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Tuesday, 9/22/2026
at 7:00 PM



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Gabi is born and baptized in Marktoberdorf in 1937. Her mother Lotte immediately places her in the care of loving foster parents. Gabi quickly becomes like a child of her own for the farming couple. They become Mama and Papa to Gabi. Lotte is her mother who visits her as often as she can. Gabi grows up in rural idyll and finds playmates among the neighbor's children. And then there are the farm dog Frischle, many cats, and her great passion – the chickens. The little girl experiences a carefree childhood on the remote farm. Gabi knows nothing of the Third Reich and its grotesque racial theories. Her mother Lotte is a baptized Jew. With the help of Cardinal Faulhaber, she tries to save Gabi and herself abroad. Gabi is also considered a Jew by the authorities. In 1943, Gabi must leave her homeland and is deported to the extermination camp Auschwitz. Racial ideology, state-fueled hatred of Jews, and ruthless persecution through laws, regulations, and decrees, implemented by helpers and accomplices, seal Gabi's fate.

The traveling exhibition “Geliebte Gabi. Ein Mädchen aus dem Allgäu – ermordet in Auschwitz” provides insight into the short life of Gabi and the background of her early death. Leo Hiemer has long been engaged with the tragic fate of Gabriele Schwarz. In 1993, he made the feature film “Leni … muss fort,” which recounts Gabi’s short life story. The film received the designation "particularly valuable" and numerous international awards.

The traveling exhibition is on display at the Schulmuseum until spring 2027, following its opening on September 22, to which we warmly invite all interested parties.

Free of charge!

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