March of Remembrance and Hope 2008, the Holocaust - memorial journey

 
in German:
March of Remembrance and Hope 2008, die Holocaust - Gedenkreise

Project

 

Description

The March of Remembrance and Hope Association aimed to offer Austrian school children the opportunity to participate in an international Holocaust remembrance ceremony in Auschwitz-Birkenau, to remember the victims of National Socialism. The association was organizing the Austrian contribution to an international remembrance ceremony with thousands of young people, the highlight of which was to be a march of silence in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

in German:
Der Verein 'March of Remembrance and Hope' hat es sich zum Ziel gesetzt, österreichischen Schülern die Möglichkeit zu bieten, an einer internationalen Holocaust-Gedenkveranstaltung in Auschwitz-Birkenau teilzunehmen, um den Opfern des Nationalsozialismus zu gedenken. Sie sprechen speziell Schulen an, die diese Reise als einen integralen Teil in ihre Jahresplanung aufnehmen. Der Verein veranstaltet den österreichischen Beitrag zu einer internationalen Gedenkveranstaltung mit tausenden Jugendlichen, dessen Höhepunkt der Schweigemarsch in Auschwitz-Birkenau ist.

Applicant

March of Remembrance and Hope

in German:
March of Remembrance and Hope

Website

Location

Austria | show on map

Approved

29 May 2008

Category

Remembrance event

Type

Commemoration / remembrance

Funding

National Fund budget

Please note

The project contents and descriptions are based primarily on the submissions of the project applicants. These submissions are edited for publication and translated into English. Although it is subjected to rigorous checks, the National Fund does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided.