Memory of persecuted Jews: Pirmasens is reminiscent of the pole campaign in 1938

Von Markus Schneiderling

Am 16. Januar 2025 eröffnet eine Ausstellung in Pirmasens zur „Polenaktion 1938“, um die jüdische Geschichte zu gedenken.
On January 16, 2025, an exhibition in Pirmasens on the "Poland campaign 1938" opened to commemorate Jewish history. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

On January 10, 2025, memorial events will be carried out in Pirmasen's history of the Jews around the day of commemoration to the victims of National Socialism. This is done as part of an exhibition on the "Poland campaign 1938", which will open on Thursday, January 16, at 11.30 a.m. in the Lutherkirche. The exhibition is organized by a tenth grade of the Käthe-Dassler Realschule Plus and the History of the Jews in Pirmasens.

The focus of the exhibition is the shattering events that occurred on October 27 and 28, 1938. In Pirmasens, 40 people were arrested and deported on these days, including the 74-year-old Riwka Colleagues and some infants. According to reports, a total of 17,000 people with Polish roots and Jewish faith were driven out of Germany during this time. Many of these deported Jews later died in the Holocaust, which illustrates the tragedy of this historical event. wikipedia informs that the now deported Jews had to live under extreme conditions in provisional camps until the Polish government finally access rejected.

The deportations were carried out between 27 and 29 October 1938. The Gestapo used registered data to quickly locate the people concerned. The repression led to the fact that many of the deported Jews not only lost their home, but also their personal possessions and their money. When they were finally brought to the Polish border, the rush to the Polish border authorities was so great that they initially could not handle the deflection pressure before they ultimately closed the border.

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The exhibition on the "Poland campaign 1938" will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. from January 16 to 30, with additional opening hours on Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. In addition, special appointments for tours are possible. On January 24th, a concert by the Naschuwa group will take place in the Lutherkirche. In addition, on January 28, the nationwide commemoration day, an event will be held at 12 p.m. in which Mayor Markus Zwick gives a speech on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Students will also present the results of their work. Entry to the exhibition and the events is free, with donations asked for the expenses. DetailsQuellen