Memorial events on the 85th anniversary of the pogrom night: wreath laying in Jewish cemeteries in Pankow

Memorial events on the 85th anniversary of the pogrom night: wreath laying in Jewish cemeteries in Pankow

according to a report by www.berlin.de Find two memorial on November 9, 2023 instead of commemorating the pogroms of November 9, 1938. These pogroms were violent violence against the Jewish population by the National Socialists and escalated into a tragic event.

As part of these memorial events, the head of the Pankow district assembly, Dr. Oliver Jütting, and district mayor Dr. Cordelia Koch wreaths down in the Jewish cemeteries in Weißensee and Prenzlauer Berg. The events are public and interested parties are invited to take part in them.

District Mayor Dr. Cordelia Koch emphasized the importance of memory of the victims of National Socialism and the need to keep the memories of the genocide of European Jews awake. She explained: "Only if we remember the crimes of the past can we prevent future."

The local community in Berlin feels strongly committed to keeping and commemorating the memory of the pogroms of November 9, 1938. The events are of great importance not only throughout Germany, but also internationally. They symbolically stand for the systematic genocide of the Jews during the Holocaust.