Tag: History of Munich
Gymnastics Festival 1923 in Munich: Hitler and the gymnasts
Despite hyperinflation and political turmoil, the German Gymnastics Festival took place in Munich in 1923 – and attracted hundreds of thousands. When the National Socialists tried to hijack the event…
Eleven memorials inaugurated – which fates Munich remembers – Munich
Melitta and Max Wallach once provided the people of Munich with fabrics and fashion – then they were expropriated, deported and murdered in Auschwitz. Why the official commemoration of this…
Munich: Two exhibitions about the fate of displaced persons – Munich
Two exhibitions in the Jewish Museum and City Museum are dedicated to the so-called displaced persons who ended up in Munich after the Second World War – and who at…
Munich moments: A ghost haunts the Isartor – Munich
Should the unimaginable, the horrible, the horrific happen, should the Valentin-Karlstadt-Musäum actually have to evacuate the Isartor because of a lack of fire protection, then – well, what then? In…
Munich on February 10, 1970: The forgotten terrorist attack at Riemer Airport – Munich
At first they had only thought of a plaque. “We would have been happy with that,” says Israeli Miki Dror, while her brother Ofer Katzenstein nods. They are two of…
Hotels in Munich: Book about the history of the Grand Hotel Continental – Munich
Famous aristocrats, actors and politicians used to be guests at the Grand Hotel Continental. However, a new book misses the opportunity to adequately honor this dazzling piece of Munich cultural…
Hotels in Munich: Book about the history of the Grand Hotel Continental – Munich
Famous aristocrats, actors and politicians used to be guests at the Grand Hotel Continental. However, a new book misses the opportunity to adequately honor this dazzling piece of Munich cultural…
Munich after the 1972 Olympics: Learning from earlier problems for today – Munich
To mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Olympic Games, Munich’s recent history has been extensively documented. When dealing with the development triggered by Olympia in the late 1960s and…
Technical University of Munich and the honoring of Nazi greats: processing is necessary – Munich
The Technical University of Munich still honors people today, some of whom were deeply involved in Nazi history. It is the students who draw attention to this. Now the university…
TU Munich: Students call for the honoring of Nazi greats to be processed – Munich
You have to climb a flight of stairs to reach the hall. There is a display case at the entrance. Olga Rybałt looks at it and says: It is strange…