Burg teachers receive prize for commitment against the right
Former Burg teacher Max Teske and others will be awarded the "Prize for Civil Courage - Against Right-Wing Radicalism, Anti-Semitism and Racism" in Berlin on Thursday. The Förderkreis Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas (Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe) will award the prize, which is endowed with 4000 euros, according to the organizers.
Among others, Bundestag President Bärbel Bas, Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU), the Chairman of the Berlin Jewish Community, Gideon Joffe and journalist Anne Will are expected to attend the award ceremony in the late afternoon (from 5 p.m.).
Together with his colleague at the time, Laura Nickel, Teske wrote an initially anonymous letter in April describing how they were confronted with right-wing extremism, sexism and homophobia on a daily basis at the school in Burg, Brandenburg. They were then met with hostility from the right and expelled from the school. The two and Pastor Pellio are being honored "for their courageous commitment against right-wing extremism and for founding the alliance "School for more democracy".
The award ceremony is held as part of a fundraising dinner for the Room of Names project, which documents the biographies of victims of the Holocaust.
The recognition for Teske and his colleague's actions against right-wing extremism at their school in Burg, Brandenburg, highlights the importance of addressing such issues in both historical and contemporary contexts of social affairs. This victory in the fight against extremism echoes the significance of promoting religious and ethnic tolerance in schools, aligning with the core values of many religious teachings.
Source: www.dpa.com
