Warning: This article contains sections that describe acts of violence Germany– A local Catholic dioceses in Germany has described the persecution of 400 innocent people who were tortured and executed as witches as a “bleeding wound in the history of our church.” Eichstätt Cathedral – Image credit: München, Bavaria – Dom zu Eichstätt, Uploaded by WaldiWuff, CC BY 2.0 The comments came from Bishop Gregor Maria Hanke who also promised to place a memorial plaque within the Eichstätt Cathedral formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary The statement from the bishop comes after nearly a decade of activism on behalf of those who perished during the witch trials 400 years ago The Franconian Hochstift Eichstätt region was one major center of persecution Kunigunde Sterzl was beheaded after weeks of interrogation and three days of torture Three other women were murdered alongside Sterzl All four proclaimed their innocence and begged for mercy Heinrich Stürzl was “suddenly struck with a genealogy bug” and dug deep into his family history But Stürzl wanted to go further back and hunted through the state archives in Nuremberg and there, in 2012, he found Kunigunde Sterzl. He told Eichsättter Kurier that he never expected what he learned next He found a trail of documents and discovered he was the direct descendent of Sterzl “Of course everyone knows that the witch hunts happened but when it comes to one’s own ancestors everything suddenly takes on a different intensity the fate of then a name that from now on forever with our family will be connected.” Kunigunde Sterzl was 76 years old when she was arrested But it was not just a fear of witches that fomented the craze Prince-Bishop Johann Christoph von Westerstetten approved of the persecution of individuals who had been scapegoated as witches for anything from an early frost to soured milk The witch trials of Eichstätt would continue over 150 years in what might be considered a partnership of persecution between the secular courts and Catholic diocese The last two known victims were Balthasar Gorck who was sentenced to death for witchcraft in 1705 The last known execution victim in Eichstätt was Walburga Rung Witch burning – Public Domain the year prior to Sturzl’s discovery of his family history a retired Protestant pastor and author Hartmut Hegeler began a campaign to rehabilitate victims of witch hunts across Europe Hegeler understands his work as the continuation of the work of 17th Century Calvinist pastor Hegeler told The Times that “The Church was scared of the Reformation and the witch trials were a means to combat it.” He added “Anyone turning their back on the Catholic faith was labeled as being in league with the devil “Witch persecution in the diocese of Eichstätt.” He was hoping for an interdisciplinary panel to be appointed to study the witch trials extensively as well as a process to commemorate the tragedy and absolve the victims The witch trials of Eichstätt are known but had been largely ignored Eichstätt has never seized on this part of its history to educate the future about the witch trials and their dangers Das Jurahaus museum then took up the subject and demanded that the city remember the names of the victims and held a seminar titled “Bonschab – a name on death?” with Munich-based artist Wolfram P and journalist and author Claub-Peter Lieckfeld The seminar focused on Ursula Bonschab was a wealthy innkeeper and wife of the Eichstatt mayor She confessed to “weather magic,” exhuming the bodies of deceased children “It was painful for us to transcribe it,” Kastner told the Eichstätt Kurier as they read the interrogation accounts of how the 36-year-old Bonschab was “systematically mentally and physically” abused, robbed of her property, tortured for two months, and then killed in her prime. The documents have been published online Kastner became instrumental in getting the diocese to reflect on its past and ultimately acknowledged their involvement In his letter to Bishop Hanke in 2017 he wrote of the opportunity noting that history can say that “Eichstätt is also the place where the work of mourning and remembrance was positively moved forward.” Many Germans have shifted away from both Catholicism and Protestantism. In 2019, Pope Francis urged greater evangelism because of a “growing erosion and deterioration of faith.” Nevertheless the Catholic Church in Bavaria remains powerful “When we did the exhibition 3,000 people came to see it but not the bishop or the university professors,” Kastner said “One teacher came with her mother and then signed our petition but she returned after an hour and asked us to delete her signature because she was afraid of losing her job.” 19th Century woodcut, artist unknown – Image credit: Robert Benner (Mullica), CC BY 2.0 Many citizens have been supportive of Kastner’s work I am so grateful to you for this exhibition about the witch burnings in Eichstätt I myself was defamed as a “witch” and totally ostracized by a member of Eichstätter University because of my critical attitude towards the church I dared to look behind the facade and to publish on it They tried to stop my criticism and muzzle me but non-practicing and so they expect submission and contriteness rather than protest and criticism Religious fundamentalists are still at work subtely intimidating people today Modern “witch burnings” do not take place at the stake If you are looking for fair treatment here This envrionment has learned nothing from its past Misogyny and misanthropy continue here to the detriment of others Bishop Hanke has urged greater engagement with the subject of the witch trials A new plaque has been installed in the cathedral commemorating the victims “It’s good that they’ve done something but of course it’s not nearly enough.” Das Jurhaus Museum will be presenting a new exhibition called “BischofsMacht und HexenMord”: Episcopal power and witch murders Editorial Note: This article refers to individuals accused of witchcraft who are victims of persecution and  violence The accused individuals were not practitioners of any modern Pagan religion TWH uses upper case to denote practitioners of Witchcraft or self-identify as Witches The Wild Hunt is not responsible for links to external content Visit our The Wild Hunt subreddit! Point your favorite browser to https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Wild_Hunt_News/ to be notified of new articles posted to our subreddit Manny Moreno (pro: he/él/lui) was born in Cuba and raised in the American South He has been in the Pagan community for almost four decades He is a Witch and was raised as a child of Oyá He is encouraged by the Balance within the natural world and enjoys storms and the night Manny is married and splits his free time between the Florida Swamps Pingback: A Druid’s Web Log – a time to hibernate like the bears – January 2021 – Ellen Evert Hopman Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News The Voice of Wilkinson In June 2017 Wilkinson College hosted the