On November 9, we will come together at the KFZ Cultural Center and the Hessian State Theater in Marburg to remember the past, bear witness to the present, and shape a good, racism-sensitive, constructive tomorrow.
Unfortunately, and alarmingly, the following still applies today:
“What kind of times are these, when
A conversation about trees is almost a crime.
Because it implies silence about so many misdeeds!”
Based on Bertolt Brecht’s poem “To Those Born After,” we were faced with the terrible realization that
· remembering the night of November 9, 1938,
· remembering the November pogroms,
· remembering the Holocaust
– which we consider absolutely necessary and right due to our historical responsibility –
– such remembrance must always keep the horrors of today in view.
Because:
There must be no silence about the past.
There must be no silence about today.
Even though we would prefer to remain silent
in the face of past suffering.
Even though we so often fall silent
in the face of today’s suffering.
But that would be a crime.
We must raise our voices,
especially in these times,
which pose questions for us,
which trouble us,
which shake us up.
In remembrance of yesterday,
in deep concern for today, and
in confidence for tomorrow.
