Uni Weimar honors Buchenwald-victim: lecture hall named after Maurice Halbwachs

Uni Weimar honors Buchenwald-victim: lecture hall named after Maurice Halbwachs

Weimar, Deutschland - universities Uni Weimar sets a strong sign of memory

The Bauhaus University Weimar Eharen named after the French sociologist and philosopher Maurice Halbwach, who has to tell a tragic story: in 1944 he was deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp and died there in the inhuman conditions of the camp. The university has decided to give the auditorium the name "Maurice Halfwachs Auditorium" in the future in order to create a permanent memory of its achievements and fate.

Maurice Halbwachs is considered a formative scientist who decisively promoted the Franco-German exchange. His arrest and deportation to Buchenwald mark a dark time of history that should not be forgotten. In March 1945, he died of the consequences of the warehouse custody - and to this day there is a lack of a place in Weimar that was reminiscent of it. With this naming, the university not only wants to honor its merits, but also to set a clear sign against forgetting.

step to honor the victims

The decision to name the largest lecture hall of the university in half wax contributes to the visibility and memory of the atrocities of National Socialism. It is an invitation to today's generation to deal with the story and to demonstrate the voice of those who have suffered from the regime. With this measure, the University of Weimar makes it clear that remembering also means responsibility. The new name of the auditorium will not only name one room, but also a constant reminder to the values of respect and memory work.