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A scene from the film project “Saint Werner von Oberwesel”.
(Photo: film project)
BINGEN – (red). On Tuesday, July 19, at 8:15 p.m., the KiKuBi arthouse cinema in Bingen is showing “In the footsteps of Saint Werner von Oberwesel” in cooperation with the Rochus Realschule history group and the Laufersweiler synagogue support group. In 1287, a boy named Werner allegedly fell victim to a ritual murder committed by Jewish citizens of Oberwesel. The rumors about the alleged perpetrators were spread everywhere at the time in order to use the resulting pogroms against the Jewish population to get rid of unwanted people (often Jewish moneylenders). It is unclear who murdered the young Werner, but the events show the fatal consequences of hate speech and prejudice.
together with dr Walter Karbach from Trier, one of the experts on the history of “Saint Werner von Oberwesel”, students from the history group at the Rochus Realschule in Bingen set out with their teacher Marcel Griesang to look for clues in Oberwesel and Bacharach. They had the opportunity to see exhibits in rooms that are normally closed to the public. They recorded their results together with the filmmaker Daniel P. Schenk from Simmern in the form of a film documentation.
The participants of the school project tell about the background of the project and the shooting. The film was made in 2018 and is 87 minutes long.
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