Events on Preventing Racism and Antisemitism

Initiated by Terry Swartzberg, the memorial "Faces for the Names" presents photos projected on house fronts throughout Bamberg to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. Organized by Jews Engaged with Society and Demokratie Leben of the district of Bamberg, commemorative events are taking place from 21 October through 24 October 2024 at 7 p.m.

21 October: Villa Dessauer, Hainstraße 4a, 96047 Bamberg; welcome address by mayor Andreas Starke
22 October: Old Town Hall, Upper Bridge, 96047 Bamberg
23 October: Higher Regional Court of Bamberg, Wilhelmsplatz 1, 96047 Bamberg; topic: Courageous Resistance in Bamberg
24 October: Jewish Life in the District of Bamberg; Town Hall Reckendorf, Bahnhofstraße 20, 96182 Reckendorf

Poster and program(840.9 KB) (PDF in German)

Topic: How racist is Bavaria?

Festival against racism - a Germany-wide campaign to combat discrimination, racism, and xenophobia taking place once a year at German universities

25 October through 27 October 2024

Program & more information (in German)

Students at the Friedrich-Rückert Secondary School in Ebern created the exhibition with the support of their teacher Daniel Heß and the historian Cordula Kappner. It features information on and biographies of Jewish children from the region during the Holocaust.

Until 08 November 2024

Contact the mayor of Reckendorf, Manfred Deinlein, to gain access to the exhibition (Tel.: 09544/20307, Email: buergermeister(at)reckendorf.de)

Haus der Kultur/former synagogue, Ahornweg 2, 96182 Reckendorf