Memorial service on the 85th anniversary of the murder of Pastor Paul Schneider in Buchenwald

Memorial service on the 85th anniversary of the murder of Pastor Paul Schneider in Buchenwald

85. The day of death by Pastor Paul Schneider: Memory of a sign of resistance to National Socialism

Next Thursday, July 18, 2024, Pastor Paul Schneider will be held an ecumenical service in Weimar on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the death of the Buchenwald memorial. The Evangelical Lutheran parish and the Catholic parish from Weimar will jointly commemorate Paul Schneider's brave resistance. The service, which begins at 5:15 p.m., is designed by Henrich Herbst, superintendent of the Weimar church district, and Catholic Dechant Timo Gothe. The sermon is kept by Tobias Schüfer, regional bishop in the Sprengel Erfurt of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany. Before the service, Pastor Ulrich Huppenbauer will offer a historical leadership that brings visitors closer to the traces of Paul Schneider.

Paul Schneider was a German Protestant pastor who actively fought against National Socialism as a member of the confessing church. Despite the heaviest ill -treatment in the Buchenwald concentration camp, he did not let off his faith and announced the gospel among prisoners. His words "I am the resurrection and life!" On the appeal site, his unshakable faith testifies. Schneider was brutally murdered on July 18, 1939, but his devotion to his Christian beliefs remains a symbol of resistance Against OPPRECHE.

The Pfarrer-Paul-Schneider-Gesellschaft maintains the memory of Paul Schneider and helps to keep his history and commitment to human dignity alive. Further information on the company is available on your website www.paul-schneider-gesellschaft.de.

The memory of Pastor Paul Schneider is not only a memory of a dark chapter in German history, but also a call for the use of justice and humanity in the present. Its history reminds us that even in the most difficult times of history, belief in good and our own beliefs can remain steadfast.

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