Activities of the Foundation according to the statute

2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005

2008

Edit, reprint and translation into English of the brochure of the Freya von Moltke Foundation for the New Kreisau;
Organization and realization of the yearly trip to Kreisau in October 2008;
Translation and editing of the German and English website of the Freya von Moltke Foundation for the New Kreisau;

Scholarship to project manager and assistant to the office of the memorial site of Kreisau, Mr. Dominik Kretschmann. Donation: € 900 (per month)
Refund of conference fee for Dominik Kretschmann. Donation: € 230,64
Donation for the May-conference in Kreisau. Donation: € 2.000,00
Financial support for the production of the exhibition catalogue “Forbidden Arts” by Karl Schmitt-Rottluff for Helmuth James von Moltke, an exhibition initiated in cooperation with the Silesian Museum of Goerlitz in cooperation with the Polish Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe. Donation: € 3.000,00
Donation to several projects of the New Kreisau, including the “art summer 2008” in New Kreisau. Donation: € 8.000,00

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2007

To the occasion of the 100th birthday of Helmuth James von Moltke, the Foundation had the goal to draw public attention to the work of the New Kreisau and the heritage of the Kreisau Circle. A concert with honorary guest, Freya von Moltke, was the highlight of the year. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the former Polish Minister for Foreign Affairs held speeches;
In September 2007, the Freya von Moltke Foundation for the New Kreisau organized a concert in cooperation with the Lotto Foundation of Lower Saxony in the Markus-Church in Hannover. The famous Japanese pianist Mitsuko Uschida gave a piano concert in favor of the Freya von Moltke Foundation of the New Kreisau; more than 500 guests attended the concert. The money raised (€6.437, 87) went to the capital stock of the Foundation. Additional supporters and donors were gained;
Organization and realization of the yearly trip to Kreisau;
The German Federal President and patron of the Freya von Moltke Foundation for the New Kreisau, Dr. Horst Köhler invited and honored several engaged donors and supporters at Schloß Bellevue. A group of international students prepared a presentation of all events they attended at the New Kreisau. The leading idea was the meaning of the heritage of resistance for today’s Europe.

Rehearsal of the Young Sound Forum of Central Europe for the concert given in honor of the 100th birthday of Helmuth James von Moltke with over 100 young musicians from Poland, Germany and Czech Republic. Donation: € 2.000,00
Participation of 20 Polish- employees, students and other interested people of the International Youth Meeting Center in New Kreisau at the Helmuth James von Moltke- Conference at the Protestant Academy in Berlin (08.03.-11.03.2007). Donation: € 1.820,00
Performances of the pantomime play “Kreisau 412” of the Polish Teatr Formy in the Nikolay Church of Hamburg, Germany on March 9, 2007. Donation: € 1.500,00
Project “On the traces of the Kreisau Circle”, initiated by the Kreisau Initiative e.V. and the Freya von Moltke Foundation for the New Kreisau. The goal was to teach young students about the ideas of the Kreisau Circle and its lieu in Berlin as well as prepare a presentation shown to the patron of the Freya von Moltke Foundation for the New Kreisau, Dr. Horst Köhler (Federal President of Germany). Donation: € 5.142,31
Sponsorship of the memorial site of Kreisau with the goal to give new impulse to the work of teaching students and adults about history of resistance and opposition to dictatorships in the 20th century. € 34.600,00 will be given to this project by the end of 2009; Donation (in 2007): € 6.075,00
Sponsorship of the Essay contest “Your Europe- Search for visionaries” initiated of the Kreisau Initiative e.V. and the Freya von Moltke Foundation for the New Kreisau. The contest supports young students in the age group of 15- 19 years, who are writing essays about the future of Europe. Patrons are the Former Federal President of Germany, Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker, and the Former Polish Chancellor, Tadeusz Mazowiecki. Donation: € 4.000,00

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2006

Edit and reprint of the brochure of the Freya von Moltke Foundation for the New Kreisau as an source of information for the historical site of Kreisau and the work of the International Youth Meeting Center;
Design and print of flyers for events of the Freya von Moltke Foundation for the New Kreisau;
Conception and organization of the events in 2007 on the occasion of the 100th birthday of Helmuth James von Moltke; these included a conference as well as a concert with honorary guests, such as Freya von Moltke, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Polish Minister for Foreign Affairs Bronislaw Geremek. Additionally, the Foundation took care of all public relations activities linked to all events;
Lectures on Kreisau given by the chairwoman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Margot Käßmann, and the executive director, Dr. Agnieszka von Zanthier. Hosts of these lectures were the Rotary-Club Hamburg-Deichtor and the Soroptimist International conference held in Potsdam;
Organization and realization of the annual Kreisau trip in October 2006.

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2005

Conception and publication of the brochure of the Freya von Moltke Foundation with the goal to inform the public about the historical site of Krzyżowa (former Kreisau) and the important work of the New Kreisau;
Publication of an essay by Prof. Dr. Karl Schlögel (historian, author) about the Kreisau Circle and their resistance;
Production of the movie “Kreisau lives,” which informs about the work in New Kreisau and includes an interview with Freya von Moltke. This movie was given to schools, other educational projects and interested individuals without charge;
Organization of foundation ceremony and charity concert with over 700 guests in order to inform the public about the work of the New Kreisau and gain wider support;
Organization and management of the first “benefactor’s trip” to Krzyżowa (former Kreisau) in today’s Poland with 120 participants. The participants learned about the work of the New Kreisau’s International Youth Meeting Center and discussed European political history after 1945;
In December 2005 the advisory board decided to support an educational film project about Kreisau. The film is distributed to schools and other educational projects in Poland, Germany and other Eastern European countries as a visual addition to the Kreisau exhibition “Living in the truth. Resistance and opposition to dictatorships in the 20th century”; The Foundation will donate € 6.000,00 in 2006.

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