The 21st century began on 11 September 2001 with an event that was as symbolic as it was catastrophically real: Islamists succeeded in carrying out an unprecedented attack on the supposedly invulnerable United States. The Twin Towers in the very heart of New York collapsed, broadcast live on television around the world; 3,000 people died in the skyscrapers and on the hijacked aeroplanes. A harrowing event that sent shockwaves through America and the entire world.
Please note: The event will be held in German.
This is a day that has been etched deeply into the collective memory of humanity: Even today, everyone remembers exactly what they were doing on that day. And this event has long since found its place in literature too. The starting point for the attacks was, of all places, Hamburg, the »Gateway to the World«. It was here that the computer science student Mohammed Atta and other terrorists had been living as »sleeper agents« and meticulously planning the attack.
Olaf Scholz was Hamburg’s Senator for the Interior at the time. How does he remember that day and its significance for the Hanseatic city? And: how does the former Federal Chancellor assess the historical and global political significance of this event? Anyone wishing to understand current geopolitics cannot afford to miss »Nine Eleven«.
PERFORMERS
Olaf Scholz talk, reading
Joachim Lux talk, reading
