We published the second expanded edition of On the Trail of the Danube Swabians in Vojvodina in German in 2023
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The Enemy Within (thoughts about Victims and Camps)
We were taught about the Second World War in school, we watched films, read books. We expect there to be a consensus, at least about the basics. The Holocaust, the casualties of the Second World War, the reign of fascism and the horrors of destruction left in its wake are (mostly) not disputed. However, if we can agree on that, why can’t we commemorate this properly, by commemorating victims and the places where lives were taken?
Human Dignity Is Inviolable
At the initiative of our friends from Germany, Apatiner Gemeinschaft, the Donauschwäbisches Zentralmuseum (DZM) from Ulm and the Donaubüro invited us to a panel discussion on memory, reconciliation, and research on the Danube Swabians
Opening of the exhibition “On the Trail of the Danube Swabians in Vojvodina” in Apatin
It all started with a letter from Germany and developed into a warm-hearted and pleasant cooperation.
KERNEIREISE – A Centrifuge of Emotions
What was valuable to me? To spend at least some time with these people, descended from Kljajićevo, the Danube Swabians and their families. To step into their shoes for a moment. To be there, for them, and not as a ‘representative’ of someone from here.
A Small Space for Light to Come Through – Why is the Silence Surrounding the Danube Swabians Still so Loud?
The fate of the Danube Swabians is still a taboo topic in Serbia and throughout the former Yugoslavia…
“On the Trail of the Danube Swabians in Vojvodina” Exhibition Opens
An exhibition of photographs accompanying the research project “On the Trail of Danube Swabians in Vojvodina” opened tonight, on 12 December, at KC “Parobrod” in Belgrade.