Building EU-US Networks Through the Creative and Cultural Industries Conference here at Chapman University in the Sandhu Residence and Conference Center This conference was based on the residency projects themes of CCI as regional and global processes and established and emerging trends in the field This was a partnership with the European Union Elena Borin is Associate Professor for the Department of Control Coordinator of the MSc in Arts and Cultural Management at the Burgundy School of Business (Dijon France) where she is also member of the Management of Culture and Arts Research Cluster (CEREN/MECIC) She has been visiting researcher and professor at ICHEC Management School (Brussels at the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt (Eichstaett Germany) and at the University of Birmingham (Birmingham UK).Her research interests include cultural management cultural governance with an international comparative approach public-private partnerships and multi-stakeholder partnerships in the cultural and creative sector She has previously cooperated with the European Project ADRIA A studying the synergies between cultural tourism and transport systems for integrated territorial development Kim Chestney is an internationally-published author artist and Director of Creative Industries Acceleration at the Pittsburgh Technology Council She is the Founding Director of the Creative Industries Network and the Co-CREATE Business Ignition Program for Creative Entrepreneurs Kim has been establishing programs and initiatives to support creatives at the intersection of creativity and innovation since 2008 Design Matters and DIY Business-Building events series;  Innovation City official SXSW Interactive party with Carnegie Mellon University; Inclusion the 2014 Pittsburgh Creative Industries Research Study with the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto Dr Elizabeth Chin is a Professor at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena CA teaching in the MFA program Media Design Practices Barbie–but nearly always engages marginalized youth in collaboratively taking on the complexities of the world around them Currently she has projects in Los Angeles and Haiti and has engaged partners including the Los Angeles Police Department she has performed professionally and still occasionally teaches dance Her work increasingly investigates the ethnographic voice with an eye toward decolonizing anthropological knowledge as it appears on the page Douglas R earned his master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign a doctorate in Computer Science from Oregon State University a master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Ohio University and a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Knox College Dechow has been with Chapman University and the Leatherby Libraries since 2008 Dechow teaches library instruction courses for the Freshman Foundations Course and other liaison departments directs collection development for the Schmid College of Science and Technology Dechow developed and teaches English 421/521: Humanities Computing for Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences He is also Curator of the Roger and Roberta Boisjoly Challenger Disaster Memorial Archive Dechow is co-author of a book about the Smalltalk programming language entitled Squeak: A Quick Trip to ObjectLand Jim Denova is Vice President of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation and directs economic development projects in Pennsylvania and West Virginia Jim has been part of the Creative Industries Network’s leadership team since its inception in 2009 and has been instrumental to the network’s establishment as a leader in the creative industries from the University of Pittsburgh with a concentration in social research and has over 35 years of experience in nonprofit administration and philanthropy The current President of Otis College of Art and Design Bruce Ferguson has been an external advisor to the University of Cincinnati and Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts in Beirut as well as Montclair University in New Jersey As Dean of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the American University in Cairo he implemented a new academic program which integrated film visual arts and design into a new three major curriculum under Visual Cultures Bruce served as a Distinguished Professor at the Institute of Arts and Humanities at Pennsylvania State a consultant to the Bergen Triennial in Norway a consultant to a new curriculum at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts in Beirut Lebanon as well as to the Department of Arts and Design at Montclair University in New Jersey He wrote catalogue text for the inaugural Kiev Biennale in Ukraine and in the spring of 2013 he curated the Palestinian affiliation at the 55th Venice Biennale an exhibition of works of Bashir Makhoul and Aissa Deebi Bruce has worked with boards and cultural partners to develop and implement management policies projections and processes for annual and long-term budgets maintain relations with colleagues worldwide and be involved on institutional boards i.e Charlie Gere is Professor of Media Theory and History at The Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts The University of Lancaster and previously Director of Research at the Institute for Cultural Research at The University of Lancaster He is author of several books and articles on new media art His main research interest is in the cultural effects and meanings of technology and media particularly in relation to post-conceptual art and philosophy Karen J Hanan was appointed Executive Director of ArtsWA (The Washington State Arts Commission) by Governor Jay Inslee effective March 2014 is charged with speaking up for the public value of the arts strengthening arts education in our public schools documenting the impact of the arts on our communities and in peoples’ lives and sharing the findings and acquiring and caring for artwork in the State Art Collection sited at our K-12 public schools Karen was Executive Director of Arts Northwest the regional service organization for the performing arts she was the founder and first Executive Director of the Olympic Peninsula’s Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts multi-stage festival held each year over Memorial Day Weekend shows and outreach to locals and visitors year round Hanan holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Leeds Polytechnic in England She is well known as a resource to the greater arts community in the Northwestern USA and beyond and in 2014 was honored with a Distinguished Service Award in recognition of ‘exceptional leadership and dedication to the field.’ Sydney Lines is the Project Coordinator for Sustainability Connect and the Food Systems Transformation Initiative at ASU Sydney is the first point of contact for requests and inquiries regarding sustainability projects as well as to help coordinate the development of new projects and programming associated with Sustainability Connect Sydney also manages the digital face of Sustainability Connect its projects and presentations on the website Sydney assumes similar roles and assists with event and program planning on food systems issues A trained scholar of the arts and humanities with a passion for sustainability Sydney brings a unique and well-rounded perspective to the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability She is a multifaceted creative thinker with a love of big ideas and an insatiable curiosity about the world Sydney has over ten years’ experience in marketing five of which were spent working in various capacities here at Arizona State University a unit within the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability that seeks to provide light-inspired solutions to the world’s most pressing energy challenges a university initiative that widely engages the public by bringing together diverse groups of scholars and public intellectuals to discuss and explore forefront issues facing humankind Dr and Social Sciences; Department of History Jana Remy holds a Ph.D in History from UCIrvine In her role at Chapman she supports faculty in a wide variety of technologies for teaching and scholarly collaboration Her current research projects include “Mapping Medicine:” a tool to spatialize the relationships between southern California physicians from 1860-1900 a crowdsourced transcription effort titled Re-writing the War Letters the building of a platform to host online Tenure & Promotion dossiers and fostering a local hub for digital scholarly collaboration she teaches Digital Humanities and Environmental History Dr Peter Rudge is an Associate Professor of Motion Picture Industries at Staffordshire University and Founder and Chair of Platform the Moving Image Cluster for Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire Peter has more than 25 experience in the film and television industries and has worked in Hollywood for major studios including Universal and Columbia Tri-­‐Star Pictures A longstanding member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Peter has served on the Council of the Academy and the Learning and Events Committee working with young filmmakers at the start of their careers He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Peter is co-­‐founder and Managing Director of Staffordshire University spin-­‐out film production company Grand Independent a UK based company that develops and produces feature films and documentaries including the ground breaking 72 Project features He works closely with young talent in the UK Executive Producing a number of debut feature films by new directors and writers national and international governments to develop policy educational programs and business support for the film and television sector Lindsay Shen is the Director of Art Collections at Chapman University She has over 20 years teaching and museum experience in the USA and has also worked for cultural organizations in Europe Both her writing and photography are rooted in her belief that we have a responsibility to be good stewards of our landscapes and cultural treasures Anneke Smelik is Katrien van Munster Professor of Visual Culture in the Department of Cultural Studies at the Radboud University of Nijmegen (Netherlands) She is ambassador for ‘impact’ of academic research for the Faculty of Arts After years of research on visual media such as film she has shifted her focus to fashion studies and the creative industries Professor Anneke Smelik has published extensively on fashion She explores the image of the body in visual culture and in fashion for example as a result of changing standards regarding beauty and perfection an increasing obsession with visualization or an increasing fusion between man and machine (for example in science fiction films and digital photography) She is fascinated by the way in which fashion is used to create an ‘authentic’ and ‘original’ identity Her new research project focuses on fashion and technology (‘wearables’) Johanna Suo is the managing director of ifa laboratory (Brussels and China) and works in the areas of cultural strategic relations creative team-building and artistic interventions Johanna is passionate about structural development in culture bridging civil society and politics through culture and an advocate for the insertion of art and culture in other sectors of society Active in the institutional and associative sectors of the art world for 20 years she has been involved in the Goethe-Institut In 2015 she was awarded the Marshall Memorial Fellowship (of the German Marshall Fund of the United States) aiming to reinforce transatlantic relations Her individual focus was to look at the value of art and culture art in international relations and cultural diplomacy Johanna initially entered the culture arena through acting she was key in creating the theatre Scenen Pipersgatan 4 in 2001 artistic – and project director of the large-scale exhibition project United States of Europe – a travelling exhibition about European Identity and Europe today She is one of the founding members of ECP Youth Network and she initialized the “Empowerment though Culture” project Sophie Verrier is a French lawyer who worked for the French Ministry of Culture and Communication and for European and International Affairs (Directorate of Media and Cultural Industries) Her experience includes: Coordinating the French position on EU Commission Intellectual Property (IP) & Information Technologies (IT) Directive propositions; Promoting the French positions on IP within the European Institutions (Working Party on IP EU Commission and EU Parliament); Drafting responses to the EU Commission and to the EU Court of Justice in preliminary procedures and actions for infringement of EU Law concerning cultural industries; Organizing the G8 Cultural Summit in Avignon under the French Presidency on “The Future of Creation in the Digital Age”; Participating as French representative in working groups of multilateral Institutions such as: The OECD’s “Information Computer and Communication Policy” and “Trade” Committee The Council of Europe’s “Steering Committee on Media and Information Society” She was also Deputy to the Presidential Advisor for Culture Communication and the “Grand Paris” Project participating in strategic orientation meetings with the cabinets of the President and of the Minister of Culture and represented the President at key cultural events (Forum d’Avignon Ms Pamela Villamar is a 3rd year PhD student in Management at The University of Edinburgh She graduated from the MSc in Entrepreneurship program in Nottingham University she started her professional life in the arts with a B.A (Hons.) in Graphic Design and Visual Communication at Del Pacifico University in Santiago Previous to her post graduate studies she founded 2 ventures in the areas of product and textile design She also participated in the development of post graduate