past events

On June 10th, our volunteers and project partners from Philadelphia and Camden, as well as our board members, had the opportunity to talk with the German General Consul, Dr. Horst Freitag. Thanks again to everybody who was involved - for your help, knowledge and presence.

Steffi Pfalz, organizer of the commemoration, about the participation of ARSP volunteers:

[...] Another moving moment was when some German volunteers came and read along with our own volunteer, Anne, who helped in putting this commemoration together. Hearing them talk after the stopped reading about how "real" this experience was for them, made me stop my work and listen in. Anne said that listening is something totally different than actually reading the names. The names became "real" for her once she read them, a name that had a face, family, a life... I am so grateful that each year we have this group of German volunteers come and honor the memory of the victims of the Shoah. [...]

On March 29th, ARSP talked about its cause and held a Q&A involving some of the volunteers. There also was a screening of the Movie "Facing Arthur" which chronicles the relationship between an ARSP volunteer and an elderly Holocaust survivor. Additional Information can be found at http://glcwashington.org/

ARSP spoke about its program and mission at the Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Cherry Hill, NJ on February 17th. Thanks to everyone who was attending.

On Monday, February 22nd, ARSP attended and was a partner of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. The German Honorary Consul Dave A. Murdoch was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Cross of the Order of Merit).

Read more here

ARSP commemorated the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the biggest concentration- and extermination camp Auschwitz as well as the victims of Nazi-Germany by lighting a candle on Wednesday, January 27 of 2010.

To see pictures of the Event, click here !

To read about a volunteers experiences working with Holocaust Survivors as a German at the Holocaust Center of Greater Pittsburgh, click here

The 9th of November has been an important date throughout German history - both good and bad. On Monday, November 9th, ARSP commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. We screened the movie "Leipzig in Fall" and held a panel discussion, showing different perspectives on the eventful day in the Fall of 1989. The event took place at the Library of the German Society of Pennsylvania, and was visited by about 100 people.

On Thursday February 5th Hebrew Senior Life together with Action Reconciliation Service for Peace invited to a lecture with Gerrit Wiezoreck. As the ARSP volunteer in Boston, he is working with elderly Jewish people. Gerrit will talk about the experiences he gained  and the relationships he formed with Holocaust surivivors as a German volunteer during the last months.

For more information please click here.