Educational project "Tacheles mit Simson" makes a stop on campus

From 3.30 pm, there will be live music and various educational programmes on Judaism in two pavilions. "In my opinion, the offer is particularly attractive for student teachers – not least with regard to the prevention of anti-Semitism," explains Professor Katharina Waldner, who initiated the campaign. That's why taking part and trying things out are of course expressly encouraged.

Whether S50, Enduro or “Schwalbe” – the legendary Simson mopeds have survived the GDR era and are known today as a cult brand even in the most remote "backwater". What hardly anyone knows is that the company was founded by a pair of Jewish brothers from Suhl, has its origins in the 19th century and was essentially focussed on weapons production, particularly during the world wars. "Kaff" and "Tacheles" are, like "Zocken", "Mischpoke" and "Schlamassel", words that are not used here by chance: They are part of our language usage and at the same time come from Hebrew or Yiddish – the language of the Jews. The educational project "Tacheles mit Simson" approaches Jewish culture in Thuringia and Germany in an unusual way: with surprises from our everyday language, with live music. And lo and behold, what seems so foreign is so close, so past, so alive. Simson becomes a methodical bridge.