Comité Auschwitz Luxembourg

The second edition of Hugo Heumann's testimony, a Jewish refugee in Luxembourg and a victim of Nazi persecution, represents an important milestone in preserving the history of the Holocaust. The Cinqfontaines Center has taken the initiative to create an educational booklet to accompany the publication, in order to transmit this story. 

The book and the educational workbook are now available and were officially presented on May 2, 2024 at the National Literature Center in Mersch. However, the path to the realization of this project has not been without obstacles. Mr. Schoentgen highlights the challenges encountered: "Deepening the research first undertaken in 2006/07 has been an arduous task. Finding documents and objects related to the history of the Heumann family has been a challenge."

However, despite these challenges, moments of satisfaction have emerged. "Finding the Heumanns' bedroom, which was sold urgently in 1940 by the Jewish family in need, was a key moment, " Marc Schoentgen recounts. "The furniture is still used by the Luxembourgish family who had supported Jewish refugees."

With the completion of the project, Schoentgen observes the positive impact on education and awareness. "Teachers now use the book and the 'User Guide' (teaching booklet) in class and during educational visits to Cinqfontaines." 

For Schoentgen, the long-term objective is clear: "Raising awareness and informing the Luxembourg public, especially young people, about the history of the Shoah and showing the topicality of the theme." His voluntary commitment to memorial associations and his professional context strengthen his motivation to continue this mission. "Making young people into ambassadors of the Memory of the Holocaust in Luxembourg is my motto, " he declares.