Tag: History of Munich
Olympia 72: thumb and bird brought the games to Munich – Munich
Munich’s Lord Mayor Hans-Jochen Vogel had no idea what was to come when the door to his office opened on October 28, 1965 and a guest entered the room whom…
Holocaust commemoration: #StolenMemory in Fürstenfeldburck – Fürstenfeldbruck
A bracelet, a fountain pen or a farewell letter – the National Socialists stole all personal belongings from concentration camp prisoners. The traveling exhibition #StolenMemory helps to pass these on…
Munich: Curious ideas to finance the Olympic Games 72 – Munich
The contract for Munich to host the Olympic Games was just a few months ago when it leaked out in autumn 1966: the planned budget of 497 million Deutschmarks could…
Olympia 72: Ankie Spitzer in conversation – Munich
Attack on the Olympics in Munich : “I couldn’t believe people could do this to each other” Jul 2, 2022 at 7:03 p.m Reading time: 13 mins Open detailed view…
Munich: Lessons for Jewish children were banned 80 years ago – Munich
Of Berthold Neff They have been discriminated against, marginalized and despised for years, and yet they showed great courage when what was most sacred to them went up in flames.…
Archeology meets everyday life: exhibition shows finds from excavations – Munich
When Eleonore Wintergerst talks about clay pots and still helmets, about brittle glass and mercury ointments, she is in her element. What would otherwise only be found at many a…
Munich: New travel guide for the old town and Lehel – Munich
At the western end of Kaufingerstraße stood the “Beautiful Tower” until 1807, which owed its name to the magnificent facade painting. It is said that a goldsmith had his workshop…
Munich culture of remembrance: How Munich residents fight against forgetting – Munich
Many cities find it difficult to come to terms with the past. This is shown in Munich not least by the highly explosive debate about the polluted street names. Elsewhere…
Würmtal – new ways of remembering the death march – district of Munich
The commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust is often characterized by “solidified rituals,” says Jan Mühlstein, co-founder of the liberal Jewish community Beth Shalom in Munich and contemporary witness…
Munich: When it was decided that the Olympic Games were coming – Munich
The enthusiasm was great when the delegation, led by the young Mayor Hans-Jochen Vogel (SPD), coming from Rome landed at the airfield in Riem: They also had big things in…