80 Years Ago: World War II
Barely twenty years after the end of World War I, war erupted again. On 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland. On 3 September Britain —… Read More »80 Years Ago: World War II
Themar
Who was Lothar Guthmann, and why was he in Themar in 1941?
Quelle: Stadtarchiv Themar, Ordner 109 On 18 March 1941, Lothar Israel Guthmann, b. 1898, paid the fee of 20 pfg to register his arrival in… Read More »Who was Lothar Guthmann, and why was he in Themar in 1941?
Thüringen Democracy Prize 2017
On 5 December 2017, Themar and Kloster Vessra were awarded the 2017 Democracy Prize for Thüringen for their peaceful protests against the right-wing extremist activities… Read More »Thüringen Democracy Prize 2017
“Building A Community—one ‘Google’ at a Time”
This article appeared in the January 2016 newsletter, Zachor, of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre.
9 November 2015
“Jewish Life in Themar” by Achim Hess for Rennsteig.tv “On November 9 2015, Themar remembered its Jewish citizens. The artist Gunter Demnig laid more Stolperstein,… Read More »9 November 2015
Collections: Memories of Themar
This website began with a ‘collection’ — the Photo Album of Manfred Rosengarten, Themar, My Hometown. The creation of the photo album in the early 1980s… Read More »Collections: Memories of Themar
Summer 1921 — Minnie & Lloyd visit the rellies!
On 3 March 1921, Minnie Marks applied for a passport for herself and her five-year-old grandson Lloyd Marx to travel to Germany. Her purpose? To visit… Read More »Summer 1921 — Minnie & Lloyd visit the rellies!
8 May 1945 — Liberation of Ghetto Theresienstadt
“On May 8, 1945, a young soldier rode on his horse into the courtyard of the barracks in Theresienstadt bearing the greatest gift — freedom… Read More »8 May 1945 — Liberation of Ghetto Theresienstadt
Who was ‘cousin: Leo Gassenheimer’?
‘Cousin’ Leo Gassenheimer — on the passenger list of the ship Hansa arriving in New York on 16 April 1939 — caught our attention! He was sponsoring cousin… Read More »Who was ‘cousin: Leo Gassenheimer’?
27 January 2015 — 70 Years after the Liberation of Auschwitz!
For update of this post based on new research, see: 1945: Liberation of Auschwitz. On Saturday 27 January 1945, Soviet forces liberated Auschwitz. Of the 7,000… Read More »27 January 2015 — 70 Years after the Liberation of Auschwitz!