academic courses based on design thinking principles and has done consultant worked as part of a multidisciplinary team adapting and imparting similar courses to business executives in Chile she has also worked at the film and tourism industries The creative industries have always been and continue to be my main professional interest and passion Mr Shamsher Virk amplifies the impact of mission-driven organizations with strategic community engagement As a creative problem-solver and diplomatic communicator he guides projects that celebrate the beauty of collaboration he is the program designer for the ZERO1 American Arts Incubator an international artist exchange program aimed at building cultural understanding through collaborative digital and new media public art projects Shamsher has worked internationally on three continents in four languages entering new communities with a sustained commitment to inclusive process He studied human ecology at College of the Atlantic where he immersed himself in social research methodology and interdisciplinary communication arts His creative work includes video production for CounterPulse sound design for Joanna Haigood’s Zaccho Dance Theatre and an independent performance ethnography of migrant laborers on a U.S Wilkinson College Communication Coordinator The Next Generation of Talent: 5 Reasons Gen Z Will Change Your Workplace - Career Corner From Our Eyes: Presenting My Senior Thesis on a National Stage From Our Eyes: Memory Made Personal: On Voice Wilkinson College Chinese Program Hosts National Book Award Winners From Our Eyes: Emerging Female Writers - MFA Students spend the day with prolific female writers Corinne Tam wins The Best Undergraduate Award at Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting Faculty Books: Film Phenomenologies - Temporality The Fashion and Race Database - The Fashion and Race Database provides an accessible academic treatment to one of fashion’s most critical topics facing us today Creating Some Buzz Around Creative and Cultural Industries - CCI Club Exciting student volunteer opportunity - CCI Partnership with OCMA April 8, 2025 by Ava Brandt ('27 Creative Writing) | News HERSTORIES is an annual event at Chapman University that celebrates Women’s History Month each March Organized by students in Wilkinson College’s Women and Gender Studies minor along with professor CK Magnolia (Director of Women and Gender Studies) the event features student presentations highlighting the stories of influential women in activism April 18, 2025 by | Uncategorized for winning first place in the 2025 Chapman University Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition conducted by the Office of Research and Graduate Education she will have the opportunity to participate in the regional 3MT® competition at It was a rough return from the international break for Bayern Munich II Bayern Munich II hit the road in their first match back from the international break but they fell with a big 3-1 loss to VfB Eichstätt The young Bavarian reserves stay in second place It looked like both sides were heading into the halftime break scoreless but Jamie Lawrence conceded a silly penalty in the 40th minute Ralf Schröder stepped up and converted the spot kick to send the hosts up 1-0 into the break A deep cross from Taylor Booth found Christopher Scott in the box who brought the ball down with impressive skill He found an inch of space and beat the goalkeeper for the goal Eichstätt took the lead again shortly thereafter following a poor clearance from Nicolas Feldhahn Bayern II were right back down the field in the 55th minute but Oliver Batista Meier’s header hit the crossbar Bayern II continued to push for an equalizer but it was Eichstätt who nabbed the next goal Philipp Federl headed home a corner kick in the 82nd minute to end hopes of a Bayern II comeback See the full highlights here. Best of: VfB Eichstätt #FCBAmateureZwei Mal Latte, aber keine Punkte in Eichstätt: Die Szenen zur 1:3-Auswärtsniederlage. Zum ausführlichen Video: https://t.co/rLx01i7Qsc#MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/XTpJjmNOQ2 Martin Demichelis moved Taylor Booth into the midield three and Maximilian Welzmüller to right back Leon Fust also got the start over Eyüp Adin who would come on for left back Angelo Eyüp at halftime Feldhahn appears to have really lost a step and it’s really evident that Demichelis needs to rely on the centerback pairing of Lawrence and Bright Arrey-Mbi moving forward Halbzeit⏸| 1:0 (45‘)Die Hausherren gehen durch einen Elfmeter in Führung. Die Roten haben mehr Ballbesitz, konnten ihre Chancen aber noch nicht zum Rückschlag nutzen. In der zweiten Hälfte das Ding rumreißen, Jungs! #FCBAmateure pic.twitter.com/uVkx8FLgeh The loss slips Bayern II a full five points behind table leaders SpVgg who are level on games played now Unser Lauf von 13 Spielen ohne Niederlage endet in Eichstätt. #FCBAmateure pic.twitter.com/t4OlM9OZkH Internet: www.press.bmw.de Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BMWGroup Twitter: http://twitter.com/BMWGroup YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/BMWGroupview Google+: http://googleplus.bmwgroup.com Here you can see the webcast of the BMW Group Press Conference at the Auto Shanghai 2025 Eichstätt now has a new garden that serves a scientific purpose 29 new trees and shrubs were planted on the KU campus to form a phenological garden Scientists investigate annually recurring development stages of the plants in this garden Serial measurements are used to record the start of the flowering season or leaf discoloration which allow the scientists to draw conclusions on changes in weather and climate – both as regards timing and depending on different locations there are already 60 of such phenological gardens Another one has now been added in Eichstätt – and was now officially opened The small plates on the tree seedlings say bird cherry They are still small plants with few side shoots that now grow in the green space around the KU Main Library The seedlings – especially of tree species that are important for forest ecosystems in this country – all come from the Grafrath Forest Experience Center of the Fürstenfeldbruck Office of Food The basic principle of the International Phenological Gardens is that genetically identical trees and shrubs are planted at different locations across Europe and their development is subsequently monitored in a standardized manner Because the plants all go back to a single mother plant genetic variability can be largely ruled out scientists let two cuttings of the same plant bloom at the same time in different places under the same climatic conditions explains the professor of physical geography landscape ecology and sustainable ecosystem development using the example of two forsythia cuttings from the garden of the mother plant in Grafrath Gabriele Gien and the deputy mayor of Eichstätt scientists can draw even more precise conclusions regarding the influence of environmental factors