Austrian students visit site of WWII murdered workers
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Students from Oberschützen Gymnasium in Austria now receive funding from the Federal Ministry of Education to visit the Kreuzstadl memorial site in Rechnitz, Burgenland.
In 1945, approximately 200 Hungarian-Jewish forced laborers were murdered near Kreuzstadl and buried in an unmarked grave. Previously, the ministry only covered travel costs for trips to the Mauthausen concentration camp. Teacher Irmgard Gogar-Kassanits applied for the funding, hoping the closer location of Kreuzstadl would help students understand that atrocities can occur locally.
Members of the RE.F.U.G.I.U.S. initiative guide students through the site, sharing known facts and theories about the events that took place there. The students prepared for the visit with lessons on the history of National Socialism and the importance of protecting democracy. RE.F.U.G.I.U.S. hopes Kreuzstadl will serve as a memorial for all victims of the Southeast Wall construction.
