Newsletter

Hanukkah and Christmas are just around the corner. Days of contemplation and joy, on which you can review the year shortly before the turn of the year.

For us as a foundation it was an eventful and successful year. We owe this to you and the many other supporters who generously donated to us! Without you our peace project of the religions would not exist in this form.

The Islamic festival "Eid al-Adha" - also Kurban festival - will take place soon. On this special occasion people are called upon to donate especially for those in need.  "It is not appropriate for a believer to walk around with a full stomach while his neighbour is suffering from hunger," was the Prophet Mohammed's message.

Hate is destructive no matter from which direction it comes. To counter this hatred, whether it appears as anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Christian hatred or under any other name, the people in the House of One also see this as their central task. Encounter, dialogue and trust are the paths we have chosen to take for this purpose. "We - Jews, Christians and Muslims - stand side by side, because all people, regardless of what they believe, are part of a human family", said Pastor Gregor Hohberg during the prayer for peace on 20 March 2019 in Berlin, to which we had invited in memory of the victims and those left behind by the assassination of Christchurch. Defending humanity requires all of you. We cannot do this alone.

A lot has happened since the last newsletter, the Petriplatz is now under reconstruction. One year the pavilion has accompanied us there as an exhibition and event location. In January, after a festive farewell, it was dismantled and sent back to Lutherstadt Wittenberg so that the construction site in Berlin can be prepared for the laying of the foundation stone in 2020.

"This war in Europe is a warning", Dr. Malkhaz Songulashvili, Metropolitan Bishop of Tbilisi and ambassador of the House of One in Georgia stated: "This war also demonstrates, how important it is to look for peace among the religions, without which there is almost no chance to achieve peace worldwide." Building peace, talking about peace, celebrating peace beyond all diversities is
the core message of the House of One.

More than ever before, we look for an open togetherness, for acceptance, curiosity and regard for one another in our society. The House of One is a place that makes such encounters possible. A place where people come together to talk to each other and not about each other. A place to learn from each other and together make our world a better place.

This year, the House of One is again organising a fundraising campaign together with the aid organisation Time to Help e.V.. The qurbani offerings for the celebration of Eid alAdha and the vegetarian aid packages will be distributed to people in need in the Central African Republic, regardless of their religious or ethnic affiliation.

2011 to 2021 - ten years lie between the idea of the House of One and the upcoming groundbreaking ceremony on 27 May 2021. Thank you for everything you have already done for the House of One and thank you for everything that is still to come: because we need you!

In February 2018 we will be opening our House of One pavilion at Petriplatz in Berlin! In this newsletter you will also learn about first results of trips of House of One delegates to the US and Kyrgyzstan.

Find out about our activities in the last weeks and read a report of our Imam Osman Örs, who travelled to Albania and the Kosovo.

We are looking back on our activities in September and send out an invitation to the final celebration of our project "Young House of One".

We’re back from out short summer break with the latest news and upcoming events for the next weeks. We are inviting everyone to visit us at Petriplatz this month. Every Wednesday in our garden – or for our Prayer for Peace on September 10th!

The newsletter 07/2017 comes with a review of two festivals in the pavilion of the House of One in Wittenberg, Whitsun and Ramadan. We also celebrated a worship service for the peace run of the school foundation of EKBO. Read also an outlook on upcoming dates.

Enjoy reading.

In the current newsletter (06/2017), you will read a review of the "Young House of One" project and the opening ceremony for our pavilion at the Wittenberg Reformation World Exhibition and the Kirchentag in Berlin. We are also very pleased that we were able to welcome a representative of the Peace Platform from Bangui / ZAR. We also discussed further ways and possibilities for cooperation. Also, there is a report and impressive pictures. In the end, a brief look at upcoming events.

Enjoy reading.

Here for you to read the Newsletter 03/2017 with reports on the latest developments in the House of One, visits of the clergy with friendly initiatives in Hungary, current donation campaigns and a preview of the upcoming events. We hope you enjoy reading!