Some dates on the history of the Max Mannheimer Study Centre
Around 1980
Between 700,000 and 900,000 people visit the Dachau concentration camp memorial site every year. Around half of these are young people. There are neither educational programmes nor overnight accommodation for young people.
Around 1980
The idea of an “International Youth Meeting Centre Dachau” modelled on the International Youth Meeting Centre Auschwitz/Oświęcim is therefore born.
1981
An initiative group “International Youth Meeting Centre Dachau” is formed, which three years later develops into the “Förderverein Internationale Jugendbegegnungsstätte Dachau e.V.”. The aim of the association is to establish a permanent educational centre on site.
Since 1983
various youth work organisations organise the “International Youth Encounter” in the form of a camp in Dachau.
1983/86
the Förderverein and the Bayerischer Jugendring develop ideas and concepts for an international youth meeting centre in Dachau. This leads to lively discussions and debates about these proposals in Dachau.
1987
the Dachau town council rejects such a building on the grounds that dealing with Nazi history would damage the town’s reputation.
1987
the Bavarian Ministry of Culture submitted a compromise proposal to the Bavarian State Parliament that was intended to fulfil the interests of both sides. A “Dachau Youth Hostel” was to be created, consisting of a youth hostel and an educational centre.
1989
The Bavarian State Parliament decides to build a youth guest house on the basis of the concept presented by the Ministry of Culture in 1987.
1991
The Dachau Youth Guesthouse Foundation is established by the Free State of Bavaria, the town of Dachau and the district of Dachau.
1996
Laying of the foundation stone
1998
Offizielle Eröffnung des Jugendgästehauses am 4. Mai.
2010
The city’s attitude towards its history has changed considerably. It sees itself as a place of learning and remembrance and supports numerous local contemporary history projects. Proof of this is the renaming of the educational area as the Max Mannheim Study Centre on 29 July.
2016
After Max Mannheimer’s death on 23 September, the foundation’s board of directors decides to rename the entire house the Max Mannheimer Haus – Study Centre and International Youth Guest House
