Specialist publisher for Jewish culture and contemporary history with around 60 new releases per year
Hentrich & Hentrich Verlag Berlin Leipzig
Leipzig (Capa-Haus, Jahnallee 61)New on Amplifa
About the Publisher
Hentrich & Hentrich Verlag Berlin Leipzig is a specialist publisher for Jewish culture and contemporary history. The programme comprises biographies, popular historical non-fiction, children's and young adult books, textbooks and teaching materials, photography and art books, exhibition catalogues as well as publications on current political and social topics such as antisemitism. Around 60 new titles are published each year; more than 800 titles are available. Since 1982, the publisher has been dedicated to exile studies and coming to terms with the National Socialist era; the Jüdische Miniaturen series, established in 2003, comprises more than 300 volumes. The publisher cooperates with institutions such as the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Federal Agency for Civic Education), the Moses Mendelssohn Centre, the Topography of Terror Foundation and the Centrum Judaicum. The titles are available through the book trade in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as directly from the publisher. Since July 2023, the publisher has been based at Capa-Haus, Jahnallee 61, Leipzig.
- Site
- Leipzig
- Processes
- Publishing programme: biographies, popular historical non-fiction, children's and young adult, Distribution via the book trade (DE, AT, CH) and directly from the publisher, Manuscript submission, Foreign Rights/licensing
- Materials
- Biographies, Popular historical non-fiction, Children's and young adult books as well as teaching materials, Photography and art books, exhibition catalogues
- Founded
- 1982 (Edit
- Industries
- Publishing, Jewish culture and contemporary history, Culture of remembrance, Jewish culture and contemporary history
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Manuscript submission
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Editing and copy-editing
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Production/manufacturing
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Distribution via book trade and direct sales
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Foreign Rights/licensing
Programme and Series
Biographies
Biographical titles, including the Jüdische Miniaturen series with more than 300 volumes.
Popular historical non-fiction
Non-fiction books on Jewish history, exile studies and the National Socialist era.
Children's and young adult books as well as teaching materials
Educational media for schools and educational outreach.
Photography and art books, exhibition catalogues
Accompanying publications for museums, memorials and exhibitions.
Location
Leipzig
DEHead office (Capa-Haus, Jahnallee 61)
Selected Titles
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Publisher History
- 1982
Foundation of Edition Hentrich by Gerhard Hentrich (1924–2009) in Berlin; first book: 'Steinerne Zeugen' (Deutsche Vergangenheit series)
- 1998
Sale of Edition Hentrich; re-establishment as Verlag Hentrich & Hentrich in Teetz by Harald and Gerhard Hentrich
- 2003
Launch of the 'Jüdische Miniaturen' series (more than 300 volumes)
- 2010
Dr. Nora Pester takes over the publisher and ownership as of 1 January 2010; re-establishment in Berlin-Mitte (Wilhelmstraße, the old Buchgewerbehaus)
- 2018
Relocation of the head office to Leipzig as of 1 September 2018 (Haus des Buches)
- 2019
Dr. Nora Pester board member of Netzwerk Jüdisches Leben e. V. (until 2025) and cultural senator of the Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen (until 2024)
- 2020
Kurt-Wolff-Förderpreis and Deutscher Verlagspreis
- 2022
Sächsischer Verlagspreis
- 2023
Move into the Capa-Haus (Jahnallee 61, Leipzig) as of 1 July 2023; Deutscher Verlagspreis; Dr. Pester becomes sole shareholder of CAPA Culture gGmbH
- 2024
Sächsischer Verlagspreis
- 2026
Deutscher Verlagspreis