Selected Events 2006

Consul General Mark Scheland at the church service

September 11, 2006
About 300 children from the Lutheran School Center in Leipzig started their school day on September 11 with a church service in memory of the 3000 victims of the terrorist attacks in the U.S. five years ago. At the service, Consul General Mark Scheland recounted not only his personal experiences of that day, but also explained the many ways in which Americans have been trying to deal with this tragic event and its consequences. In the evening, Consul General Scheland was the guest of honor at the opening of the exhibit, “New York Images Sounds Emotions” in Torgau, which – as a juxtaposition to the terrorist attacks - is celebrating the vibrancy of New York city life in 150 photographs. In Erfurt and Wittenberg, visiting U.S. firefighters commemorated the events with German counterparts. The Leipzig church service was among the many memorial events worldwide featured in the Leipziger Volkszeitung’s front-page reporting that day.