15. April '24
A man in a blue blazer and a woman with short white hair in a pink shirt converse indoors at Hochschule Coburg. They stand near informational posters and a staircase with wooden railings in the background, creating an atmosphere of intellectual engagement.
A man in a blue blazer and a woman with short white hair in a pink shirt converse indoors at Hochschule Coburg. They stand near informational posters and a staircase with wooden railings in the background, creating an atmosphere of intellectual engagement.
Three people gather around a display board with historical information and images at Hochschule Coburg. The indoor setting, featuring a tiled floor and simple decor, fosters an engaging conversation among them as they focus intently on the exhibit.
Three people gather around a display board with historical information and images at Hochschule Coburg. The indoor setting, featuring a tiled floor and simple decor, fosters an engaging conversation among them as they focus intently on the exhibit.
A person wearing glasses, a green and blue checkered shirt, and a gray cardigan is speaking and gesturing with their hands. They stand indoors at Hochschule Coburg, in front of a whiteboard in a well-lit room.
A person wearing glasses, a green and blue checkered shirt, and a gray cardigan is speaking and gesturing with their hands. They stand indoors at Hochschule Coburg, in front of a whiteboard in a well-lit room.
In a classroom at Hochschule Coburg, a group of people sit attentively at tables. An older woman with white hair and a pink scarf smiles warmly, while another with gray hair and a beige jacket claps enthusiastically, creating an atmosphere of engagement and learning.
In a classroom at Hochschule Coburg, a group of people sit attentively at tables. An older woman with white hair and a pink scarf smiles warmly, while another with gray hair and a beige jacket claps enthusiastically, creating an atmosphere of engagement and learning.
An older man with a beard, clad in a maroon jacket and checkered shirt, examines a display board closely at the Hochschule Coburg exhibition area, pointing at a detail with his hand among the many informational panels.
An older man with a beard, clad in a maroon jacket and checkered shirt, examines a display board closely at the Hochschule Coburg exhibition area, pointing at a detail with his hand among the many informational panels.
A group of people stands indoors, their backs to the camera. One person in the middle sports a white shirt featuring a large red circle and black text associated with Hochschule Coburg. The room is well-lit, thanks to expansive windows on the right.
A group of people stands indoors, their backs to the camera. One person in the middle sports a white shirt featuring a large red circle and black text associated with Hochschule Coburg. The room is well-lit, thanks to expansive windows on the right.
Coburg University of Applied Sciences is showing the exhibition “Da49, Da512: Trains to Death”.
At the opening, President Prof. Dr. Stefan Gast emphasized how important it is to remember the victims of the Holocaust today.
Dr. Hubertus Habel, one of the exhibition organizers, also brings the topic closer to schoolchildren at the university. The exhibition on the last deportations of Jewish women from Coburg to the Krasnycin ghetto in April 1942 and to the Theresienstadt concentration camp in September and October 1942 conveys the general context of the genocide of European Jews as part of Nazi racial anti-Semitism.
The course of the two deportations is shown in detail.
At the heart of the exhibition are the biographies of the eleven Coburg victims, of whom only one woman survived. At the opening of the exhibition, President Prof. Dr. Stefan Gast declared that the victims must not be forgotten.
“And we will not forget them!”
Looking into the past is important for the future, said Gast.
He thanked Prof. Dr. Claudia Lohrenscheit, who teaches the history of the Holocaust and the long tradition of Jewish life in Germany to students on the course “Remembrance, Human Rights and Political-Historical Education”.
Among other things, she brought the exhibition to the university for this purpose.
Gast also thanked Dr. Kishan Veerashekar, Head of the Diversity Department, for his commitment to this topic as well as the exhibition organizers: Dr. Hubertus Habel developed the Coburg-specific version of the exhibition together with Gaby Schuller from the “Living Culture of Remembrance Coburg” working group.
On Monday, cultural and museum scientist Habel also guided almost 70 pupils from the 9th to 11th grades of the Rudolf Steiner School Coburg through the exhibition.
The exhibition is on display until Friday, April 19: Building 11, Säulenhalle, Friedrich-Streib-Straße 2, no admission, no registration, freely accessible during Coburg University’s opening hours: Mon – Fri: 6.30 am to 6 pm, Sat 7 am to 1 pm.
