Burak Yilmaz: „Ehrensache. Kämpfen gegen Judenhass" - Lesung

Burak Yilmaz grew up in Duisburg, post-migrant. His educational path - elite Catholic grammar school, Koran school, university - crosses milieus, his work dangerous convictions: In response to anti-Semitism at his youth center, he organizes trips to Auschwitz with Muslim teenagers. The result is an explosive mixture of pain, disappointment and belonging ...

"Ehrensache" is a testimony against hatred, a unique life story and a much-needed foray into a sensitive area of the German public sphere.

Burak Yilmaz, born in Duisburg in 1987 to Turkish-Kurdish parents, lives as an independent teacher in his home town. Among other things, he initiated the project "Young Muslims in Auschwitz" and runs the theater group Die Blickwandler. He was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by Frank-Walter Steinmeier for his multifaceted commitment against anti-Semitism and for an inclusive culture of remembrance. Yilmaz was also awarded the Julius Hirsch Prize 2022 by the German Football Association (DFB) for his many years of commitment against discrimination and exclusion.

Organizer: Theatre collective Pièrre.Vers

Venue: 34OST
Oststraße 34
(in the former Conrad Electronic)
40211 Düsseldorf
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Ticket price: 6 Euro
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The event is barrier-free for wheelchair users.