Dr. Benjamin Grilj
Studied philosophy and history in Graz and Maribor. Master's degree 2004, doctorate 2007 on „Consequences of the Philosophy of Language on Epistemology”. 2004-2007 honorary tutor at the Institute of Philosophy at Karl Franzens University Graz. From 2008-2012 lecturer in cultural studies at the Institute for Theory and Practice of Translation at the National University of Chernivtsi (Ukraine), as well as research assistant at the Bukovina Centre and the Austria Library Chernivtsi.
(Co-)organiser of a number of academic and cultural events such as conferences, readings, exhibitions, theatre performances, etc.
2008-2011 project leader of "rubiCon - czernowitzer architekturpartnerschaft" and 2009-2011 of "Schwarze Milch - zurückgehaltene Briefe aus den Todeslagern Transnistriens".
Main research interests: Urban and regional history with a special focus on Galicia, Bukovina and Lower Austria, comparative antisemitism and Holocaust research, digital humanities.
Activities at the Institute for Jewish History in Austria:
- Since 2014 digitisation and management of image sources as well as digitisation of archival materials relevant to the Institute
- 2015/16 digital documentation of the New Jewish Cemetery St. Pölten
- Reprogramming, scientific up-dating and maintenance of the website |www.juden-in-st-poelten.at|
- Scientific research for the Stones of Remembrance St. Pölten and Wilhelmsburg
- Scientific research for „With Without Jews. Bucklige Welt and Wechselland”
- Scientific genealogical research
- Nationally and internationally responsible for databases, digital networking and digitisation
- Programming and technical support of |Austria Judaica|
- 2018 co-project manager of |Was haben diese Plätze schon gesehen? (What have these places already seen?)|
- 2018-2019 lead project staff for |Flight experience as an advantage? The example of Jewish refugees from Galicia and Bukovina in Vienna and Lower Austria 1918-1941|
- 2020–2021 project leader for |Zuständig nach unbekannt, heimatlos. The Fate of the „Eastern Jews” Expelled from Austria 1938-1945|
- 2022–2023 project leader for |Rudolf Tintner – The Master Builder and Chronicler of Theresienstadt|
- Since 2024 project staff for |„Good Defense, Comrade Samuel!“ The integration potential of the fire brigades in Lower Austria using the example of their Jewish members|
Associate member of the FTI Research Network Migration
Representative of INJOEST in the national consortium of EHRI (European Holocaust Research Infrastructure)
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