Det danske Fredsakademi
Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 29. september 2004 / Timeline September 29, 2004
Version 3.528. September 2004, 30. September 2004
09/30/2004
Mordecai
Vanunu kidnappes 1986.
09/29/2004
Children Became Letters
"Children Became Letters" was a common expression among Jews in
Nazi Germany. From 1933 on, Jewish children were especially hard
hit by anti-Semitism both at school and in their neighbourhoods. An
ever larger number of parents made the difficult decision to
entrust their children to Jewish aid organizations and send them
abroad alone. The multimedia exhibition "Children Became Letters"
concentrates on the children's organized escape from Germany to
Palestine and the USA between 1933 and 1941. Using personal life
stories, it shows the opportunities and difficulties of emigration.
In addition to tracing the different paths taken by the children,
it portrays the work of Jewish aid organizations by focusing on the
biographies of two major figures - Recha Freier and Kaete
Rosenheim. With these thematic focal points, the authors of the
exhibition want to examine the limits and opportunities of rescue
work.
A film installation entitled "Innere Landschaften" (Inner
Landscapes) explores the experience of escape, departure and life
in a foreign land. Since the inception of the project, the authors
of the exhibition have cooperated closely on a variety of issues
with secondary schools in Berlin and its environs. Students of the
Katholische Liebfrauenschule and the Schiller-Oberschule have
created an exhibition about the Children's Home Ahawah that will be
presented in the former rooms of Ahawa. After 1933, the staff
managed to send some of the children to safety in Palestine with
the help of the Youth Aliyah movement. This part of the exhibition
project is accessible from the Centrum Judaicum and was also opened
in 28 September 2004.
Book (German language): Gudrun Maierhof / Chana Schuetz / Hermann
Simon (eds.): "Aus Kindern wurden Briefe. Die Rettung juedischer
Kinder aus Nazi-Deutschland" - ISBN 3936411867 - 14,90 Euro
Exhibition: 29 September 2004 - 31 January 2005 - Stiftung Neue
Synagoge Berlin - Centrum Judaicum, Oranienburger Str. 28/30, 10117
Berlin (Mitte), S-Bahn stop Oranienburger Strasse, information via
tel. (030) 88028-368, email:
aus-kindern-wurden-briefe@cjudaicum.de
09/29/2004
Tens of thousands protest US arms sale to Taiwan
http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=04/09/27/6454206
Tens of thousands took to the streets in Taiwan on Saturday
afternoon to protest against the 18.2 billion dollar US sale of
advanced weapons to Taiwan. Despite rains, the protesters chanted
"No to weapons purchases, Save Taiwan." Demonstrators called for
the authorities to use the money instead to help the unemployed and
students. People from all walks of life joined the rally, whose
major organizer was Democracy Action Alliance (DAA), a
non-governmental organization. Others participating in the march
included the Anti-Arms Purchasing Alliance, Democratic Advancement
Alliance, many People First Party (PFP) and New Party (NP) members,
labors rights groups, education reform, gender equality
organizations, and even retired generals.
"The country has so many important issues that need to be solved
immediately, such as the high unemployment rate, education and
women's rights. We can't let the government send money to the US
and leave a huge debt for the next generation," said Tang Shu
leader of the Labor Rights Association.
The plan to purchase 388 "Patriot" missiles, eight submarines, 12
anti-submarine planes and other weapons from the United States was
unveiled on June 2.
The plan outraged thousands of local residents and prompted
criticism from the general public. Recently, 11 academicians from
the "Central Research Academy" in Taiwan and nearly 200 retired
generals signed a petition in protest against the procurement plan.
They were later joined by several university presidents and a dozen
non-governmental organizations.
09/29/2004
Lockheed Martin, European groups win contract for NATO missile
defence
Several European makers of military air equipment, including EADS,
and the US company Lockheed Martin have won a contract from NATO
worth 3.0 billion dollars (2.44 billion euros) to design and build
a MEADS missile defence system, the MEADS group said on
Wednesday.
MEADS (Medium Extended Air Defense System) is a joint venture
between Lockheed Martin Corp, the European Aeronautic Defence and
Space Company (EADS), MBDA-Italia and Lenkflugkorpersysteme (LFK)
in Germany, writes AFP.
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