honoring
Sie haben Schreckliches erlebt, die Shoah überlebt und sind 70 Jahre später nach Geislingen zurück gekommen - wunderbare Menschen.Words of greeting
The concerns of “erinnern-ehren-versöhnen” find support in the whole region of Geislingen/Steige.
Ignazio Ceffalia
The remembrance of the events of the Nazi era is not only a historical duty – it is a moral responsibility for all of us.Here in Geislingen in particular, we bear the responsibility to make the suffering of the victims visible, to preserve their stories, and to ensure that such injustice is never repeated.
The initiative “Remember – Honor – Reconcile” is a shining example of how dedication, compassion, and courage can keep history alive. It restores dignity to the victims, offers a place of remembrance to their families, and gives all of us the opportunity to learn from the past.
I am deeply grateful to everyone involved in this important work and wholeheartedly support the goal of building bridges of reconciliation. May this act of remembrance encourage us to stand up for humanity and respect – today and for generations to come.
Ignazio Ceffalia,
Mayor of the City of Geislingen
Frank Dehmer
It is the task of our generation not to let the atrocities of the Nazi dictatorship be forgotten and to make sure that such things never happen again. The initiative “remembering – honoring – reconciling” makes an enormously important contribution to this, here in Geislingen and beyond.
Frank Dehmer,
Former Mayor of the City of Geislingen
Dr. Stefanie Leiterholt
With this virtual memorial, we honor the more than 1,000 Jewish women and girls who were brought to the Geislingen subcamp in 1944 as forced laborers – and with them, all those whose stories remained unheard for far too long.
Their suffering, their strength, their courage – all of this is part of our shared history. For us, remembrance means taking responsibility: for the injustice that was done, and for ensuring that such injustice never happens again.
We do not remember out of obligation, but out of conviction. We bear witness. We listen. We preserve their memory – as a sign of respect, humility, and humanity.
As a company, we are deeply grateful to have had the opportunity to help create this space of remembrance together with the families of the victims, the city of Geislingen, and dedicated members of the community.
May this virtual memorial be a place of learning, remembrance, and reconciliation – for today, and for the future.
Dr. Stefanie Leiterholt,
General Manager GSEB WMF Shared Services GmbH
Pastor Martin Ehrler
An action against forgetting; an alliance that keeps the memory alive, honors the dead and follows the path of reconciliation. I am grateful that the initiative “remembering-honoring-reconciling” again and again reminds us of the fate of the women of the concentration camp Geislingen with various actions. The now newly created internet presence is another component, a sign against anti-Semitism and racism; an opportunity to inform oneself fundamentally and to draw strength from memory for healing reconciliation and a good coexistence of all people.
Pastor Martin Ehrler,
Catholic Church Geislingen
Matthias Lotz
It is an honor for us as Evangelical Alliance and as initiative “remembering-honoring-reconciling” to publish this page. We want to get in touch with as many families as possible whose relatives were here in the concentration camp in Geislingen. We want to honor and bless them and make God’s love visible to them in order to comfort them, as it says in Isaiah 40:1: “Comfort, comfort my people.”