Geflüchtet, unerwünscht, abgeschoben - Vom Umgang mit „lästigen Ausländern“ in der Weimarer Republik

In the organizer's words:

Fugitives, unwanted, deported

Dealing with "troublesome foreigners" in the Weimar Republic

About the play

Against the backdrop of the current refugee situation, this reading provides insights into the period after the First World War and draws parallels to today. After the First World War, millions of people in Europe set off from East to West. They were fleeing war and poverty and hoping for a better life. Great empires such as Russia, the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire dissolved. People also seek refuge and protection in Bremen or want to continue on to America from there. Calls for border closures and deportations are heard in Germany. Slogans of a "flood of foreigners" and "foreign infiltration" spread. "Are we defenceless against foreigners?", "Will action finally be taken?" are just some of the headlines in the press. We are in the 1920s in Germany. At the time, Germany was ravaged by war and there was a great housing shortage. "Eastern Jewish" refugees in particular were met with rejection. Who was "useful" and allowed to stay? Who was "troublesome" and had to leave? These formulations were commonplace at the time. The authorities always made the decisions. In the new reading, the treatment of Eastern Jews, the "foreign nationals from the East", is also shown using numerous sources from the Reich ministries from the Federal Archives. "If you research old newspaper articles, documents and letters, there are clear parallels to today," says Dr. Eva Schöck-Quinteros from the University of Bremen, head of the "From the Files to the Stage" project. "Especially in the way refugees were sometimes spoken about."

Cast

Scenic reading from the series "From the Files to the Stage". Cooperation bremer shakespeare company and University of Bremen.

Set-up text/scene: Peter Lüchinger
With: Peter Lüchinger, Michael Meyer, Petra-Janina Schultz, Markus Seuß

Prices: normal 13 €, reduced 6 €.

Price information:

normal: 15 € reduced: 8 € Free admission for students of the University, HS and HfK Bremen and HKS Ottersberg