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Buchenwald Committee no longer headed by Naftali Fürst

Buchenwald Committee Presidency Transition: Naftali Fuerst Steps Down from Position

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Survivor Naftali Fürst, a testament to Buchenwald's liberation, delivered a heartfelt salute at the...
Survivor Naftali Fürst, a testament to Buchenwald's liberation, delivered a heartfelt salute at the commemorative event honoring the 80th anniversary of the camp's freedom.

Stepping Down From Buchenwald Committee: Naftali Fürst's Departure

- Buchenwald Committee no longer headed by Naftali Fürst

G'day! This here's the scoop on Naftali Fürst, a bloke who kicked it in Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps back in the day. You know, a real tough gig. Well, this legendary gent ain't presiding over the International Committee Buchenwald-Dora and Kommandos (IKBD) no more, d'you hear?

Yep, ol' Fürst, who clocked nearly a century, had to call it quits during the latest IKBD assembly. Anna Weichmann, the committee's long-term head secretary, is taking the reins now, replacing Fürst. She's Emil Carlebach's granddaughter, a communist resistance rebel and 'KZ' survivor himself, who sadly met his end last year.

So, the IKBD's mission remains the same - keeping tabs on those Nazis crimes in Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora concentration camps and giving the survivors a voice. Now, it's under Anna's watch.

Controversial palabra at Buchenwald commemoration

Last Sunday, Fürst fired up a speech at the 80th anniversary shindig for Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora camps' freedom, spilling his words on the former roll call square. Born in old-time Bratislava, Fürst was a victim of the Nazi persecution, surviving both Auschwitz and Buchenwald as a young'un. He bagged the Thuringian Order of Merit recently for his efforts towards a living memory culture.

Now, the IKBD disassociated itself from that controversial speech given by a chick from an Israel-based group. This broad spoke about genocide happening in Palestine during the wreath-laying ceremony, but IKBD and the site didn't give her the thumbs-up. Seems like she wasn't playing along, pal.

  • 'KZ': Short for Konzentrationslager (Concentration Camp)
  • Buchenwald: A major Nazi concentration camp during World War II
  • Holocaust Survivor
  • Sunday

Bit More on the Background:

  1. Carlebach Family: The Carlebach name has some renowned Jewish figures behind it, such as rabbi and musician Shlomo Carlebach.
  2. Buchenwald and IKBD: The Buchenwald concentration camp was where the Nazis carried out a whole stack of inhumane acts during WWII. The IKBD is an organization that preserves the Buchenwald's history, stands up for survivors, and educates the public about the Holocaust. Usually, such groups have survivors or their kin involved, working to protect historical sites and share knowledge about the Holocaust. If Anna's involved with IKBD, she may be involved in these kinds of areas, but more specifics are hard to come by without digging deeper.
  3. As a granddaughter of Emil Carlebach, Anna Weichmann follows in the footsteps of her communist resistance rebel and 'KZ' survivor grandfather, taking over the leadership of the International Committee Buchenwald-Dora and Kommandos (IKBD) from Naftali Fürst.
  4. During a speech at the 80th anniversary commemoration of Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora camps' freedom, Naftali Fürst, a Holocaust survivor who was a victim of Nazi persecution, received the Thuringian Order of Merit for his efforts towards a living memory culture.
  5. The International Committee Buchenwald-Dora and Kommandos (IKBD) disassociated itself from a controversial speech given by a woman from an Israel-based group at the Buchenwald commemoration, as she spoke about genocide in Palestine during a wreath-laying ceremony, which was not in line with the IKBD's focus on the atrocities committed in Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora concentration camps.

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