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The Schocken department store chain not only had many locations in Saxony but also its headquarters there. A digital exhibition now sheds light on the history of the company and its Jewish founders.

Opera houses honor artists persecuted by the Nazis

They were ostracized, driven out, and in many cases murdered: Major German theaters honor the memory of artists who once fell victim to Nazi ideology. | more

Erich Ponto Prize renamed after NS controversy

The Dresden State Theatre's Young Talent Award will no longer bear the name Erich Ponto. The decision was made after an evaluation of Ponto's work during the Nazi era. | more

DIE SACHSEN NEWSletter abonnieren

Gute Nachrichten tun gut. In unserem freitäglichen Good Newsletter bündeln wir die Geschichten, die Mut machen, inspirieren und zeigen, was in Sachsen vorangeht. Jetzt abonnieren und positive Nachrichten direkt ins Postfach bekommen. | more

Construction of the Sachsenburg concentration camp memorial secured

The National Socialists set up one of the first German concentration camps in Central Saxony. Sachsenburg was also a training center for the SS - a memorial commemorates this. | more

Remembrance week commemorates 80 years of Leipzig's liberation

Leipzig is celebrating 80 years of liberation from National Socialism with a commemorative week full of events to remember and reflect. | more

Kretschmer urges vigilance at memorial service

The Pirna Sonnenstein was a testing ground for the mass extermination carried out by the Nazis. Almost 14,000 people fell victim to the "euthanasia" crimes at the killing center. | more

12. Ostsächsische Maschinenbautage in Bautzen

Die Ostsächsischen Maschinenbautage widmen sich am 28. und 29. Oktober dem Thema „Robotik im Maschinenbau“ und zeigen, wie Automatisierung und Nachhaltigkeit für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen zusammengehen. Nutzen Sie Kolloquium, Kooperationsbörse und Unternehmensbesichtigungen, um wertvolle Kontakte zu knüpfen und die grüne Zukunft des Grenzraums mitzugestalten. | more

Heartfelt in a heartless time: 90 years of "Father and Son"

The characters from the pen of e.o. plauen (1903-1944) still enchant many people today. There is a touching life story behind the many funny adventures of the two comic heroes. | more

Museum returns porcelain vases from the Kangxi era to the heirs of Ottmar Edwin Strauss

The Museum of the City of Glauchau returns three porcelain vases from the Kangxi era from its collection to the heirs of the Jewish industrialist Ottmar Edwin Strauss. | more

Warum zu viel Selbstkritik uns nicht weiterbringt

Schon wieder zu viel gegessen oder eine wichtige Aufgabe aufgeschoben? Oft reagieren wir auf solche Verhaltensweisen mit Selbstkritik. Doch damit bekämpfen wir meist nur das sichtbare Symptom – und übersehen, was wir in diesem Moment wirklich brauchen. | more

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