and the response of ecosystems to them The idea of phenological gardens originated as early as 1953 in the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology of the World Meteorological Organization That was also the time when the ‘mother garden’ was established The network of gardens has since grown across Europe – and with it the amount of data collected from the gardens: the times when the first leaves become visible on the plants in spring or when the leaves change color in autumn and finally begin to fall off these observation data will also be collected in Eichstätt and processed in a database which was developed and is operated by the University Library the scientific management and coordination of the network of International Phenological Gardens has been taken over by Professor Jochner-Oette together with her colleague Johanna Jetschni Frank Chmielewski from the Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences at Humboldt University Berlin had headed the network for more than 25 years At the opening of the garden in Eichstätt he expressed his gratitude that the coordination was now in good hands in Eichstätt and that the scientific work would thus be continued The observations in the phenological gardens make an important contribution to sustainability research and are therefore an ideal match with the KU's scientific focus the Europe-wide project also increases the international visibility and networking of our research activities further" said Jochner-Oette when she explained the contribution that phenological observations make to understanding how ecosystems respond to environmental change Phenology has an important indicator function when it comes to detecting environmental changes and to determining and understanding the consequences of changing temperatures precipitation amounts or sunshine durations It is not just about documenting visually perceptible changes in nature The data could also be used to make climate model calculations more precise Plant development itself also has an impact on our climate Evaporation through the leaves changes air temperature and humidity Dense tree canopies keep solar radiation away from the earth's surface and thus influence the microclimate on the ground there are biochemical material cycles between plants and the atmosphere for example with regard to the cycle of carbon dioxide And the timing of when a plant begins to bloom in turn affects the behavior of insects that feed on the nectar Jochner-Oette also focuses on the consequences for humans – for example with regard to those suffering from allergies who have a difficult time during pollination the Eichstätt Geography department has been investigating for some time how these factors can be predicted better – the data from the phenological gardens are also helpful in this context Essential digital access to quality FT journalism on any device Complete digital access to quality FT journalism with expert analysis from industry leaders Complete digital access to quality analysis and expert insights complemented with our award-winning Weekend Print edition Terms & Conditions apply Discover all the plans currently available in your country Digital access for organisations. Includes exclusive features and content. See why over a million readers pay to read the Financial Times. History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now. Leonid Luks is professor of history at the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. Professor Tongson used this speech by Thomas Mann to reflect on the state of American democracy on the eve of the presidential election. She said she was “somewhat less optimistic” than Thomas Mann. Then she added that if she had to add up all the many ‘disgraceful and shameful’ deeds of the 45th president of the United States, it would take far too long, and concluded that democracy in the US was on the edge of the abyss (Süddeutsche Zeitung, 28 October 2020). Outside Germany, the Nazi regime in the final years of the 1930s is notorious for its task forces (Einsatzgruppen) on the Eastern Front, which “by the middle of September 1939 had begun to eliminate the intellectual and religious elite in Poland” (according to the German historian Friedrich Battenberg). What, therefore, induces Ms Wolf to make such a daring comparison? How can she spot any similarities between a democratic system and a totalitarian dictatorship? She says that “for seven years [the Bush] administration trampled on the social contract of [American] democracy... It simply expected [the people] not to notice.” As an American she felt she had the right to compare it to Hitler in the 1930s. Attempts by the Bush administration to fire federal attorneys are compared to “Goebbels’ measures.” Then she claims doctors were supporting torture, even doctors and psychiatrists who were under oath not to harm anyone and who with their signature were permitting practices defined by the Red Cross as torture. She compares such doctors to those in Germany. Thus the US under the Bush administration ends up being compared to a regime that caused more than 680,000 so-called ‘enemies of the state’ to be executed in 1937-38 alone. “The mistake is to assume that rulers who came to power through institutions cannot change or destroy those very institutions—even when that is exactly what they have announced that they will do.” The system collapsed like a house of cards Certain exiled Russian thinkers who had witnessed the collapse of the ‘first’ Russian democracy 16 years beforehand were also surprised at the inability of German democracy (and several other Western democracies) to resist the attacks by their totalitarian opponents, especially considering the centuries-old tradition of the rule of law, which prevailed in this part of Europe in contrast to Russia. No repetition of 1933  ‘German scenario’ in the Trump era Now let us return to Donald Trump and the frequent fears that history in the form of the 1933 German scenario may repeat itself. Nevertheless, the consequences of Trump’s challenges to US democracy should not be underestimated either. His egomania and stubborn denial of reality have badly damaged US political culture, maybe permanently. Joe Biden is confident that Americans’ trust in their institutions has stayed strong, despite the turbulent last few years. Yet, whether the confidence of the president-elect is justified remains to be seen. English translation from the German Text “Irreführende Parallelen – lassen sich Demokratien mit totalitären Diktaturen vergleichen?” (DieKolumnisten, December 30, 2020). FC Augsburg won their second pre-season friendly with a deserved 5-0 triumph against Regionalliga side VfB Eichstätt. A crowd of 1,000 fans turned out to watch the Függestädter play, with one defender showcasing his nose for goal. Head coach Enrico Maaßen was able to include Carlos Gruezo, Arne Maier, Robert Gumny and Frederik Winther in the starting XI, after the quartet had missed the first pre-season friendly against