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 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…

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“The Cold Rings – All-German to Tokyo 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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Celebration of the revival of gymnastics after the end of the Second World War

On this occasion, the Gymnastics Association of North Hesse held a small celebration at the Jahn monument on the Schenkelsberg in Kassel-Oberzwehren. In his speech, the president of the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Society, Dr. Josef Ulfkotte, explained the historical…

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