Der Salmen

What does democracy sound like? Can music spark social debates? And what role does each and every individual play in living together in an open society? The nationwide music project “Klang der ...

Offenburg Celebrates Democracy! The Long Night of Democracy brings people from all over Baden-Württemberg together to engage in conversation. In Offenburg, too, the evening promises to be filled with ...

We’re celebrating German Unity Day on October 3 with an open house featuring free admission. Together with the Offenburg City Library, we’re setting up a games and books table dedicated to the FRG ...

To mark German Unity Day, we are screening the second part of Torsten Körner’s film series “Die Unbeugsamen” (The Unbreakables), commemorating German reunification and celebrating the impressive life ...

The Revolution of 1848–49 was also a women’s revolution throughout Europe. They wanted to break the invisible chains that governed their lives. They fought against social hardship and for political ...

The French internment camp “Camp de Gurs” was located on the edge of the Pyrenees in a rugged landscape. The prisoners in the camp could see this landscape through the barbed-wire fence, but could not ...

The Yankeles represent klezmer music that transcends folklore clichés: clarinet, accordion, double bass, and percussion are woven together into a multifaceted soundscape that bridges tradition and ...

The "Culture Break" is a 15-minute guided tour—a thought-provoking reflection—for your lunch break Early in the morning of October 22, 1940, more than 6,000 Jewish men, women, and children in Baden ...

During the November pogroms of 1938, Jewish life throughout Germany was brutally attacked. In Offenburg, too, the synagogue in the Salmensaal was desecrated. With a commemorative event on November 9 ...

The persecution and annihilation of Jewish life escalated once again during the November pogroms of 1938. Supporters of the Nazi regime destroyed synagogues, desecrated Jewish cultural heritage, and ...

The Offenburg Ensemble and Der Salmen jointly present a matinee concert featuring works by contemporary Jewish composers. Composer Pia Gilbert was born Pia Wertheimer in Kippenheim in 1921 before ...

Gustav Rée was the leading figure among Offenburg’s democrats at the time. During his tenure as mayor (1845–1849), the city came into the spotlight of national politics. Thanks in part to his liberal ...

Our culture of remembrance must change. In her book *Rethinking Remembrance*, Susanne Siegert explains how and why. She advocates for a new, pluralistic approach to remembrance that emphasizes the ...

The fate of two men, Otto Benz and Michael Jakubowski, whose lives came to a violent end at the guillotine, reveals the full brutality of the Nazi justice system. While Benz was labeled “socially ...

The Revolution of 1848–49 was also a women’s revolution throughout Europe. They rebelled against a social order that oppressed them both socially and legally. During the guided tour of the special ...

Together with the Jewish Community of Emmendingen, Der Salmen is once again hosting a Hanukkah concert this year. This time, we are looking forward to the Franck Piano Quintet and its new program, ...

On December 10, 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” In light of the horrors of World War II, the international community thereby set itself the goal of ...