorpommern that are published outside the state are acquired by the State Library. The State Library is a department of the State Office for Culture and Monument Preservation. The old building at its location on Johannes-Stelling-Straße is now part of Schwerin's UNESCO World Heritage ensemble.
