Review by Eike Wienbarg on the new volume of stumbling blocks

The story behind the name Eike Wienbarg 10/18/2020 in the Weser-Kurier In three articles for the new book "Stolpersteine ​​in Bremen - Biographical Traces - Neustadt" the Sykerin Ilse Zelle dedicates herself to the Polak family, who also lived in Weyhe. Syke/Weyhe/Bremen. The name of the Jewish-Christian Polak family is closely linked to the community of Weyhe. A street was named after Carl Polak in 1995, and his son Otto is an honorary citizen of the community. The Syker author and former teacher at the Cooperative Comprehensive School (KGS) Brinkum wrote about the life of Otto Polak

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29.10.2020

Book premiere Stolpersteine ​​Volume VI Neustadt

As part of the STOLPERSTEINE BREMEN project, a series of publications is appearing that contains the biographies of those victims for whom Stolpersteine ​​were laid in Bremen. This ART, MEMORY and RESEARCH PROJECT has existed in Bremen since 2004. To date, more than 700 memorial stones have been embedded in Bremen's sidewalks, which commemorate murdered Nazi victims in front of their places of residence and work. Five volumes have already appeared in the seven-volume publication series. After the volumes Region Nord, Mitte, Ostertor/Oestliche Vorstadt, Schwachhausen/Horn-Lehe and Findorff/Walle/Gröpelingen, the Neustadt volume is now appearing. on the 21st

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21.10.2020

Book premiere: “Stolpersteine ​​in Bremen. Searching for Biographical Traces – Findorff, Walle, Gröpelingen”

The "Stolpersteine" project is entering the next round. In Volume 5, the search for clues leads to the districts of Findorff, Walle and Gröpelingen. Look forward to an exciting reading, presented by Rainer Iwersen and accompanied by music from Aladdin Haddad (guitar). The series of publications deals with the biographies of the 652 Bremen Nazi victims whose memory has been honored by the STOLPERSTEINE BREMEN project since 2004. After the four volumes on the regions North, Central and Ostertor/Oestliche Vorstadt and Schwachhausen, Horn-Lehe, the biographies of those who

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28.03.2019