Margot Friedländer Price: spectacular honors for tolerance and memory!

Margot Friedländer Price: spectacular honors for tolerance and memory!

In the enchanting ambience of the Humboldt Forum, Berlin experienced a milestone on Wednesday evening: the first awarding of the Margot Friedländer Prize, which stands for extraordinary engagement in solidarity, democracy and the fight against anti -Semitism. The 103-year-old Holocaust survivor and namesake of the prize, Margot Friedländer, was enthusiastic about the large number of applications. "I ask you all: be people," she appealed to those present when she handed over the price to the six outstanding projects that were awarded a total of 25,000 euros.

Among the award winners is the association "Speakolis e.V.", which stimulates young people to actively participate in democracy, as well as "Zweitzeugen e.V.", which maintains the memory of the Holocaust. Another excellent project, "Barrier -free in Thuringia", is committed to the events of National Socialism for including educational offers. For his personal services in the fight against anti -Semitism, the teacher Hèdi Bouden from Hamburg was honored with the personal prize. In the school classification, the Otto-Nagel-Gymnasium was awarded for its initiative "Interest Group Friedenstaube" and the school newspaper "Josefine" from Hanau. The IG Friedenstaube organizes visits to the memorial and is committed to stumbling blocks, which Heike von Joest, the chair of the Förderkreis of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, referred to in its laudation as a "lighthouse".

a legacy of memory

The Foundation of Margot Friedländer, which is under the patronage of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, continues the survivor's life's work. Her commitment to exclusion and for memory of the victims of the Holocaust is of crucial importance. According to the official website of the Margot Friedländer Stiftung , applications are encouraged for the award, which reflects the broad participation and interest in this important topic. Margot Friedländer himself expressed her hope that the culture of memory and the mediation of humanity will continue in the future.