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A new commemorative plaque at Kahlaische Straße 1 in Jena honors the victims of Nazi racial policy and highlights the historical responsibility of the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.
On the occasion of the historical anniversary, the Evangelische Kirchgemeinde Jena invites the public to a musical commemoration on May 8 at the Gemeindehaus Mitte to mark the end of the Second World War.
On April 11, 1945, around 4,000 Buchenwald prisoners were driven through Jena on a death march. The city commemorates the victims and focuses on the history of systematic Nazi forced labor.
Jena, March 22, 2026 – March 19 marked the 81st anniversary of the heaviest bombing of Jena. Representatives from the city and the church gathered at the memorial stele in Rathausgasse to honor the victims and send a message of peace and reconciliation.
On Thursday, the city of Jena commemorated the victims of the heaviest bombing raid 81 years ago. Due to renovation work on the Stadtkirche, this year’s ceremony took place at the stele in the Rathausgasse.