International Stefan Heym Society e. V. - Events in May 2022
Friday, 6 May, 4.30 pm
Guided tour of the Stefan Heym Forum (approx. 1 hour)
Location: TIETZ, Moritzstraße 20, 3rd floor
Admission: 3 Euro
The Stefan Heym Forum Chemnitz offers a wealth of information about Stefan Heym's life and work, his relationship to his native city of Chemnitz and the support he received from his wife Inge in his literary creative process in words and pictures, with archive photographs and current interviews with contemporary witnesses. The centrepiece of the exhibition is the working library from Stefan Heym's study in Berlin-Grünau, which has been collected over decades and is presented in its original furniture. It comprises several thousand volumes, including research literature for novel projects, editions of his works from all over the world and dedication copies from prominent fellow writers and companions.
Wednesday, 25 May, 4.30 pm
Chemnitz Days of Jewish Culture 2022
Venue: TIETZ, Moritzstraße 20, 3rd floor, Stefan Heym Forum
Admission: 3 euros
Short guided tour and film - "Farewell and Arrival" (104 min.)
The film "Farewell and Arrival" documents the preparations for the transfer of the library from Heym's study in Berlin-Grünau to the Stefan Heym Forum in his native city of Chemnitz. Supplemented by numerous archive recordings from contemporary appearances and interviews with Stefan Heym, filmmaker Beate Kunath has succeeded in creating a sensitive double portrait that offers surprising new insights into Heym's life and literary work.