Foto: Kurt-Willi Julius
Friday, 12th of July 2024
10 a.m. Reception in the synagogue
11 a.m. Visit to the Jewish cemetery and the Memorial Plaque
2.30 p.m. ´Jewish Humor`, lecture by Johannes Grötecke
4.00 p.m. ´How much space is left in cultural memory? The future of remembering the Shoah´, lecture by Prof. Dr. Christina Brüning, Philipps University Marburg
7.30 p.m. Kiddush at the beginning of the Sabbath
8 p.m. Anniversary celebration; greetings, contributions from the descendants of Jewish citizens, musical accompaniment by Sahra Küpfer and Beate Lambert
Saturday, 13th of July 2024
10 a.m. Tour of the town with inauguration of the street sign "Salomon-Bär-Gässchen" and the information boards for the Mildenberg, Frankenthal, Rothschild and Laser families
3 p.m. "The work of memorials and remembrance initiatives in northern Hesse" Panel discussion with representatives of North Hesse memorial sites and remembrance initiatives [Dr. Martin Arnold (Abterode), Sebastian Sakautzki (Trutzhain), Dr. Annegret Wenz (Weimar-Roth), Julia Drinnenberg (Hofgeismar), Dr. Wolfgang Werner (Volkmarsen), Dr. Marion Lilienthal (Korbach)], Moderation: Prof. Dr. Dietfrid Krause-Vilmar.
8 p.m. 188th synagogue concert "Aquabella" - music from all over the world performed in over 20 languages by the famous a capella ensemble from Berlin
Sunday, 14th of July 2024
10.30 a.m. Festive service in St. Martin's Church with the pastors Matthias Müller and Günter Maier as well as the trombone choirs Vöhl and Marienhagen.
Most of the events in the synagogue are shown live on our YouTube channel.
The sponsor of the event is the Network for Tolerance Waldeck-Frankenberg with federal and state programmes:
