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Watch recording of the Fritz Stern Prize Lecture "The Lords of Little Egypt: Romani Immigrants in the Holy Roman Empire, 1417-1498"

If you were unable to watch Fritz Stern Prize Lecture "The Lords of Little Egypt: Romani Immigrants in the Holy Roman Empire, 1417-1498" live, it is…

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Call for Papers

The Violent 1950s: Towards a New History of the Global “Postwar” Decade

Deadline: June 12, 2026 | Workshop at GHI Washington | February 25-26, 2027

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Watch recording of the lecture "Popularizing Soccer - Soccer in the United States before 1950: The First Golden Age?"

If you were unable to watch the first spring Lecture in our series "Popularizing Soccer - Soccer in the United States before 1950: The First Golden…

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Opportunities

Intern at the German Historical Institute

Deadline: July 31, 2026 | The GHI Internship Program gives students of history, political science, public relations, and public administration at…

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History of Migration & Mobilities

Migrant Knowledge Blog moved to Hypotheses

The Migrant Knowledge blog has a new location!

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Press Release

German Historical Institute Receives Volkswagen Stiftung Grant for AI-Based Research

The German Historical Institute Washington has received a generous grant from the Volkswagen Stiftung’s “Open Up – New Research Spaces for the…

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Podcast

New podcast miniseries "The Ends of War" launched by Max Weber Stiftung

The new miniseries features GHI researchers Anna Carolin Augustin and Simone Lässig along with other MWS researchers to discuss the aftermath(s) of…

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Interview with Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow Sarah Frenking

We recently caught up with Sarah Frenking, one of our Visiting Fellows, who will be leaving us at the end of April. We sat down with her to discuss…

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