Max Czollek is a writer, lyric-poet, stage performer, curator, and political scientist. A member of the G-13 authors’ collective, he is particularly well known for his theatrical and essayistic work surrounding memory culture, integration, and Jewish identity in post-war Germany. He was awarded a doctorate at the Center for Research on Antisemitism at Technische Universität Berlin (2016). In 2024, he was DAAD Distinguished Chair in Contemporary Poetics at New York University. Max’s latest book is De-Integrate! A Jewish Survival Guide for the 21st Century.