‘Cousin’ Leo Gassenheimer â on the passenger list of the ship Hansa arriving in New York on 16 April 1939 â caught our attention!  He was sponsoring cousin Ruth Gassenheimer’s immigration into the United States. Ruth Gassenheimer was the granddaughter of Samuel & Lotte Gassenheimer of Themar, and anything connected to Themar interests us. And so started the … Read more
On 1 August 1914, Germany declared war on Russia; on 3 August 1914, Germany declared war on France and marched into Belgium. On 4 August 1914, when Germany did not withdraw from Belgium, Britain, supported by its Commonwealth countries, declared war on Germany. “The War that ended Peace” â the title of Canadian historian Margaret … Read more
On the 9th of December, 2010 a clock made by Karl Saam of Themar was unveiled in the window of the former Morgenroth Haus on the Church Square of Themar. The newspaper article describes the quasi-formal dedication of the clock in its window. And, although it may seem a little strange, this event had a … Read more
For the third time, Themarens commemorated Kristallnacht 1938. Barbara and Arnd Morgenroth began the city’s examination of the painful chapter in its past with the 2008 exhibit, “Sie Waren Themar/They were Themarens.” This year, they invited Julia de Boor to present her lyrical-musical conversations with three young German women, Anne Frank, Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger and Lisa … Read more
So what is new? Itâs a year since we launched the Their Voices Live On â Jewish Life in Themar website, and a lot of traffic has crossed this digital bridge since then. Top priorities were to ensure that the materials that prompted the website in the first place â Manfred Rosengarten’s Stadtplan and Photo … Read more