Tag: memorial day
Remembrance Day: Reminders for solidarity and reconciliation
As of: November 19, 2023 5:47 p.m Remembrance Day commemorates dark chapters in German history. This year, however, the focus is particularly on contemporary conflicts. Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria called…
A crack in the heart: Ukraine and “Victory Day” on May 9th
Status: 09.05.2023 08:57 The end of World War II will be commemorated in Ukraine on May 8 – a sign of breaking away from communist rituals. For many people, May…
Nazi history: the graveyard of the perpetrators
Since 1959, district administrators, the Bundeswehr and citizens have been commemorating the victims of World War II at the military cemetery in Hofkirchen, Lower Bavaria. Research by the SZ shows…
Söder earns ridicule with NFL selfies
The NFL in Munich: A big day for all fans in the city – and apparently also for the Bavarian Prime Minister, as he showed on social media. In the…
Halle commemorates the attack on the synagogue three years ago
The victims were commemorated three years after the anti-Semitic attack on a synagogue in Halle in Saxony-Anhalt. Prime Minister Haseloff called for a clear stance against Jew hatred and racism.…