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The Forgotten Genocide Seminar |
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February 2010
St. Louis
Community College @ Meramec, St. Louis, MO
Take a Moment to Reflect
Many people are unaware of the political situations surrounding
the genocides of post WWII in Eastern Europe. I'm
not referring to the public as much as to the people within
the ethnic organizations. Many
parties occur. These
parties are events where family and friends, with the same
backgrounds, come together to enjoy the food, music and dance.
Such events are a
very important part of the culture. There
is another part that should be taught and viewed as important
as these parties. That is the reason for which all of these
organizations were established.
As I worked on “The Forgotten Genocide Project” I
ran into road blocks, not because the stories weren't there,
but because people didn't want to hear about that part of
their family history. This
is a painful part of the history of these organizations.
It is the history that brought them together and
knowing all aspects of the history is very important,
especially if the controversy is still going on today.
The time it took to put this project together was not
always happy-time; in fact, there was probably one laugh to
every ten cries. I
couldn't stop because it didn't make me happy. I couldn't stop
because it wasn't fun. It
can't stop being told because it's not the good part of the
history associated with the clubs and organizations that exist
today. For every
person who doesn't want to know about it there is one, maybe
even two who do.
Please keep this part of the history of the ethnic
German cleansing alive. Become
acquainted with all parts of the history. Teach
the dances, the songs and definitely how to cook the food; but
don't forget the pain. The generations that follow must know
that with all the joy there was pain. The
reason the festivals are put together is to teach the good;
but there must be a time to teach about the hardships. This
is the history that belongs to you and yours.
This is the history that brought these organizations to
where they are today. Don't
forget: always remember where you came from.
It is what made you who you are today.
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Seminar
Program 1 (click image for pdf) |
Seminar
Program 2 (click image for pdf) |
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Cultural
Exhibit |
Cultural
Exhibit |
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St.
Louis
Site
of the Symposium |
Joseph
Apt
Vice
President, Donauschwaben-USA
with
wife Rose |
Dr. Brian (Coach) Landry, Lt
Colonel USAF,
Ph.D. and assistant
professor of Leadership
and Ethics, Air Command and
Staff College
Department of Joint
Warfighting
with Hans Kopp Dipl.
Eng. Machine and
Machine Tools, Donauschwaben
author of
”The last Generation
Forgotten and left to Die”.
He is a Survivor of the
genocide
of the Germans in
Communist Yugoslavia.
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Adam Martini, Speaker and Eva Martini
both are survivors of the
genocide
of the Germans in Communist
Yugoslavia
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With Adam and Magdalene
Metzger
a survivor of the genocide
of the Germans
in Communist
Yugoslavia
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Claudia
Jean Potts, Manager,
South
County
Education
and
University
Center
Community
College, Meramec,
St.
Louis
with Ron Morrison.
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Elisabeth Walter,
Dr. Brian Landry
and Katharina Flotz
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Hans
Kopp and Wilhelmine Schnichels |
Hans
Weiss, Artist,
Julius
Loisch both from
Zipser
Land
and
Wolfgang Mueller,
Radio
host in
Toronto
,
Canada
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Hans
Kopp, Claudia Jean Potts,
Wilhelmine
Schnichels, Norm Greene,
Mrs
Mary Staub,
survivor
of the Molidorf camp
during
the genocide of the Germans
in
Communist Yugoslavia,
Christine
Mogyorody,
Elisabeth Walter
and
Anita Pare |
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Wolfgang
Mueller and Hans Kopp |
Claudia
Jean Potts and Anita Pare |
On
tour at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery,
Karen
Karbiener,
Hans
Kopp,
and
Wilhelmine Schnichels |
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Mrs.
Mary Staub,
Hans
Haas
and
Wilhelmine Schnichels |
At
the brewery’s beer tasting,
Wilhelmine
Schnichels, Hans Kopp,
Karen
Karbiener and Julius Loisch |
St.
Louis
Gateway
to the West |
Anheuser-Busch
Tour
Photos Courtesy
Hans Kopp
Selected Reports and Presentations
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