Memory for peace: Memorial Day in Speyer on November 18, 2024

Memory for peace: Memorial Day in Speyer on November 18, 2024

Speyer, Deutschland - in Speyer will celebrate the Memorial Day on Sunday, November 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., an important national day of commemoration that is dedicated to the victims of the two world wars and National Socialism. The ceremony takes place in the urban cemetery, where the city, together with citizens and students of the region, commemorates the dead of war and tyranny.

Mayor Stefanie Seiler emphasizes the importance of memorial work: "Memorial work is always future work. The value of peace becomes particularly clear before the history of war and suffering." Mayor Monika Kabs calls for the support of the German war grave care, which organizes a celebrity collection on Saturday, November 16, 2024. "Every donation helps to keep the memory awake and set an important sign of reconciliation and understanding," she explains.

a moving program

The memorial speech is made by Pastor Dr. Ulrich Kronenberg kept, while students from the Nikolaus-von-Weis-Gymnasium present an extract from a novel by Hans Fallada. The Speyer Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Matthias Metzger, ensures the musical accompaniment of the celebrations. Mayor Kabs will also call for the commemoration of the dead. According to thanks from Franz Dudenhöffer, the volunteer of the Volksbund Deutsche Wargräberfürsorge e.V. for Speyer, the walk to the cemeteries of honor by trumpetensoli by Marvin Deuschle is accompanied.

The Volksbund looks after 832 war graves in 46 countries and is committed to the dignity of the victims. Donations are possible at any time to support this important work. The IBAN for donations is DE23 5204 0021 0322 2999 00, BIC COBADEFFXXX at Commerzbank Kassel.