Francis College
The Franziskus-Kolleg is an international Catholic student residence located in the immediate vicinity of the University of Hamburg's campus . Located at Sedanstrasse 23, it is run by Franciscans who bought it from the Jewish community in 1958 for this purpose. Since 1886 the German-Israelite community had operated a Jewish retirement home here with interruptions. In 1974 the Franciscans built another building on their property; Since then, families and couples have lived in the house at Sedanstrasse 24. In 2001 the Katholische Hochschulgemeinde (KHG) moved with its community rooms from Rentzelstrasse to parts of the original building and has since been looked after by the Franciscans.
history
Jewish prehistory of the building
“Remembrance is the way to salvation”, says the memorial plaque at the former main entrance of the former old people's house of the German-Israelite community. You can read more there:
“ On January 10th, 1886 - made possible by donations from Isaac Hartvig and Ephraime Edwards - the old people's house of the former German-Israelite community was opened. This offered the old people free housing and livelihood. In July 1942, more than ninety residents were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp and the Theresienstadt ghetto . "
After the war, the German-Israelitic Congregation again ran a retirement home here and, due to the many destroyed prayer houses, had particularly high demand for the synagogue room on the first floor. Finally, the community decided to build a new building on Schäferkampsallee and sold the building to the Franciscans in 1958.
Student residence since 1958
The house was in dire condition and money for repairs was scarce and difficult to find. On September 26, 1958, the provincial superior issued the first obedience (transfer) for Hamburg. Father Stephan Richter, Father Patrizius Herzog, Br. Willibald Krimphove and Br. Cornelius Dornbracht formed the first convent of Hamburg.
In 2008 the Franciscans were able to look back on 50 years of their house history: 160 students from more than 45 nations and 24 children are currently (winter 2008/2009) living in the two houses of the Franciscan community. Students from different cultures, religions and denominations: There are young people from Africa, Asia, from the Arab countries and the Middle East, from South America and Europe - 25 students come from Germany. They are accommodated in 75 single rooms in building 23 and in 42 apartments in building 24. In building 23 the students live in corridor communities, share a kitchen and the sanitary facilities. The residents of the two houses also have study rooms available, as well as a club room, a bar, a table tennis room and a music room for practicing. The students gather in the large hall for house meetings, meetings and celebrations. Church services with the students are held regularly in the chapel.
The heads of the Franziskus-Kolleg
- P. Stephan Richter (1958 - 1961)
- P. Columban Rüberg (1961-1967)
- P. Rudolf Klapheck (1967-1986)
- P. Stefan Seibert (1986-2004)
- P. Andreas Kohlbrecher (2004 - 2007)
- P. Ronald Wessel (2007 -)
literature
- Lange, Alissa: The Jewish history of today's Catholic student residence Franziskus-Kolleg in Hamburg in the 19th century . Hamburg University Press, Hamburg 2008. The Jewish retirement home on Grindel
- Lange, Alissa / Wessel, Ronald (Ed.): 50 Years of the International Catholic House for Students. Hamburg 2008. The world as a guest in Hamburg
Web links
Coordinates: 53 ° 34 ′ 10.7 " N , 9 ° 58 ′ 39.3" E