Ulrich Wyrwa, Prof. Dr. phil., born 1954, is professor of modern history at University Potsdam and is research director of the research college for the history of Antisemitism in Europe (1879-1914/1914-1923) at the Centre for Research on Antisemitism of the Technical University Berlin. His focus of research is: the history of antisemitism in Europe in the 19th and 20th century, emancipation of the Jews and Jewish history in Germany and Italy as well as history of Jewish historiography in Europe.