Celebration of the inauguration of the Blossom of Shalom within the Jerusalem Peace Memorial.
The work of the Friedensmal Foundation
The main part of the Foundation's work is dedicated to the evolving Jerusalem Friedensmal art project. Here you can find pictures and information about it.
The purpose of the foundation is in particular the promotion of art and culture,
The path to the Foundation
In 2001, the Friedensmal Wendepunkt Association was founded to support the project. After the realization of the plan in Berlin and Fulda failed due to a lack of interest or oversized fears, a suitable plot of land for the monument was finally purchased in Bensheim-Hochstädten in southern Hesse. It took 9 years from the political preliminary work and the planning of the project to the application for a building permit. During this time, a sufficient amount of private donations could be collected. In January 2010, the building permit was finally granted and construction work could begin.
The construction time was 5 years, as numerous difficulties had to be overcome, mainly due to the private nature of the project. Finally, on September 27, 2015, the Jerusalem Peace Memorial was inaugurated in Germany with a school class from the Bensheim Goethe Gymnasium and a class from its partner school in Haifa, Israel. The patron was Mrs Batsheva Dagan from Israel. - The Jerusalem Peace Memorial was realized purely through civic engagement and with the own funds. Let art be free! This should also be an encouragement for people to live their freedom and bring their good dreams to life.
On chairperson of the Friedensmal Wendepunkt Association, Mrs. Linde Weiland, proposed at the general meeting that the association be converted into a foundation after completion of the Friedensmal. The legal form of a foundation is the more suitable form for the further work with the Friedensmal. There was again a long way to go. On January 28, 2021 the time had finally come: the Friedensmal Foundation was recognized by the Darmstadt Foundation Supervisory Authority. The former association became the "Circle of Friends of the Friedensmal Foundation".Statutes of the Friedensmal Foundation of December 10, 2020
Board of Trustees
Circle of Friends of the Friedensmal Foundation
The Circle of Friends supports the work of the foundation. The Circle of Friends mainly includes former members of the Friedensmal Wendepunkt Association, which has been merged into the Foundation.
Linde Weiland, former chairwoman of the Jewish community of Fulda - The twenty years as chairwoman of the Jewish community made me aware of the need to approach each other with tolerance.Anton Euler, Rentner (formerly working at the Mission for the Blind) - The idea of reconciliation appeals to me. For me, it means coming to terms with God and oneself in order to come to terms with one's neighbor. It means breaking down prejudices in order to come closer to one another, to be ready to listen and to accept the other as a human being.Konrad Kaschek, Hauskeeper and working pensioner - I want to set positive signs and build a bridge between the past and the present. My aim is to contribute to the development of our civilization. I want to help so that it can develop further in peace and freedom.Paul Alfons Büttner, Civil Servant ret.
Ellen Lapidus Stern, Artist, Jerusalem
Carina Ernste, Mainz
Dr. Klaus Mause, Engineer ret.
Christian Strack, Industrial Engineer
Arnulf Tian, Dipl. Bauingenieur
Christa Büttner, Nursing Manager
Karl Zieringer, Entrepreneur ret.
Margret Zieringer, Physiotherapist ret.
Andreas Zieringer, Computer scientist
Anton Euler, Pensioner
Marion Euler, Housewife
Dr. Baumann-Schiechel, Master in Social Pedagogy
Contact & legal notice
The work of the Friedensmal Foundation
The main part of the Foundation's work is dedicated to the evolving Jerusalem Friedensmal art project. Here you can find pictures and information about it.
The purpose of the foundation is in particular the promotion of art and culture,
which can bring into being the processes for the spiritual healing of man and society,
which stimulates and promotes peace and freedom in the relations between people and nations, and
which symbolizes and supports appreciative understanding between people and nations.
The path to the Foundation
In 1998, the idea of building the
Friedensmals (monument) was born in an artists head. It was not meant to be another memorial of admonishment for society, but a Friedensmal, a "going into peace"-Memorial for the human being, dedicated to life and to show the way of a healing of the trauma of the recent German past. This is a prerequisite for mastering the future.In 2001, the Friedensmal Wendepunkt Association was founded to support the project. After the realization of the plan in Berlin and Fulda failed due to a lack of interest or oversized fears, a suitable plot of land for the monument was finally purchased in Bensheim-Hochstädten in southern Hesse. It took 9 years from the political preliminary work and the planning of the project to the application for a building permit. During this time, a sufficient amount of private donations could be collected. In January 2010, the building permit was finally granted and construction work could begin.
The construction time was 5 years, as numerous difficulties had to be overcome, mainly due to the private nature of the project. Finally, on September 27, 2015, the Jerusalem Peace Memorial was inaugurated in Germany with a school class from the Bensheim Goethe Gymnasium and a class from its partner school in Haifa, Israel. The patron was Mrs Batsheva Dagan from Israel. - The Jerusalem Peace Memorial was realized purely through civic engagement and with the own funds. Let art be free! This should also be an encouragement for people to live their freedom and bring their good dreams to life.
On chairperson of the Friedensmal Wendepunkt Association, Mrs. Linde Weiland, proposed at the general meeting that the association be converted into a foundation after completion of the Friedensmal. The legal form of a foundation is the more suitable form for the further work with the Friedensmal. There was again a long way to go. On January 28, 2021 the time had finally come: the Friedensmal Foundation was recognized by the Darmstadt Foundation Supervisory Authority. The former association became the "Circle of Friends of the Friedensmal Foundation".Statutes of the Friedensmal Foundation of December 10, 2020
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Board of Trustees
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Circle of Friends of the Friedensmal Foundation
The Circle of Friends supports the work of the foundation. The Circle of Friends mainly includes former members of the Friedensmal Wendepunkt Association, which has been merged into the Foundation.
Linde Weiland, former chairwoman of the Jewish community of Fulda - The twenty years as chairwoman of the Jewish community made me aware of the need to approach each other with tolerance.Anton Euler, Rentner (formerly working at the Mission for the Blind) - The idea of reconciliation appeals to me. For me, it means coming to terms with God and oneself in order to come to terms with one's neighbor. It means breaking down prejudices in order to come closer to one another, to be ready to listen and to accept the other as a human being.Konrad Kaschek, Hauskeeper and working pensioner - I want to set positive signs and build a bridge between the past and the present. My aim is to contribute to the development of our civilization. I want to help so that it can develop further in peace and freedom.Paul Alfons Büttner, Civil Servant ret.
Ellen Lapidus Stern, Artist, Jerusalem
Carina Ernste, Mainz
Dr. Klaus Mause, Engineer ret.
Christian Strack, Industrial Engineer
Arnulf Tian, Dipl. Bauingenieur
Christa Büttner, Nursing Manager
Karl Zieringer, Entrepreneur ret.
Margret Zieringer, Physiotherapist ret.
Andreas Zieringer, Computer scientist
Anton Euler, Pensioner
Marion Euler, Housewife
Dr. Baumann-Schiechel, Master in Social Pedagogy
Contact & legal notice
