"Unfortunately only these few lines"
Georg and Rosemarie Sacke - Letters and Memories, on 14 May, 7 pm, TIETZ
On Monday, 14 May at 7 pm, the adult education centre invites you to the kick-off event of the online project "Georg Sacke - Letters and Memories" in the TIETZ event hall. Participation is free of charge.
In April 1934, Georg Sacke was sent to Sachsenburg concentration camp because of his commitment to a democratic society and against National Socialism, which transcended party and religious boundaries. He wrote the words "Unfortunately only these few lines" from there to his wife Rosemarie Sacke on 15 May 1935. The words are part of an intensive correspondence between the Eastern European historian and the teacher that has survived to this day. It bears witness to their commitment, their mutual concern for each other and their desire for freedom. Only a limited number of lines remained in the letters to express feelings, thoughts and wishes under the eyes of the SS.
The event is dedicated to the biography of Georg Sacke and the history of the
Sachsenburg concentration camp and is a co-operation between the Initiative Klick, the Lagerarbeitsgemeinschaft KZ Sachsenburg e.V. and the Chemnitz Adult Education Centre.
Until November, the correspondence between George Sacke and his wife Rosemarie will be published at www.gedenkstaette-sachsenburg.de for reading exactly 83 years later to the day.