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‘Munich-Riem 1970’ Commemoration Site

40 relatives of the victims travelled to Munich from Israel to mark the 55th anniversary of the Palestinian terrorist attack of 10 February 1970 at the former airport in Munich-Riem.

The opening speeches at this international commemorative event were given by the Mayor of Munich Dieter Reiter and Stefan Vilsmeier, the founder of the company ‘Brainlab’, whose company headquarters is now located on the site of the attack. The work of art by Alicja Kwade and a memorial plaque erected by the City of Munich with a link to the website developed by Public History Munich, form the central components of the ‘Munich-Riem 1970’ commemorative site.

The commemorative site was created over a period of several years in cooperation with family members of victims of the attack.

A group of people stand in a line in front of an artistic sculpture. In the background, other people are placing flowers at the edge of a pool of water in front of the artwork.
Talya Lador-Fresher, Ilse Aigner, Ofer and Tami Katzenstein, Dieter Reiter, Miki Dror and Stefan Vilsmeier in front of Alicja Kwade’s work of art at the ‘Munich-Riem 1970’ commemoration site. Source: Munich Department of Arts and Culture / Schrödinger

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Extensive information is available online under munich1970.de. This includes in-depth texts, biographies of those impacted, interviews with contemporary witnesses and historical sources.

Glass memorial plaque with concrete plinth at the Munich-Riem 1970 memorial site, with Alicja Kwade's artwork and the former airport tower, the Brainlab company headquarters, in the background.
Glass commemorative plaque on a concrete base at the ‘Munich-Riem 1970’ memorial site. The work of art by Alicja Kwade and the former airport tower, now the headquarters of the company ‘Brainlab’, can be seen in the background. Source: Munich Department of Arts and Culture / Schrödinger
Map of Munich showing the locations of the attacks between 1970 and 1972.
Several Palestinian and antisemitic terrorist attacks were carried out in Munich in the 1970s, starting with the attack in Riem. Graphic design: Heidi Sorg
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