Josef Gershenzon

Josef Gershenzon is 20 years old and was born in Moscow. He is currently studying philosophy and art history. Josef Gershenzon is a member of BAM! - Kollektiv, which mainly offers creative and social activities for refugee children. Since his childhood, he has been influenced by a strong interest in art and culture as well as socio-political issues, in particular by the experiences of injustice and totalitarianism he had in Russia. After the occupation of the Crimean Peninsula, the family decided to emigrate to Germany. Since the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine in 2022, Josef Gershenzon has been working with friends to help refugee Ukrainian children. As he knows from his own experience what local initiatives and support can achieve, he would like to help support important artistic projects as part of the boys' jury.