Forest of the German Lands

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The forest of the German states is an initiative for the planting and reforestation of the Negev desert in Israel . Thanks to numerous donations from Germany, over 450,000 trees have been planted in the "Forest of the German States" around the desert city of Be'er Scheva since 1991 (as of 2016). They symbolize the friendship between Germany and Israel.

Johannes Rau was the initiator and patron in the early 1990s . In 1995 he was the first to be awarded the "Golden Olive Branch" by the JNF-KKL ( Jewish National Fund , Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael) for his constant help .

The project "Forest of the German States" stands and was under the patronage of several leading politicians such as the Prime Minister Kurt Beck ( Rhineland-Palatinate ), Hans Eichel (former Prime Minister of Hesse ), Dr. Bernhard Vogel (former Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia ), the former ruling Mayor of Berlin , Eberhard Diepgen and numerous Lord Mayors, including Jens Beutel ( Mainz ), Petra Roth ( Frankfurt ), Manfred Ruge ( Erfurt ), Peter Schönlein ( Nuremberg ).

All German federal states have now financed a forest (i.e. 10,000 trees). In addition, numerous counties , cities and individuals have groves , i. H. 1000 trees and forests in the "forest of the German states" donated and thus significantly supported the greening of the desert. While the pillars of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are already almost full, there is only one forest for the state of Brandenburg (initiated by the state government). Further columns that are still completely free are available (as of March 3, 2011).

In one of the entrances there is a semicircle of columns. There you can find the donor boards , which are usually bilingual (left German - right Hebrew) . The large panels on the front of the columns are reminiscent of the forest foundations, while the small panels on the sides document grove donations. Often there is a dedication on the donor board. On the annual planting trip of the KKL Germany (usually in March) the foundation boards that were added last year are unveiled. In 2011 two boards were added by Hessian private persons, one of which reminds of the Swings (Friends of Swing Music) of the Harlem Club in Frankfurt am Main, which was dissolved by the fascist regime in 1939 .

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  1. ^ Regional judge Dr. Amrhein (1940) Report from the Chief Public Prosecutor at the Frankfurt Regional Court to the Public Prosecutor General “Harlemklub und OK. Gang Klub ” , file number 401 E-17, 2 p. The document is available online as a PDF file in the Marburg digital archive (DigAM).

Coordinates: 31 ° 22 ′ 28.6 "  N , 34 ° 50 ′ 26.6"  E