Dr. Norma Henkel appointed as new head and managing director

The Presidium of the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Society has appointed Dr. Norma Henkel as the new Director of the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Museum and the new Managing Director of the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Society with effect from March 1, 2025.…

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Lecture at the annual conference of the Akademischer Turnbund

In the run-up to their annual meeting this year, the Academic Gymnastics Association, which has the status of a state gymnastics association within the German Gymnastics Federation (DTB), had to make the bitter experience when a supposed right-wing grouping took part in their…

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Federal President honors the work of the „Places of Democratic History“

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…

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„Die kalten Ringe – Gesamtdeutsch nach Tokio 1964“ – Film presentation with panel discussion

The Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 were the last time an all-German team took part. This is the subject of the film "Die kalten Ringe" (The Cold Rings), which the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Gesellschaft e.V. produced under the auspices…

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