Professor Peter Schaefer proposed his resignation “to avoid further damage” to the Jewish Museum, a statement on its website said. The German parliament last month condemned the BDS movement — which stands for Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions — as anti-Semitic. Schaefer, director of the museum since September 2014, had recently had his contract extended to stay in post until August 2020, according to the museum. Schaefer came under pressure after a tweet was sent by the museum encouraging people to read an article by Jewish scholars that criticised the parliamentary resolution. A museum statement on Friday said Schaefer “today proposed his resignation to the chairman of the board of the foundation andCulture Minister Monika Grutters to avoid further harm to the Jewish Museum Berlin”.

Source: The Express Tribune June 15, 2019 07:05 UTC