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Harburg remembers: days of remembrance for the victims of National Socialism
From November 4th to December 3rd, 2024, Harburg schools and organizations will commemorate the victims of National Socialism and the pogroms in 1938.
Harburg remembers: days of remembrance for the victims of National Socialism
An important commemoration is being brought to life in Harburg! From November 4th to December 3rd, 2024, 21 schools, cultural institutions and organizations will be organizing the Harburg Remembrance Days under the powerful motto “Remembering for the Future”. Top-class lectures, gripping readings, exciting workshops and touching film screenings are on the program to keep the memories of the victims of National Socialism alive. This event will not only shed light on the dark shadow of history, but also address current issues such as right-wing extremism and discrimination!
The roots of these days of remembrance lie in the terrible November pogroms in 1938, when Jewish shops in Harburg were devastated and the synagogue around Eißendorfer Straße was burned down. The victims of National Socialism have been remembered here since 1998, with the focus being on the resistance and local events of that time. The opening of the memorial days begins on November 4th at 7 p.m. in the signal box at Harburg train station, where a rousing program will be presented along with music.
Central memorial event
On November 10th, the centerpiece of the commemoration days, a silent march will take place from the Jewish cemetery on Schwarzenberg at 3 p.m. This march, which honors the memory of the victims of the brutal pogroms, ends at the memorial for the former Harburg synagogue on Eißendorfer Straße. Here, where the horrors of that time left their bitter traces 86 years ago, the event will have a very special meaning.
The detailed event program is now available on the website of the Geschichtewerkstatt Harburg e.V. What is new this year is that the organization of the memorial days is no longer coordinated centrally by a single initiative, but rather jointly by the various participating institutions in the district. A promising approach that shows how strong memory and community engagement are in Harburg!