Theater walks 2023 lead through Jahn memorials
"Fresh, free, cheerful and pious - that is the gymnast's wealth. Who was the so-called "Turnvater Jahn"? How did he come to Freyburg? Why is the town of Freyburg the Mecca of…
The Jahn Society mourns the death of its honorary president
Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Bartmuß passed away on January 6, 2023 in Halle. With him, the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Society not only loses an outstanding scientist and patron, but also an impressive personality and a…
Dr. Josef Ulfkotte celebrates 70th birthday
The President of the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Society will celebrate his 70th birthday on November 15, 2022. For all information, please refer to the press release.
Sound views of life of the tomcat Murr
When E.T.A. Hoffman, born in Königsberg in 1776, was writing "Lebens-Ansichten des Katers Murr," he was commissioned to investigate the demagogue trial against the "gymnastics father" Friedrich Ludwig Jahn.…
Federal President pays tribute to the work of the “Places of the History of Democracy”
As part of the annual conference of the Working Group "Places of the History of Democracy" in Berlin, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier received members of the Working Group in Bellevue Palace on 8 October 2021. He praised the work of the…
“The Cold Rings – 1964 all-German to Tokyo.”
In 2021, the Summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo for the first time since 1964. On the occasion of this not only sporting but also media mega-event and the fact that this year also…
Sites of democratic history speak out against appropriation
Increasingly, various institutions of the working group experience a direct and indirect appropriation of the history of democracy by right-wing populist groups. The speaker's council of the working group has therefore decided on a statement "Places of the history of democracy against right-wing populist appropriation"…
Jahnturnfest 2021 cancelled!
Due to the Corona pandemic, no Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Gymnastics Festival will take place in Freyburg (Unstrut) in 2021. The decision was announced by the Landesturnverband Sachsen-Anhalt and the city of Freyburg last week. Until the present time is…
Jahn Museum open to the public again!
We open again! From Tuesday, 25 May 2021, we may finally open our doors again for you. Currently, only the permanent exhibition on the life and work of the "Turnvater"…
Web symposium “Supporting the empire?”
January 18, 2021 marks the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the German Empire. For this reason, the AG Orte der Demokratiegeschichte (Working Group on the History of Democracy) is organizing a nationwide series of events and making resources available to…
