Insight into the depths of history: exhibition about the Geiershoefer family

Insight into the depths of history: exhibition about the Geiershoefer family

Ingolstadt, Deutschland - On May 28, 2025, the new exhibition "The Long Shadow of Injustice" will be opened in the University Library of the KU. This event is the result of years of research by students of recent and latest history as well as journalism, which is supported by Prof. Dr. Vanessa Conze have seen and evaluated over 5000 pages of source material over three semesters. The exhibition presents a micro -historical perspective on the persecution of Jews during the National Socialist rule, whereby the focus of the History of the Geiershoefer family is particularly in focus.

The exhibition shows a collage that includes a photo of the Geiershoefer family from 1936 and numerous archive documents. The results of this project work will be accessible to the public by June 21, 2025. In addition, further exhibitions in Ingolstadt and Allersberg are planned. In cooperation with Bayerischer Rundfunk, a podcast was released, which examines the background and research on this topic in more detail, available at Tatort History .

The historical classification of the persecution

The historical context of the exhibition is characterized by systematic discrimination and persecution of Jewish people, which began when the NSDAP took place in 1933. During this time, Adolf Hitler announced the "annihilation of the Jews", while anti -Semitic thinking became the central basis of the National Socialist ideology. The November pogrom from 1938 was particularly serious, in which over 1400 synagogues and numerous Jewish business were destroyed. These events mark the peak of the Jewish persecution before World War II.

In the years after the seizure of power, Jews were severely excluded in Germany and in the areas occupied by Germany. In October 1938, the mass was rejected of 17,000 "Polish -born" Jews, which were driven out of the country by the Germans and not taken by the Poles. Due to the following "Reichskristallnacht", many Jews not only lost their accommodations, but also their relatives. They were obliged to achieve the atmosphere of 1 billion Reichsmarks, which led to enormous economic and social emergencies.

The dimensions of the Holocaust

The persecution did not stop at other minorities, such as Sinti and Roma or disabled people. The anti -Semitism and the anti -Semitic measures that took place in the course of National Socialism were supplemented by various social and legal exclusion, which made the everyday life of Jewish people in Germany and the occupied areas.

The exhibition "The Long Shadow of Injustice" not only wants to keep the story of a family, but also the collective memory of this dark time. Only through awareness of these offenses can society learn to prepare for the future.