TSV Schwaben Augsburg. Daniel Klein started between the sticks for FCA and played the first 45 minutes. The game kicked off under sunny conditions at the Stauferpark Stadion, with FCA dominating proceedings right from the start. Josué Mbila recorded the first shot on goal after a cross from Iago, but his effort was saved by Felix Junghan (3’). The Eichstätt goalkeeper was then left helpless as FCA took an early lead. Maurice Malone broke down the left wing and sent in a cross that Gumny was able to slot home from the penalty spot (10’). Leneis did well to deny Fabian Eberle down the other end, as Caiuby sent the rebound wide of the target (73’). The final goal of the game would go to FCA, as Felix Götze smashed home a strike from 16 metres out to bring the score to 5-0 (87’). FCA’s next pre-season friendly will take place on Friday, 8th July (17:30 CEST) against second-division side SV Sandhausen. The game will be played in Zumarshausen. FCA: Klein (46’ Leneis) – Gruber (46’ Framberger), Gouweleeuw (46’ Bauer), Winther (46’ Taseski) – Gumny (46’ Caligiuri), Gruezo (46’ Kücüksahin), Maier (46’ Götze), Iago (46' Günther) – Mbila (46’ Ivanovic), Niederlechner (46' Hahn), Malone (46’ Pedersen) Goals: 1-0 Gumny (10’), 2-0 Gumny (42’), 3-0 Iago (45’), 4-0 Moratz (67’, OG), 5-0 Götze (87’) in Biology, Books, History, Nature | January 5th, 2024 Leave a Comment If you made it big in sev­en­teenth-cen­tu­ry Bavaria, you showed it by cre­at­ing a gar­den with all the plants in the known world. That’s what Johann Kon­rad von Gem­min­gen, Prince-Bish­op of Eich­stätt did, any­way, and he was­n’t about to let his botan­i­cal won­der­land die with him. To that end, he engaged a spe­cial­ist by the name of Basil­ius Besler to doc­u­ment the whole thing and with a lav­ish­ness nev­er before seen in books in its cat­e­go­ry The medieval and Renais­sance world had its “herbals” (as pre­vi­ous­ly fea­tured here on Open Cul­ture), many of which tend­ed toward the util­i­tar­i­an, focus­ing on the culi­nary or med­ical prop­er­ties of plants; Hor­tus Eystet­ten­sis would take the form at once to new artis­tic and sci­en­tif­ic heights after six­teen years of research and pro­duc­tion But it proved suc­cess­ful enough as a prod­uct that Besler made suf­fi­cient mon­ey to set him­self up with a house in a fash­ion­able part of Nurem­berg for the price of just five copies — five copies of the extrav­a­gant (and extrav­a­gant­ly expen­sive) hand-col­ored edi­tion Hor­tus Eystet­ten­sis “changed botan­i­cal art almost overnight,” writes David Marsh in a detailed blog post on the book’s cre­ation and lega­cy at The Gar­dens Trust sud­den­ly plants were being por­trayed as beau­ti­ful objects in their own right,” with depic­tions that could attain life size all cat­e­go­rized in a sys­tem­at­ic man­ner antic­i­pat­ing clas­si­fi­ca­tion sys­tems to come Marsh sees the project as exem­pli­fy­ing a cou­ple major cul­tur­al ideas of its time: one was “the collector’s cab­i­net of curiosi­ties or wun­derkam­mer which helped reveal a gentleman’s inter­est and knowl­edge of the world around him.” Anoth­er was the con­cept of the per­fect gar­den rep­re­sent Eden and con­tain as wide a range of plants and oth­er fea­tures as pos­si­ble.” brings von Gem­min­gen’s project full-cir­cle: he sought to encom­pass the whole world in his gar­den and now his gar­den — in Besler’s rich­ly detailed ren­der­ing — is open to the whole world The New Herbal: A Mas­ter­piece of Renais­sance Botan­i­cal Illus­tra­tions Gets Repub­lished in a Beau­ti­ful 900-Page Book Behold 900+ Mag­nif­i­cent Botan­i­cal Col­lages Cre­at­ed by a 72-Year-Old Wid­ow, Start­ing in 1772 A Curi­ous Herbal: 500 Beau­ti­ful Illus­tra­tions of Med­i­c­i­nal Plants Drawn by Eliz­a­beth Black­well in 1737 (to Save Her Fam­i­ly from Finan­cial Ruin) Behold an Inter­ac­tive Online Edi­tion of Eliz­a­beth Twining’s Illus­tra­tions of the Nat­ur­al Orders of Plants (1868) 1,000-Year-Old Illus­trat­ed Guide to the Med­i­c­i­nal Use of Plants Now Dig­i­tized & Put Online The Sur­pris­ing Map of Plants: A New Ani­ma­tion Shows How All the Dif­fer­ent Plants Relate to Each Oth­er by | Permalink | Comments (0) | We’re hop­ing to rely on our loy­al read­ers rather than errat­ic ads. To sup­port Open Cul­ture’s edu­ca­tion­al mis­sion, please con­sid­er mak­ing a dona­tion. We accept Pay­Pal, Ven­mo (@openculture), Patre­on and Cryp­to! Please find all options here. We thank you! XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong> Open Culture scours the web for the best educational media. We find the free courses and audio books you need, the language lessons & educational videos you want, and plenty of enlightenment in between. ©2006-2025 Open Culture, LLC. All rights reserved. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Around 60,000 innocent people were killed in Europe between the 15th and 18th centuries I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice In the Bavarian city of Eichstätt, between the 15th and 18th centuries, around 400 innocent people were tortured and killed on the grounds that they were witches Those persecuting the so-called witches even had their own ways of deciding whether or not the accused was innocent Local tests included “helmet cutting” where a spiky metal band was tightened around the victim’s head In the time of witch hunting, around 60,000 people were killed in Europe. This included about 25,000 in German lands. The victims were mostly women but some men and children also suffered The Catholic church in Eichstätt has kept its mouth quite firmly shut on the matter for 400 or so years Gregor Maria Hanke has promised a memorial plaque in the local cathedral The bishop described the events as a “bleeding wound in the history of our church,” a statement that campaigners had been waiting to hear after years of calling on churches to admit their guilt Wolfram Kastner who has been credited with the Eichstätt diocese’s examination of its past said: “It’s good that they’ve done something but of course it’s not nearly enough.” when he discovered the original interrogation transcripts in Eichstätt The artist was so shocked that he decided to draw attention to what had happened As part of his campaign he read out the fates of the victims in the square outside the town’s cathedral is that of Ursula Bonschab who was the mayor’s wife Finally Ms Bonschab confessed to the charges which included digging up corpses of dead children fornicating with the devil and poisoning others As a result she was burnt at the stake but avoided being decapitated first Witch trials were traditionally run by courts which were not directly linked to the church but those who campaign say that the church is to blame. This is because doctrine about witches and the devil was used when accusing the innocent of crimes A campaign began in 2011 and was started by a retired German pastor, Hartmut Hegeler. In the nine years since it began, over 50 towns have apologised for the part they had to play in witch burning. Mr Hegeler told The Times newspaper: “The church was scared of the Reformation and the witch trials were a means to combat it.”  