A public event organised by the Social Work department as part of the ‘Science Against Fascism’ action week

Prof. Dr Michael Böwer, who teaches social work at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, is opening his lecture ‘History of Social Work’ to the interested public on 16 November, from 12.15 pm to 1.15 pm: Under the title ‘Never Again is Now! – Fanny Nathan and the Fate of Orphans in the Shoah’, students and members of the public will engage in active remembrance work and explore the pioneering welfare initiatives of Fanny Nathan, a Jewish woman from Paderborn, as well as the fate of Jewish orphans during the Shoah – together, they will uncover traces and biographies of survivors and discuss what is needed now. The lecture will take place in the THP university building (Theodor-Heuß-Platz 1). Please use the side entrance from the Kunsthalle (accessible). The event forms part of a research project on the history and welfare state tradition of Jewish orphanages (forthcoming: 2024, Bonifatius Paderborn).