Bremen honors 1938 November Pogrom victims in moving ceremony next week
Next Monday, a commemorative ceremony will be held in Bremen to honor the victims of the 1938 November Pogroms. The event is a collaborative effort between students from St. Johannis School and Netanel Teitelbaum, the state rabbi of the Jewish Community of Bremen. Willy Schwarz, a local historian, has been invited to speak and will share the stories of his parents' families who were affected by the pogroms.
The ceremony will take place at the site of the former synagogue at Kolpingstraße 6/7 due to ongoing construction work on Dechanatstraße. Students from Oberschule Am Waller Ring will present a project they've been working on, examining the November Pogroms, National Socialism, and their impact on Jewish residents in the Walle district. The project is a continuation of a memorial event held in 2025, which was co-organized by Netanel Teitelbaum and featured presentations by students.
Five Jewish citizens were murdered in Bremen during the November Pogroms. The ceremony aims to remember and honor these victims, as well as the many others who suffered during this dark period in history.
The ceremony will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., with the area around the former synagogue closed to vehicular traffic during this time. The event is open to the public and encourages all to attend and reflect on the past, learn from it, and remember the victims.
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