He added that those who turned away from Catholicism were “labelled as being in a league with the devil” and it worked. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies “Don’t mess with kids from the village” “because they know places where you cannot be found” This self-confident and defiant self-perception is also reflected in cultural offerings that young people in rural areas often organize on their own What shapes and sustains youth culture especially in rural regions What conditions are needed for new offers to emerge And how can opportunities for encounter and exchange be promoted in a targeted way Researchers from the KU and the Otto Friedrich University Bamberg now want to investigate this question in the tri-border region of Bavaria Their goal is to use the results of their research to contribute to more precise and improved funding practices for cultural youth projects in structurally and financially weak rural areas The prevention of further migration to urban areas and protection against anti-democratic appropriation of youth cultures are also in the focus of the project Chair of Social Pedagogy at the University of Bamberg Andreas Kallert from the Chair of Economic Geography at the KU The project entitled “DIYhoch3 – Jugendkulturelle Selbstorganisation im Dreiländereck Bayern-Sachsen-Thüringen” on self-organization of youth cultures in the tri-border region of Bavaria Saxony and Thuringia is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture as part of the Federal Rural Development Program The researchers not only want to focus on the three regions but also on three areas of cultural life: maintaining customs and traditions musical scenes such as hip-hop and informal sports culture such as biking or skating “Young people often pursue all these activities on their own initiative and thus shape their way growing up to adulthood and also shape their region” “By focusing on youths and young adults in rural areas we are taking a closer look at residents who could play a key role in the future development of their regions.” the researchers will discuss with responsible stakeholders from the administration and will actively involve young people in the project on site to create participatory research conditions that the framework conditions for the development of youth cultures significantly depend on the municipal capacity to act most of the investigated regions are in a strained macroeconomic situation and are in some cases undergoing consolidation programs to reduce their debt" In a separate project funded by the German Research Foundation he is currently investigating how debt assistance requirements for municipalities affect the local quality of life – also with regard to voluntary spending to promote (recreational) culture or sports offers the researchers therefore want to specifically examine how the consolidation of finances affects the status and development of youth cultures The fact that around 90 percent of cultural funding in Germany goes to urban areas where only 30 percent of the country's population lives which is extremely rare in rural areas and thus hardly ever receives public funding" has more of a social function of community building and in this sense also has a political significance "The shaping of the rural environment and recognition of youth cultural activity by the community can have a strengthening effect on democracy in the region" describe Franziska Imhoff (KU) and Tilman Kallenbach (University of Bamberg) who will be responsible for the project as research assistants This is also important because attempts by right-wing extremists to take over youth cultures can be observed in the surveyed area or ‘völkisch’ tent camps have a strong appeal to young people and pose a real and serious threat to a democratic community Such developments could in turn also contribute to structurally disadvantaged municipalities becoming even less attractive and being "left behind" by prospering regions KU students have repeatedly awarded good ratings for study conditions and the degree program offer at the KU in the current ranking of the Center for Higher Education Development (CHE) the CHE has newly surveyed and compared the ratings for the subject of business administration in German-speaking countries The results are published in the new edition of the ZEIT study guide Students enrolled in the Business Administration program at the Ingolstadt School of Management (WFI) rate the guidance they receive from lecturers the support they receive during their studies and their entry into professional practice as being particularly good: Respondents praised the appropriate group sizes in courses and the good social atmosphere between students and lecturers They appreciate the availability of lecturers and their offers to debrief exams They also awarded above-average ratings for the quality and accessibility of materials for courses students highlighted the support they receive when completing internships as well as the networking opportunities with companies in the form of recruiting fairs or job fairs as particularly positive The support and advice for stays abroad also scored above average – students find the partner universities attractive and the arrangement of internships abroad works very well emphasizes: "It is important to us to provide our students with experience abroad International exchange prepares them for a diverse professional world and sends a strong signal to employers." Students at the KU Faculty of Social Work were also invited to participate in the CHE survey They praise the overall atmosphere at the University as well as KU's contacts with attractive partner universities abroad they rate the placement of internships abroad as above average Like the students of Business Administration they rate the help they receive when embarking on their careers as very effective and appreciate the fact that the KU offers special programs for this purpose What they appreciate most about the library is that the collection of books is very up-to-date and that workstations are always available the survey results reflect the University's self-image: "The KU understands itself as a University where all students acquire valuable knowledge in a friendly environment and then carry that knowledge into their careers and into society as a whole." He said he is pleased that students recognize and appreciate the opportunities the KU offers them in terms of networking and sustainable learning More detailed information on the study offer in Business Administration at the KU is available online at www.ku.de/wfi Everyone who is interested in the offer of the Faculty of Social Work can get more detailed information at  www.ku.de/swf The HN Sarpei Foundation has broadened its community impact by collaborating with Willbald-Gymnasium Eichstätt in Germany for its 2023 summer