The Ceremony

On Thursday, June 23, 2022, the project on the podcast “Erinnerungszeichen”ended with an official ceremony in the auditorium of the RKI. Here you can see the program and selected photos from the event. Here you can see the program and selected photos from the event.

In his speech, Prof. Lothar Wieler emphasized the importance of a vivid culture of remembrance for the RKI

Greeting by Dr. Anna Babette Stier, Head of the subdivision "Public Health, Basic Issues of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion" at the Federal Ministry of Health

Berlin medical historian Dr. Annette Hinz-Wessels gave an overview lecture on the history of the RKI under National Socialism

RKI medical historian Dr. Benjamin Kuntz presented the biographies of the 12 expelled Jewish employees

The musical program of the event was provided by the Leipzig violinist Philippe Polyak

Due to the corona pandemic, only invited guests could attend the event in the RKI lecture hall

Benjamin Kuntz in conversation with Susan Loewenthal Lourenco, daughter of Hans Loewenthal

Karl-Heinz Munter, the grandson of Hans Munter, spoke about the history of his family

Final group photo of the podcast team with RKI President (from left to right): Ingolf Alwert, Nadine Gehr, Christian Köbke, Peter Kolobaric, Esther-Maria Antao, Lothar H. Wieler, Benjamin Kuntz and Philip Schunke.

The three-member RKI museum team: Peter Kolobaric, Esther-Maria Antao and Benjamin Kuntz