Sunday, 6 April 2025 at 3 p.m., former roll call square.
Commemoration of the Foundation and the International Committee Buchenwald-Dora and Commandos (IKBD)
Welcoming address
Prof. Dr Jens-Christian Wagner,
Director of the Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorials Foundation
Commemorative words
Mr Naftali Fürst,
President of the International Committee Buchenwald-Dora and Commandos (IKBD)
‘L'Écriture ou la vie’ by Jorge Semprún
Presentation from the French-German youth project by Hiam Abbass and Jean Babtiste Sastre
Speech by
Mrs Marina Weisband,
Ukrainian-German publicist and politician
Speech by
Minister of State Claudia Roth, MdB,
Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
Presentation of a declaration by European young people, organised by the IKBD
‘Buchenwald Song’
Wreath-laying ceremony
Subsequent commemorative events
16:30 Commemoration at the Memorial to the Murdered Sinti and Roma
16:45 Commemoration at the Jewish Memorial
17:15 Interfaith commemoration in the Small Camp
The commemoration is organised by the Society for Christian-Jewish Cooperation Thuringia e.V. and led by: Bishop Friedrich Kramer; Bishop Dr Ulrich Neymeyr; Cantor Milan Andics
17.15 Commemoration of the International Committee Buchenwald-Dora and Commandos (IKBD) in the bell tower
Please note that it is not permitted to display or carry posters, flags and banners in the Buchenwald Memorial (with the exception of traditional flags of survivors' organisations). Please observe the house rules.
We kindly draw your attention to the fact that the display and carrying of posters, flags and banners is not permitted in the Buchenwald Memorial (with the exception of traditional flags of the survivors' associations). Please observe the house rules.
