In front of more than 500 students and numerous guests of honor, including representatives from the Ministry of Education and Culture, the district and city administrations, as well as the Saar Synagogue community, Mayor Marc Speicher, District Administrator Patrik Lauer, and Professor Dr. Roland Rixecker, Commissioner for Jewish Life in Saarland and against Antisemitism, praised the RSG's long-standing commitment to tolerance, diversity, and combating antisemitism in their speeches. They emphasized that being admitted as the 21st school in Germany and the first in Saarland into the partner school network is an outstanding recognition of the high school's educational and awareness-raising work.
Julian Tsapir, representative of ISHS, signed and presented the partnership certificate, emphasizing the importance of international cooperation in Holocaust education. The RSG projects of recent years, characterized by innovative approaches in the fight against racism and antisemitism, are an inspiring role model.
A special highlight was then the performance of the scene collage "Sur.Vive!", created by the "Drama" courses of the 2025 graduating class. In the play, 47 students engage with the life of Esther Bejarano, uniquely addressing her childhood in the Saarland, her "Sur.Vive!" during the Holocaust, and her later commitment to freedom, education, democracy, and human dignity.
"I am glad that my old school - the Robert Schuman Gymnasium - is making an active contribution against antisemitism with this responsible award. We must not tolerate antisemitism in our society - neither from the right, nor from the left, nor imported antisemitism," said Mayor Marc Speicher.
With the signing of the certificate and the moving artistic performance, the ceremony emphasized how important commemorative work and education are for a tolerant society.
