Insight into Esslingen's history: The aid project from the Swiss canton of Aargau 100 years ago

Insight into Esslingen's history: The aid project from the Swiss canton of Aargau 100 years ago

The exhibition "Help from afar: Donations from the Aargau save Esslinger in Need"

A special photo album is the focus of the current exhibition in the city museum in the yellow house in Esslingen. It tells the moving history of need and support that reached the Esslingen population a hundred years ago. The content of the album shows how donations from the Swiss canton of Aargau in 1923 helped people in Esslingen to survive a difficult time. A true testimony of solidarity and help in a time of great need. An important chapter in Esslingen history comes here.

The exhibition, which runs under the title "Help from a distance: donations from Aargau Retten Esslinger in Need", will open on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 6 p.m. with a lecture by Harald Hury from the Esslingen City Archives. In this lecture, the historical relationships and the importance of the donations from the Aargau for the Esslingen population are examined. An opportunity to learn more about this remarkable episode of the past. Admission to the exhibition is 4 euros, reduced 2 euros, and admission is free for children and adolescents up to the age of 18. Free participation in the lecture without registration is possible.

The donations from the Swiss canton of Aargau achieved Esslingen in a time of hyperinflation and great economic pressure. The year 1923 was particularly difficult for people in Esslingen. The support in the form of food and ingredients made it possible to operate four soup kitchens in which over 100,000 liters of soup were handed out to the needy. Thanks to the cooperation and solidarity, a famine in the city could be averted. The commitment of people from the Swiss canton of Aargau had an immediate and life -saving influence on the Esslingen population.

The special photo album, which is presented as the "object of the month", documents the emergency and the help that came from afar. It shows photos of the soup kitchens in Esslingen and recognizes the performance of Lena Mayer-Benz, the head of the soup kitchens. The city of Esslingen acquired this historical document in early 2024, and it can still be seen in the city museum in the yellow house until the end of July. A unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the history of Esslingen and to understand the importance of solidarity and support in the face of need.

The exhibition "Help from a distance: donations from the Aargau Retten Esslinger in Need" offers a fascinating insight into a remarkable episode of Esslingen history. It recalls how help can save lives in difficult times and how a common effort can help to alleviate need. Visitors are cordially invited to visit this moving exhibition and to learn more about solidarity between the people in Esslingen and the Swiss canton of Aargau a hundred years ago

- Nag