Biographies
English
In front of you, you’ll see diverse personalities from different centuries who all have one thing in common: each individual has courageously worked to ensure that people like you and me can live in a more tolerant society and that no one feels excluded. Because tolerance, respect and recognition cannot be taken for granted. We are all called upon to get involved and do our part. Be inspired by these people; become part of this wall with your own quote on tolerance and take a paper biography home with you!
Deutsch
Vor dir siehst du vielfältige Persönlichkeiten aus unterschiedlichen Jahrhunderten, die alle eins gemeinsam haben: jede:r Einzelne:r setzte und setzt sich mutig dafür ein, dass Menschen wie du und ich in einer toleranteren Gesellschaft leben können und sich niemand ausgeschlossen fühlt. Denn Toleranz, Respekt und Anerkennung sind keine Selbstverständlichkeit. Wir alle sind gefragt uns einzubringen und einen Teil beizutragen. Lass dich von diesen Menschen inspirieren, werde mit deinem eigenen Zitat zu Toleranz Teil dieser Wand und nimm eine Papier-Biografie mit nach Hause!
Alice Hasters
Alice Hasters is a German journalist, bestselling author and podcaster who…
Alexander Bojcan
As an artist and private individual, Alexander Bojcan not only advocates a cosmopolitan Germany…
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff found through writing the opportunity to rebel against…
Der kleine Prinz
The little prince leaves his home planet in search of the truth—and realises that…
Kim de L'Horizon
Kim de l’Horizon fights to ensure that people—their bodies and genders as well as their desires…
Aminata Belli
Aminata Belli is a German TV presenter, influencer and fashion journalist who campaigns against…
Werner Sylten
Werner Sylten provided young girls with a new home in a reformatory—later, he helped Christians persecuted…
Martin Dibobe
Martin Dibobe fought—as an African living in Germany during the Imperial Era and the Weimar Republic…
Das Känguru
The Kangaroo, known for its resistant and humorous behaviour, is the main character in the book series…
Serpil Temiz Unvar
Serpil Temiz-Unvar’s son was murdered by a right-wing extremist in Hanau—as a result, she founded…
Raul Krauthausen
Raúl Aguayo-Krauthausen is an author, communications graduate, design thinker and inclusion activist…
Hannah Pirot
Hannah Pirot practises civil disobedience adressing the issue of climate…
May Ayim
With her poetry, May Ayim sought to make visible social conditions for which no words have yet been found…
Esther Bejarano
Esther Bejarano survived Auschwitz, fought into old age against fascism and…
Leon Goretzka
Leon Christoph Goretzka, beyond being a professional footballer, uses his celebrity status to combat hatred and intolerance…
Pünktchen und Anton
Dot is wealthy, Anton is poor—yet the two are connected by a deep friendship…
Johann Trollmann
Johann Wilhelm „Rukeli“ Trollmann demonstrated against the Nazi regime in his final bout as a boxer…
Ata Canani
Ozan Ata Canani is a Turkish-German musician who gave a voice to Gastarbeiter (limited-term foreign labourers) in Germany…
Sophie Scholl
Sophia Magdalena „Sophie“ Scholl sacrificed her life in the fight against National Socialism…
Louise Schroeder
As a Social Democrat, Louise Schroeder openly positioned herself against National Socialism…
Bobby Brederlow
Bobby Brederlow has given people with disabilities a level of visibility…
Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg felt at home wherever there were clouds and birds and human tears…
Clemens Meyer
Clemens Meyer is a German author who has described the fall of the Berlin Wall from an East German perspective…
Argyris Sfountouris
Argyris Sfountouris has committed himself to fostering Geman-Greek relations as well as to the recognition and…
Karl Jaspers
Karl Jaspers did not allow himself to be corrupted by National Socialism and remained a resistant and self-critical thinker…
Rudolf Manga Bell
Manga Bell denounced the violent treatment of his people under German colonial rule—and …
Hugo Hamid Marcus
Hugo Hamid Marcus stood up for the rights of homosexuals and opposed racist and …
Ernst Bloch
Ernst Bloch, a Marxist-inspired philosopher, criticised bourgeois society—and hoped for a fairer world.
Daniel Donskoy
In his own personal way, Daniel Donskoy is committed to self-determination and a new self-understanding of …
G.E. Lessing
Lessing was convinced that the value of a person should not be measured by their faith, but by their character and actions…
