Alfred Landecker Foundation
| Alfred Landecker Foundation | |
|---|---|
| Legal form: | Public foundation under civil law |
| Purpose: | Promotion of the memory of the persecuted and victims of National Socialism in Germany, promotion of aid for those persecuted politically, racially or religiously, promotion of science and research |
| Chair: | David Asher Kamenetzky |
| Consist: | since 2019 |
| Founder: | Reimann family |
| Seat: | Berlin |
| Website: | www.alfredlandecker.org |
The Alfred Landecker Foundation is the family foundation of the Reimann family established in June 2019 and is based in Berlin . The former “Benckiser Foundation Future” was transferred to the Alfred Landecker Foundation.
Goals of the foundation
The foundation has set itself the goal of promoting the memory of those persecuted and victims of National Socialism, educating about the Holocaust and supporting those persecuted politically, racially or religiously. Another purpose is to promote science and research.
The foundation supports selected research, education and awareness-raising projects and seeks partnerships with leading institutions in the fields of science, public policy, education, history and memory.
With the foundation, the Reimann family has committed to set up a donation fund of ten million euros for the purpose of humanitarian aid for survivors of the Holocaust and victims of forced labor in the Second World War. In addition, the Reimann family will provide the foundation with 250 million euros over the next ten years. An ongoing commitment for an indefinite period is planned.
history
Alfred Landecker (1884–1942) was a German- Jewish accountant . His wife († 1933) was a Catholic. The couple had three children whom Landecker had catholic baptized after the Nazis came to power in 1933. Landecker was deported to a Polish ghetto in 1942 , where he died shortly afterwards.
Landecker's daughter Emilie (1922–2017) looked after her two siblings after her father's death and worked for the Benckiser company until 1965, which was run by Alfred Reimann senior. and Alfred Reimann jun. was directed. From her long-term relationship with the married Reimann jun. were three children. It is unclear whether Reimann was aware of Emilie's Jewish ancestry. Since Reimann's marriage remained childless, he adopted his children from his relationship with Emilie Landecker in 1965.
In 2016, the Reimann family commissioned the historian Paul Erker from the Institute for Contemporary History at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich to research the political past of the family and the Benckiser company between the early 1920s and 1945. In January 2019, as a result of his research, Erker informed the family that Albert Reimann sen. and Albert Reimann jun. Anti-Semites and staunch supporters of Adolf Hitler and National Socialism were and also profited from the war economy. In addition, there was violence and abuse of slave laborers in the company's plants during the Nazi regime .
The Reimann family then decided to set up this foundation. The former “Benckiser Foundation Future” was transferred to the Alfred Landecker Foundation. With the naming she wants to contribute to the preservation of his memory and also to remember the millions of victims of National Socialism.
structure
The foundation has a board of trustees that determines the strategic direction of the foundation's activities and a scientific board of trustees that draws up proposals for the direction and type of financial donations and projects supported by the foundation. The Board of Trustees ensures the independent, solid review of the Foundation's activities from a scientific point of view. The foundation board and the scientific board of trustees of the foundation consist of public figures and scientific experts. They develop and accompany the foundation's activities and programs and monitor their direction.
The board of trustees consists mainly of independent members: David Kamenetzky (chairman), Ngaire Woods (deputy chairwoman), Dietmar Müller-Elmau, Joschka Fischer , Martin Reimann, Dan Diner , Stuart Eizenstat , Rachel Salamander and Peter Harf .
The foundation's scientific board of trustees consists of Norbert Frei , Stefanie Schüler-Springorum , Cilly Kugelmann and Sybille Steinbacher .
Web links
- Official website of the Alfred Landecker Foundation
Individual evidence
- ^ Alfred Landecker Foundation - About us Website of the Alfred Landecker Foundation. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ↑ Benckiser Foundation Future | Intro. Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
- ^ Alfred Landecker Foundation - Our Commitments Website of the Alfred Landecker Foundation. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ↑ Katrin Bennhold: Nazis Killed Her Father. Then She Fell In Love With One. nytimes.com, June 14, 2019, accessed July 25, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Jennifer Smith: How the secret love affair between the daughter of a murdered Jew and a Nazi businessman sparked a dark scandal behind the company which owns Krispy Kreme and Keurig. Daily Mail Online, June 14, 2019, accessed July 21, 2019 .
- ^ A b Christian Rickens: Entrepreneurial families should research their role under the swastika. Handelsblatt, March 25, 2019, accessed on July 21, 2019 .
- ^ Reimann family of entrepreneurs works on Nazi history In: "wiwo.de". Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ Alfred Landecker Foundation - Board of Trustees Website of the Alfred Landecker Foundation. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ Alfred Landecker Foundation - Scientific Board of Trustees Website of the Alfred Landecker Foundation. Retrieved July 11, 2019.