donation The partnership saw three basic schools in Jamestown Accra having their libraries well-furnished to improve library periods The three schools that benefitted from the benevolence of the HN Sarpei Foundation’s annual charity exercise are the 28th February Road & Private Odartey Memorial and the Adedenkpo 1 & 2 primary schools Each beneficiary school had its library re-painted and outfitted with air-conditioners and stationery among other educational materials HN Sarpei Foundation believes will go a long way to supporting literacy and enhancing educational standards in the schools thus supporting the attainment of SDG 4 It is also a means by the Foundation’s Founder Hans Nunoo Sarpei to give back to the community where he was raised and began his football journey the schools were also provided with football jerseys and other kits from FC Ingolstadt in Germany to promote the sport among pupils “My motivation whenever I am on the field playing is to shape the lives” “That’s why I work hard to continue supporting the dreams of people in these areas.” HN Sarpei Foundation is grateful to the Willbald-Gymnasium Eichstätt management parents and students for their support of this life-changing initiative The Foundation anticipates further collaborations for future projects The Foundation’s generosity was also greatly appreciated by the benefiting schools This is the first of the two summer events scheduled for this year The next is the 2023 HN Sarpei Football Gala and Health Screening in Jamestown on Saturday to foster unity and improve health among residents The HN Sarpei Foundation believes in the transformative potential of football and education and creating opportunities for them to prosper the brain behind HN Sarpei Foundation is a Ghanaian professional midfielder who plays for FC Ingolstadt in Germany CitiNewsroom.com is Ghana's leading news website that delivers high quality innovative alternative news that challenges the status quo © 2024 All Rights Reserved Citi Newsroom. The interdisciplinary lecture series deals with relevant aspects of sustainable development and sustainability management in China; different lecturers from China and Germany will share their academic research and practical experience with students Sustainability Marketing: New opportunities in the Digital Era Managing Director Qingdao DEXI Intellegent Equipment Co.,Ltd Implementation of Sino-German M&A: Practice of Sustainable Business Development Strategy Technology Transfer Policies in China for Strategic Emerging Industries (SEIs) and Strategic Implications Sustainable Land Management along the Tarim River Building Sustainable Relationship between Germany and China Practical Wisdom and Sustainability in China Sustainable Management of the Ecosystems in the Arid Area in Northwest China in Xinjiang Sustainable Development: Interpretations and Practices of Chinese Firms Sino-German Trade and Cooperation under the New Market with SWOT Analysis - Course information IBB Hotel Collection recently laid the foundation stone of the IBB Hotel Eichstätt a four-star hotel scheduled to open in spring 2020 in the new Spitalstadt district of Eichstätt the IBB Hotel Collection opened the Cugó Gran Maċina Grand Harbour in Senglea and later this year the company will be opening the doors of IBB Hotel Valletta Merkanti The laying of the foundation stone in Eichstätt marks the beginning of a new phase in the hotel’s construction following the completion of excavation works on the site Owned by the Meier group of companies from Eichstätt the hotel will be operated by the internationally active IBB Hotel Collection under a long-term lease contract IBB Hotel Collection CEO Vladi­mir Saal said: “With its central location in the growth region of Ingolstadt and in the Altmühl valley nature park there is a constant demand in Eichstätt for attractive hotel rooms both from business guests as well as private travellers The city is a perfect location for an IBB Hotel Collection hotel We are happy that we have found an ideal partner with the renowned Meier group of companies.” The new hotel closes a gap in the hotel sector in the middle of the Altmühl valley with its brand Martin Meier – The Construction Family the fifth generation of this owner-managed family enterprise has built over 100 high-quali­ty resi­dential units and commercial spa­ces for retail trade authorities and healthcare facilities in the Spitalstadt quarter “This is complemented optimally by the IBB Hotel The new hotel closes a gap in the hotel sector in the middle of the Altmühl valley,” said general manager Markus Meier we are expecting that this hotel will further boost the development of tourism We are on schedule with the building work and looking forward to its opening” Groundbreaking for IBB Hotel in the centre of Eichstätt The hotel offers 90 rooms and suites in various categories as well as multifunctional conference rooms with space for up to 100 people The possibility of indoor car presentations is a special service for conference organisers 40 parking places are reserved for hotel guests Situated on the Altmühl valley bicycle route the IBB Hotel Eichstätt is an ideal starting point for bike tours in the picturesque landscape The hotel has a large bicycle garage which is ideal for cyclists “The landscape of the Altmühl valley The hotel cuisine will also draw its inspiration from the region The spacious terrace on the river bank and the restaurant invite the guest to stay and linger awhile and also have the capacity for large-scale events,” explained Saal The IBB Hotel Collection forms part of the Von der Heyden Group The portfolio includes business and holiday hotels in the three- four- and five-star categories in the IBB Hotel IBB Blue Hotel and Cugó Gran brands IBB Hotel Collection is headquartered in Valletta while the German branch has its headquarters in Passau As the company continues to expand in Europe the IBB Hotel Dlugi Targ in the Polish city of Danzig will also be opening its doors in 2018 please register for free or log in to your account (pde) - Der Eichstätter Diözesanpriester Dr Christoph Kühn (47) ist von Papst Benedikt XVI Seit Mitte 2008 ist Christoph Kühn als Nuntiaturrat an der Botschaft (Nuntiatur) des Heiligen Stuhls in Österreich tätig Christoph Kühn wurde 1990 im Eichstätter Dom zum Priester geweiht und war anschließend seelsorgerisch in Wemding Nach seiner Promotion im Kirchenrecht in Rom und einer Spezialausbildung an der Päpstlichen Diplomatenakademie trat er 1997 in den Diplomatischen Dienst des Heiligen Stuhls ein Zunächst wurde er in die südafrikanischen Länder Zimbabwe Von 2001 bis 2008 leitete er als Nuntiaturrat die deutschsprachige Abteilung im Vatikanischen Staatssekretariat Christoph Kühn erhielt in Wien die Ernennungsurkunde zum „Ehrenprälat Seiner Heiligkeit“ aus den Händen des Apostolischen Nuntius in Österreich Die Stabsstelle Kommunikation veröffentlicht kontinuierlich aktuelle Nachrichten aus dem Bistum. 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