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On Saturday 27 January 1945, Soviet forces liberated Auschwitz. Of the 7,000 remaining prisoners, one man had a direct connection to Themar. His story — although we know little of it — gives us a glimpse into the life of one of those who survived Auschwitz. Otto Baer was born in Themar on 12 July 1895. His father was Samuel … Read more

  The text below is a translation of the article, “,,Ein Quadrat auf der Erde — Ein Mensch,“written by Cornell Hoppe. “Year after year, the residents of the city of Themar commemorate their former Jewish inhabitants. Thirty-eight (38) Stolpersteine/stumbling blocks have already been laid in the city to commemorate them. Another 13 were added on Wednesday November … Read more

“A square on the earth — A human being.” by Cornell Hoppe inSouthThuringia.com Year after year, the townspeople of Themar remember their former Jewish residents. 38 Stolpersteine have already been laid in their memory in the city. On Wednesday, another 13 were added. Themar – “Walking in the footsteps of my ancestors,” is how Garry … Read more

Barely twenty years after the end of World War I, war erupted again. On 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland. On 3 September Britain — and the Commonwealth countries such as Canada — and France declared war on Germany. The circumstances in 1939 were completely different for German Jews than they had been in 1914, … Read more

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 Themar; six months later, on 12 September 1941, Guthmann once again paid a fee to register his departure. The entry was startling because the name Guthmann — spelled with ‘th’ … Read more