This year, the City of Wuerzburg organized various events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Mayors for Peace A-bomb Poster Exhibition in the Wuerzburg City Hall
From August 3rd to September 11th, the city held the Mayors for Peace A-bomb Poster Exhibition under the title “Die Atombomben von Hiroshima und Nagasaki” at the City Hall. The exhibition was opened by Vice Mayor Marion Schäfer-Blake.
[Photo] From left: Vice Mayor Marion Schäfer-Blake, Mrs. Waltraud Klein-Langner from the Siebold Society and Mr. Udo Beireis, Chairman of the Siebold Society, are still deeply affected by the aftermath of the atomic bombing on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
>Report of the exhibition on the Wuerzburg City Website (in German)
(Photo: Claudia Penning-Lother)
Lord Mayor Schuchardt’s visit to Nagasaki
From August 8th to 11th, Lord Mayor Christian Schuchardt visited the City of Nagasaki. Wuerzburg and Nagasaki established a Citizens’ Friendship Affiliation in 2013. Apart from attending the Peace Memorial Ceremony on August 9th, he paid a courtesy call to Mr. Tomihisa Taue, Mayor of Nagasaki City and Vice President of the Mayors for Peace, visited the Atomic Bomb Museum and offered flowers at the hypocenter.
[Photo] Christian Schuchardt, Mayor of the City of Wuerzburg (center), gives a present to Tomihisa Taue, Mayor of the City of Nagasaki (right), and Masanao Maiguma, Nagasaki City Council Chairman (left).
>Report of Lord Mayor Schuchardt’s visit to Nagasaki on the Wuerzburg City Website (in German)
(Photo: Julia May)
Reception for the Himawari Choir
On October 25th at the Siebold-Museum Wuerzburg, a concert by a choir of atomic bomb survivors from Nagasaki, the Himawari (“Sunflower”) Choir, was hosted by the City of Wuerzburg with cooperation from Nagasaki. The following day, Lord Mayor Schuchardt hosted a reception for the members of the Himawari Choir at the City Hall.
[Photo] Members of the Himawari Choir sign the “Golden Book” of the City of Wuerzburg.
>Report of the Reception for the Himawari Choir on the Wuerzburg City Website (in German)
(Photo: Christian Weiß)