Lesung und Gespräch: Großonkel Pauls Geigenbogen - Die Lebens - und Familiengeschichte eines preußischen Sinto

In the organizer's words:

In "Great-Uncle Paul's Violin Bow", musician and civil rights activist Romeo Franz and author Alexandra Senfft tell the story of his family's life since the end of the 19th century. The family, who lived in Prussia, had to flee during the Nazi era. The violin bow of his great-uncle Paul, who was murdered in Auschwitz, is the common thread running through the story. Meticulous historical research and family memories characterize this stirring chronicle, which includes the diverse history of the European Sinti and Roma - a powerful testimony of resistance, self-determination and success as well as an impressive plea against discrimination and racism.

Program

Welcome address
Dr. Gundula Bavendamm, Director of the Documentation Centre Flight, Expulsion, Reconciliation

Introduction
Uwe Neumärker, Director of the Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Reading and discussion
Romeo Franz, Member of the European Parliament, musician, Secretary General of the Federal Association of Sinti and Roma

Alexandra Senfft, author, 2nd Chairwoman of the Working Group for Intergenerational Consequences of the Holocaust

Moderation: Jana Mechelhoff-Herezi, Research Associate/Head of Remembrance of Sinti and Roma, Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Musical accompaniment
Sunny Franz Duo
Romeo-Manolito Franz, violin
Sascha Reinhardt, guitar

Language: German

Free admission

An event in cooperation with:
Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Goldmann / Penguin Random House Publishing Group

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