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Opening of the Wollheim Memorial

Professor Rudolf Steinberg, President of the Goethe University'© Jessica Schäfer

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Professor Rudolf Steinberg, President of the Goethe University
© Jessica Schäfer

University President Rudolf Steinberg greeting the guests'© Eva & Artur Holling

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University President Rudolf Steinberg greeting the guests
© Eva & Artur Holling

Norbert Wollheim’s children, Ruth Wachter Carroll and Prof. Peter Wollheim, also traveled to Frankfurt for the opening; 'from left to right: Trude Simonsohn, Prof. Rudolf Steinberg, Ruth Wachter Carroll, Toby Wachter, Prof. Peter Wollheim, Silke Lautenschläger'© Eva & Artur Holling

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Norbert Wollheim’s children, Ruth Wachter Carroll and Prof. Peter Wollheim, also traveled to Frankfurt for the opening;
from left to right: Trude Simonsohn, Prof. Rudolf Steinberg, Ruth Wachter Carroll, Toby Wachter, Prof. Peter Wollheim, Silke Lautenschläger
© Eva & Artur Holling

Silke Lautenschläger, State Minister for Social Affairs, Hessen'© Eva & Artur Holling

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Silke Lautenschläger, State Minister for Social Affairs, Hessen
© Eva & Artur Holling

The artist Prof. Heiner Blum, with his family'© Jessica Schäfer

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The artist Prof. Heiner Blum, with his family
© Jessica Schäfer

Norbert Wollheim’s son, Prof. Peter Wollheim'© Eva & Artur Holling

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Norbert Wollheim’s son, Prof. Peter Wollheim
© Eva & Artur Holling

Trude Simonsohn thanks Peter Wollheim for his speech'© Jessica Schäfer

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Trude Simonsohn thanks Peter Wollheim for his speech
© Jessica Schäfer

Dr. Martin Salm, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility, and Future"'© Eva & Artur Holling

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Dr. Martin Salm, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility, and Future"
© Eva & Artur Holling

In the background: Elisabeth Abendroth, Cornelia Levi, and Konrad Matschke, coorganizers of the ceremonies'© Jessica Schäfer

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In the background: Elisabeth Abendroth, Cornelia Levi, and Konrad Matschke, coorganizers of the ceremonies
© Jessica Schäfer

Saul Kagan spoke for the Claims Conference'© Eva & Artur Holling

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Saul Kagan spoke for the Claims Conference
© Eva & Artur Holling

Minister Silke Lautenschläger, artist Heiner Blum, and Peter Wollheim, the son of Norbert Wollheim, after whom the memorial is named'© Jessica Schäfer

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Minister Silke Lautenschläger, artist Heiner Blum, and Peter Wollheim, the son of Norbert Wollheim, after whom the memorial is named
© Jessica Schäfer

Albert Kimmelstiel, a survivor of the Buna/Monowitz concentration camp and a close friend of Norbert Wollheim'© Eva & Artur Holling

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Albert Kimmelstiel, a survivor of the Buna/Monowitz concentration camp and a close friend of Norbert Wollheim
© Eva & Artur Holling

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Trude Simonsohn, Chairman of the Survivors’ Council at the Fritz Bauer Institute, recalls her friendship with Norbert Wollheim'© Eva & Artur Holling

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Trude Simonsohn, Chairman of the Survivors’ Council at the Fritz Bauer Institute, recalls her friendship with Norbert Wollheim
© Eva & Artur Holling

Numerous survivors of the Buna/Monowitz concentration camp traveled to Frankfurt for the opening'© Eva & Artur Holling

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Numerous survivors of the Buna/Monowitz concentration camp traveled to Frankfurt for the opening
© Eva & Artur Holling

Olivia Gruza, granddaughter of Buna survivor Chaim Gruza'© Eva & Artur Holling

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Olivia Gruza, granddaughter of Buna survivor Chaim Gruza
© Eva & Artur Holling

Jaqueline and Albert Kimmelstiel (1st row), 'Siegmund Freund and Jean-Christophe Ammann (2nd row)'© Eva & Artur Holling

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Jaqueline and Albert Kimmelstiel (1st row),
Siegmund Freund and Jean-Christophe Ammann (2nd row)
© Eva & Artur Holling

Harry Schnabel, Member of the Board of the Jewish Community of Frankfurt am Main and son of the late Leon Schnabel, a Buna survivor'© Eva & Artur Holling

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Harry Schnabel, Member of the Board of the Jewish Community of Frankfurt am Main and son of the late Leon Schnabel, a Buna survivor
© Eva & Artur Holling

Benjamin Grünfeld, a Buna survivor, during the opening ceremonies'© Jessica Schäfer

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Matthias Naumann and Stefanie Plappert'© Jessica Schäfer

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Trude Simonsohn, Prof. Rudolf Steinberg, Ruth Wachter Carroll and Toby Wachter'© Eva & Artur Holling

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Dr. Siegmund Kalinski and Stefanie Plappert'© Jessica Schäfer

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Ruth Wachter Carroll, Norbert Wollheim’s daughter, and his grandson Toby Wachter before the beginning of the event'© Jessica Schäfer

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Ruth Wachter Carroll, Norbert Wollheim’s daughter, and his grandson Toby Wachter before the beginning of the event
© Jessica Schäfer

Siegfried Hess, Albert and Jacqueline Kimmelstiel, and Siegmund Freund'© Jessica Schäfer

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Survivors of the Buna/Monowitz concentration camp and their family members'© Eva & Artur Holling

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The Norbert Wollheim Memorial was officially opened in a ceremony held on November 2, 2008.

Numerous guests from Germany and abroad had traveled to Frankfurt: Besides the individuals whose work and financial support had contributed so significantly to the realization of the memorial, those accepting the university’s invitation included representatives of the Federal State of Hesse, the City of Frankfurt, the Claims Conference and the Jewish community. The children and one grandson of Norbert Wollheim came from the United States.

Speeches and welcoming addresses highlighted various aspects of the memorial, the history of its origins, its hoped-for effect, and its trend-setting design.

Numerous survivors of the Buna/Monowitz concentration camp, accompanied by their family members, also came to Frankfurt from every corner of the world to attend the event, see one another, and pass on their experiences to school classes.

(SP; transl. KL)

The Video Installation for the Opening