Memorial events for the Köpenick Blood Week 2024 in Berlin

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Am 21. Juni 2024 jährt sich die „Köpenicker Blutwoche“ zum 91. Mal und zu diesem Anlass finden verschiedene Gedenkveranstaltungen statt. Unter der Schirmherrschaft von Marco Brauchmann, dem Bezirksstadtrat für Weiterbildung, Schule, Kultur und Sport, wird am Freitag, den 21. Juni 2024 um 19:00 Uhr eine Gedenkveranstaltung in der Gedenkstätte Köpenicker Blutwoche in Berlin stattfinden. Die Eröffnung der Veranstaltung wird von Marco Brauchmann persönlich vorgenommen, begleitet von einem musikalischen Beitrag von Julián Croatto mit Unterstützung der Joseph-Schmidt-Musikschule. Am Samstag, den 22. Juni 2024 um 15:00 Uhr wird eine öffentliche Führung mit dem Titel „Der Elsengrund und der frühe SS-Terror“ angeboten. Der …
On June 21, 2024, the "Köpenicker Blood Week" marks the 91st time and on this occasion there are various memorial events. Under the patronage of Marco Brauchmann, the district councilor for further training, school, culture and sport, a memorial event will take place on Friday, June 21, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in the Köpenick Blood Week memorial. The opening of the event is personally carried out by Marco Brauchmann, accompanied by a musical contribution by Julián Croatto with the support of the Joseph Schmidt Music School. On Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 3:00 p.m., a public tour entitled "The Elsengrund and the early SS terror" will be offered. The … (Symbolbild/MB)

On June 21, 2024, the “Köpenicker Blood Week” marks the 91st time and on this occasion there are various commemorative events. Under the patronage of Marco Brauchmann, the district councilor for further training, school, culture and sport, a memorial event will take place on Friday, June 21, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in the Köpenick Blood Week memorial. The opening of the event is personally carried out by Marco Brauchmann, accompanied by a musical contribution by Julián Croato with the support of the Joseph Schmidt Music School.

On Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 3:00 p.m., a public tour entitled "The Elsengrund and the early SS terror" is offered. The speaker Yves Müller leads the participants through the memorial and the location of the action, starting at the Köpenick S-Bahn station.

On Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 3:00 p.m., another public tour is offered in the memorial.

The "Köpenicker Blood Week" in 1933 was characterized by an unprecedented arrest and violent wave of the National Socialists. In the days from June 21 to 26, 1933, several hundred politically those who think and Jews and Jews were deported and abused.

The Köpenicker Blood Week memorial has special opening times from Friday, June 21 to Sunday, June 23, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Regular opening times are Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The memory of the victims of the “Köpenicker Blood Week” also serves as a reminder of the dangers of extremism and violence. By awareness of the history should be called up to strengthen civil society and cohesion. Further information on the memorial events can be found at www.berlin.de/bildung-t-k.

In order to illustrate the historical facts about the "Köpenicker Blood Week", the following table shows an overview of the incidents and victims during this dark phase of German history:

| Date | Event | Victim number |
| —————— | ——————————————————- | June 21, 1933 | Start of the wave of arrest and violence by SA and SS | - |
| 21. - June 26, 1933 | Dor any and abuse of political opponents and Jews | at least 23 |


Source: www.berlin.de