7.00 p.m. (PT) | Goethe-Institut San Francisco

Join Thomas Mann Fellow and legal scholar Ronen Steinke and attorney and policy analyst Yoana Tchoukleva for a compelling conversation on justice reform at Goethe-Institute San Francisco.

Join Ronen Steinke, legal scholar, award-winning author, and Thomas Mann House Fellow, who focuses on civil rights and the intersection of law and politics, and Yoana Tchoukleva, attorney, policy analyst, and project creator dedicated to advancing a community-led vision for justice, healing, and transformation, for a compelling conversation on justice reform. Their discussion will explore key issues in legal systems and reform, fostering a transatlantic dialogue between the US and Germany. This conversation offers a unique opportunity to engage with two leading thinkers on pressing legal and social challenges, providing valuable insights into the evolving landscape of justice across borders.

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Ronen Steinke, born in Erlangen, grew up in the small Jewish community of Nuremberg. As a political editor at Süddeutsche Zeitung, he focuses on civil and human rights in his commentaries, essays, and columns. His legal dissertation on war crimes tribunals (2011) was praised as a “masterpiece” by FAZ. His publications, including the 2022 bestseller Vor dem Gesetz sind nicht alle gleich, have sparked significant political discourse. His biography of Fritz Bauer, prosecutor of the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials (2013), was adapted into an award-winning film and translated into multiple languages. Since 2023, he has been a lecturer at the Institute for Criminal Science and Philosophy of Law at Goethe University Frankfurt and is currently an Honorary Fellow at the Thomas Mann House.

This event is organized by the Goethe-Institut San Francisco.