DAAD Israel

is a team of passionate people who don’t just teach — they make you challenge what you thought you knew. And one of them is Professor Stefan Ihrig.

Stefan is the kind of scholar who pulls history out of textbooks and shows it in a way that immediately raises questions: Who invented this political myth? Why do we still believe it? And who actually benefited from it? His research on Germany and the Ottoman Empire, on propaganda, and on the early roots of Na**sm has sparked lively debates far beyond academia.

In his classes, “just sitting and listening” is not an option — he pushes students to think, argue, and spot unexpected connections between the past and today’s headlines. A bit of humour, a touch of boldness, and a lot of sharp facts — and suddenly history stops being boring.

We’re proud to have someone like him leading HCGES — and let’s face the truth: after taking his courses, you’ll never look at history the same way again.