Felix Weil has passed away at the age of 97
Once again, we must bid farewell to a contemporary witness of National Socialism. You can find his obituary here .
For Felix Weil’s biography: Felix Weil
Visiting Program 2025
On the Visiting Program page you will find a report on the 2025 visiting program, as well as press articles and school website articles.
Visiting Program 2024
On the Visiting Program page you will find a report on the 2024 visiting program, as well as press articles.
New biography online:
A Conversation with Dr. Dave Tell and Angelika Rieber
Find the link to the video in our news section.
Visiting program 2023:
At the end of June 2023, a group of children and grandchildren of former Frankfurters visited the former home of their ancestors as guests of the city.
On the Visiting Program page you will find a report on the 2023 visiting program, as well as press articles.
The Newsletter July 2022 has been published.
Visit program 2022 – “Together we we still have much work to do!”
More about the visiting program in June 2022 you`ll find under this Link.
The “Newsletter September 2021 has been published.
See new biographies!
Visiting Program 2019
In June a group of former citizens of Frankfurt and their descendants were invited to the city of Frankfurt, the former home of their parents or grandparents. The invitation of the city gave them the opportunity to see the sites of the grandparents`childhood and youth, visit their houses, the area they lived in, the graves of relatives and former schools. Reports and Pictures
Report about the visit of Renata Harris to commemorate the Kindertransporte , which saved up to 20 000 children 80 years ago here
Further Information
Frank Felsenstein writes in The Times of Israel about his visit to Frankfurt.
Booklaunch: Rettet wenigstens die Kinder
The project has collected several biographies of former visitors who were saved by the Kindertransport. 20 of these biographies have now been published in a book: More information and reviews here
On the History of the Project
Jewish Life in Frankfurt see the new rex_article_content at About us
Visiting Program 2025
- Speech of Visiting Program Participant Ethan Bensinger: Link
- Press releases and reports on school websites about the encounters in the schools: Link (German only)
Visiting Program 2024
The Visiting Program of the city of Frankfurt, that annually invites victims of the nationalsocialst time and their descendants, took place in the third week of September 2024.
- Read our account Frankfurt Visit in September 2024 (in English)
- Press release from the City of Frankfurt am Main: Link (in German)
- Reports on school websites about the encounters in the schools: (in German)
Adorno-Gymnasium, Frankfurt
Zweitzeugengespräch
Anna-Schmidt-Schule, Frankfurt
Zeitzeuginnengespräch in der Q3
Heinrich-von-Kleist-Schule, Eschborn
Besuch aus den USA
- Press Review
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ)
„Haben Sie viel mit Ihrer Mutter darüber gesprochen, was damals passierte?“ (in German)
Frankfurter Rundschau
Nachfahren auf den Spuren jüdischer Familien in Frankfurt: „Hitler hat ihn umgebracht“ (in German)
Widen the Circle
Account by Lena Senoner, Community-Coordinator of Widen the Circle (in German)
After his return to California, Stewart Florsheim published an article about his trip to Germany in the New York Jewish Week. The article begins with a photo of his grandfather in front of his kosher butcher shop in Frankfurt at the beginning of the 20th century. Link: „My survivor parents taught me to loathe Germany. Was I ready to forgive?“ (in English)
Visiting Program 2023
The Visiting Program of the city of Frankfurt, that annually invites victims of the nationalsocialst time and their descendants, took place in the last week of June 2023.
- Account oft he Visiting Program 2023 (in English)
- Press Review (in German)
Frankfurter Rundschau*
Begegnungen, die Jugendliche nie vergessen
Frankfurt-live.com
Begegnungen mit den Nachfahren verfolgter ehemaliger Frankfurter
Heinrich-von-Gagern-Gymnasium
Zweitzeugen zu Besuch am HvGG
Friedrich-Dessauer-Gymnasium
Erzählungen aus der Zeit des Nazi-Terrors (Höchster Kreisblatt)
Besuch der Z(w)eitzeugin Karen Adler Rubinstein
Josephine-Baker-Schule
Worüber der Großvater nie sprach (Frankfurter Rundschau)
Heinrich-von-Kleist-Schule
Besuch aus Argentinien an der Heinrich-von-Kleist-Schule
Schillerschule
Besuch von Bertil Oppenheimer
- Press release
Press release of the Project Jewish Life in Frankfurt on the first encounter of the participants of 2023 and the representatives of the schools of Frankfurt on June 27th.
Visiting Program 2022
The Visiting Program of the city of Frankfurt, that annually invites victims of the nationalsocialst time and their descendants, took place in June 2022.
“Together we still have much work to do!”, with this appeal for the future, Wendy Schmelzer summed up the conclusion of her visit during her speech at the final reception in Frankfurt’s Römer. She was part of a group of children and grandchildren of former Frankfurter citizens who were guests in the former home of their parents and grandparents from 8th to 15th June at the invitation of the City of Frankfurt.
- Read our account Frankfurt Visit in June 2022 (in English)
- Reports on school websites about the encounters in the schools: (in German)
Lessing-Gymnasium, Frankfurt
Projekt Jüdisches Leben: Besuch der Geschwister Berman
Musterschule, Frankfurt
Besonderer Besuch – Zeitzeugen zweiter Generation
Heinrich-von-Gagern-Gymnasium, Frankfurt
Zweitzeugen“ zu Gast am HvGG: Fragt eure Eltern und Großeltern nach ihrer Geschichte!
Carl-Schurz-Schule, Frankfurt
Zeitzeugengespräch (zweiter Generation) – Ein Treffen mit Carol Pinker
Carl-Schurz-Schule, Frankfurt
Podcast zum Gespräch mit Carol Pinker . Die Schülerinnen und Schüler des Geschichts-LK der Carl-Schurz-Schule reflektieren über die Begegnung mit Carol Pinker, einer Zeitzeugin zweiter Generation, und ihrem Ehemann Harold.
- Press Review (in German)
Auf Spurensuche in Frankfurt Pressemeldung der Stadt Frankfurt am 15.06.2022
Frankfurter Neue Presse
Seid immer gerecht und habt keine Angst FNP (Frankfurt) am 14.06.2022 zum Besuch von Neta Shapiro im Friedrich-Dessauer-Gymnasium, Frankfurt
Frankfurter Neue Presse (Hochtaunus)
Auf den Spuren der Familie Hirsch FNP (Hochtaunus) am 19.06.2022
Frankfurter Neue Presse (Hochtaunus)
Ein Möbelgeschäft in der Pfarrgasse: Erinnerungen an jüdisches Leben in Wehrheim FNP (Hochtaunus)
Butzbacher Zeitung
Besucher aus Argentinien erleben emotionale Reise in Vergangenheit
Gießener Allgemeine 22.06.2022
Besuch aus Argentinien