Lothar Kreyssig was born 125 years ago today. Initially a staunch national conservative, he developed into a staunch opponent of National Socialism, Righteous Among the Nations and co-founder of Aktion Sühnezeichen and other initiatives such as Brot für die Welt and MISEREOR. For Joachim Garstecki, he was a “visionary realist”.

ASF Executive Director Jutta Weduwen in an interview on the consequences of the wave of terror against Israel for our partners and volunteers who have to interrupt their volunteer service in the country for the time being as well as on a clear stance on anti-Semitic reactions in Germany and elsewhere.

“Our work, our environment and society as a whole have changed since February 24, 2022 and continue to change” – we heard this from all the interlocutors we met in Odesa from April 6 to 9. With our visit we wanted to express our solidarity and support and get an idea of ​​the situation on site by listening to the people.