{"id":91079,"date":"2024-06-05T13:04:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T11:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de\/?post_type=veranstaltungen&#038;p=91079"},"modified":"2025-05-09T10:01:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:01:37","slug":"80th-anniversary-of-the-liberation-of-dachau-concentration-camp","status":"publish","type":"veranstaltungen","link":"https:\/\/www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de\/en\/events\/80th-anniversary-of-the-liberation-of-dachau-concentration-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"80th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau concentration camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The central commemorative ceremony of the 80<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the liberation of Dachau concentration camp will take place on <strong>Sunday, 4<sup>th <\/sup>May 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We ask for your understanding that it will <strong>not<\/strong> be <strong>possible to visit<\/strong> the Memorial Site\u00a0<strong>on this day<\/strong>: Due to the anniversary events, all the buildings on-site as well as large outdoor sections of the memorial site <strong>will not be accessible to the public<\/strong>.\u00a0If you wish to follow the ceremony on-site on the screen, please allow sufficient time for the <strong>security checks at the entrances<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Seating is available in front of the big screen. Please do not bring camping chairs or similar.<\/p>\n<p>Information on the program and important information regarding directions, parking and security checks can be found bellow.<\/p>\n<p>Media accreditation for the central commemoration ceremony was possible until Friday, April 25, 2025, 12:00 noon.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>9:15 am: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.versoehnungskirche-dachau.de\/gottesdienste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ecumenical Service (Protestant, Catholic and Greek Orthodox) at the Carmelite Convent of the Precious Blood <\/a><\/strong>(until 10.15 am)<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:30 am: Russian-Orthodox Service at the Chapel \u201cResurrection of Our Lord\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9:45 am: Jewish Remembrance Ceremony of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria at the Jewish Memorial <\/strong>(until 10.30 am)<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:45 am: Remembrance ceremony at the former Crematorium (official invitation only)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ceremony can be followed on a large screen outside the marquee tent on the former roll call square.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mario Candotto<\/strong>, survivor of the Dachau concentration camp<\/li>\n<li><strong>Florian Hartmann<\/strong>, Lord Mayor of the Town of Dachau<\/li>\n<li>Master of Ceremonies: Serge Quentin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Follwowing:<\/strong> Procession along the former camp road<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:45 am: Central commemorative ceremony at the former roll call area (official invitation only)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The central commemorative ceremony will be broadcast live on Bavarian television and a large screen outside the marquee tent on the former roll call square.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Welcome<\/strong> Dr. Gabriele Hammermann, Director of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site<\/li>\n<li><strong>Welcome <\/strong>Karl Freller, Director of the Bavarian Memorial Foundation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greeting<\/strong> Julia Kl\u00f6ckner, President of the German Bundestag<\/li>\n<li><strong>Commemorative Message<\/strong> Bud Gahs, representative of the liberators, veteran of the U.S. Army<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greeting<\/strong> Dominique Boueilh, President of the Comit\u00e9 International de Dachau<\/li>\n<li><strong>Commemorative Message <\/strong>Jean Lafaurie, survivor of the Dachau concentration camp<\/li>\n<li><strong>Commemorative Message <\/strong>Abba Naor, survivor of the Dachau concentration camp<\/li>\n<li><strong>Commemorative Message <\/strong>Leslie Rosenthal, son of a survivor of Dachau concentration camp, born in Kaufering subcamp<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greeting<\/strong> Ulrike Scharf, Bavarian Minister of State for Family, Labour and Social Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greeting<\/strong> Ilse Aigner, President of the Bavarian State Parliament<\/li>\n<li><strong>Commemoration of the Deceased <\/strong>Josephine Hildinger, FSJ Culture and Education at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site &amp; Clea Schendel, former FSJ Culture and Education at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site<\/li>\n<li><strong>A minute of Silence<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wreath Commemoration<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Moderated by<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ilanit Spinner, journalist<\/p>\n<p><strong>Musical Accompaniment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Quartet of the Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Voiler, Cello<br \/>\nBertram Bossert, Trumpet<\/p>\n<p><strong>Following: Day of Encounters (official invitation only)<br \/>\n<\/strong>In cooperation with the F\u00f6rderverein f\u00fcr Internationale Jugendbegegnung und Gedenkst\u00e4ttenarbeit in Dachau e.V.\u00a0<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Information on directions and parking<\/h3>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-97963\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/KZ-Gedenkstaette_Dachau_Befreiungsfeier_2025_Anfahrt_Parken_ALLGEMEIN-250x354.png\" 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