Das Haus der Dreiseitels. Eine galizische Familiengeschichte (The House of the Dreiseitels. A Galician Family History)

How do we remember a family whose paths have been lost across centuries and countries? This book is a personal search for traces of the Dreiseitel family, who lived for generations as part of the German minority in Eastern Galicia (now Ukraine) until resettlement and expulsion in 1939 abruptly changed their lives. Drawing on eyewitness accounts and archival material, author Christina Schmidt reconstructs a family history shaped by migration, displacement, and loss, following their journey as they flee and begin anew in the GDR, all the way up to the present day.

We warmly invite you to the book launch with author Christina Schmidt.

PROGRAMME

Welcome: Dr. Gundula Bavendamm, Director, Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation

Talk and reading with the author Christina Schmidt

Moderator: Dr. Magdalena Abraham-Diefenbach, Research assistant, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)

A small reception will follow the event.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Doors open: 6.00 p.m.

Language: The event will be held in German

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