ARTIKEL: Schweißgerät aus dem Pfarrkeller - Verein „Solidarität mit Armenien und Karabagh“ (westfaelische-nachrichten.de)

VON MARION FENNER, MÜNSTER

Münster-Kinderhaus - Beim Bau der Markus-Kirche vor über 25 Jahren war der damalige Pfarrer Volkmar Jung tatkräftig engagiert. Wo es ging, fasste der gelernte Elektriker auch selbst mit an. Heute engagiert sich der mittlerweile pensionierte Theologe unter anderem im Verein „Solidarität mit Armenien und Karabagh“.

Mit dem Küster der Markus-Kirche in der Emmaus-Gemeinde, Michael Enenkel, verbindet Jung eine 1angjährige Freundschaft, die er auch nach seinem Weggang 1990 weiter pflegte. Bei den letzten Weihnachtsgrüßen sprach Jung an, dass er für eine Holzwerkstatt in einem armenischen Dorf ein Schweißgerät benötige. „Wir haben eins ungenutzt im Keller stehen“, berichtete Enenkel.

Jung wusste sofort, um welches Gerät es sich handelt. „Die ersten Stühle in der Markus-Kirche waren aus Metall, und wenn mal einer wackelte, habe ich sie wieder repariert.“ Nach Jung war anscheinend kein handwerklich begabter Pfarrer mehr in der Gemeinde tätig, so stand das Gerät herum. „Ich kann nicht schweißen“, gibt auch Pfarrer Winfried Reglitz mit einem Schmunzeln zu. So sei beschlossen worden, das nun rund 27 Jahre alte, aber immer noch funktionsfähige Gerät dem Verein, dessen Vorsitzender Jung ist, zu spenden.

Jung ist auch noch auf der Suche nach Glocken für armenische Kirchen. „Unsere geben wir nicht her“, stellte Reglitz sofort klar. „Die brauchen wir noch.“

„Wir geben in unseren Projekten Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe“, erklärte Volkmar Jung. In den Holzwerkstätten entstehen unter anderem Bienenkörbe, die verkauft werden. Auch mit dem Honig sei ein Einkommen zu erzielen.

Der Verein „Solidarität mit Armenien und Karabagh“ hat auch Nähwerkstätten für Mädchen eingerichtet. Außerdem vergibt er Mikrokredite, mit denen sich Familien oder Dorfgemeinschaften Schafe, Kühe oder auch landwirtschaftliche Geräte anschaffen können. „Der Schafhandel in Armenien ist ein lukratives Geschäft“, erzählt der 71-Jährige. Die Lämmer werden für gutes Geld in den Iran verkauft, weil die Muslime die Tiere für ihr Opferfest benötigten. „So ist das in unserer globalisierten Welt“, erklärte Jung. „Christen helfen Muslimen, damit diese ihre Feste feiern können.“

» „Solidarität mit Armenien und Karabagh“, Konto-Nummer 1014 059 012 bei der Bank für Kirche und Diakonie, Bankleitzahl 35 060 190.

Weitere Infos: Volkmar_jung@yahoo.de

FUND THIS CAMPAIGN: A Computer School in Pankisi Valley (indiegogo.com)

We built it. We need to run it. More here: www.indiegogo.com
so far: 43 funders
It is very easy to spend a fund for this project!! See here: www.indiegogo.com
$5,319
RAISED OF $7,000 GOAL
14 DAYS LEFT TO:
LOCATION: Duisi, Georgia
CATEGORY: Education

What is the project?
To raise $7,000, to run a computer classroom for a year.
We have built the classroom.
We need to run it.
The donations are for the cost of the IT teacher, IT support and maintenance, building maintenance, fuel for the winter, electricity.

Who are we?
A group of professionals, living and working in the country of Georgia. We manage this project on a totally voluntary basis.

Where is it?
A community of 15,000 people in the remote Pankisi Valley of Georgia, an ex Soviet Republic in the Caucasus Mountains.

Why this project?
To stabilize a region that was once famous for only lawlessness, kidnapping, weapons, drug running and a rise of Islamic extremism. The regions is still isolated. Our original English language education project is highly successful. Computer education is crucial for the children to breakout out and discover the world. We cannot take them beyond their country, but we can bring the world to them.

Why now?
The chaos that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union produced a newly independent Georgia but the country soon collapsed into a failed state. This was taken advantage of by financial and political opportunists, leaving the vulnerable population unable to maintain social order.
We focus on the young 11, 12 and 13-year-old students, teaching social and academic skills to build a stronger society. The opportunity to learn English furthers their education, breaks them out of their physical and social isolation and gives them a larger view of the outside world. The programme has already given the children confidence in themselves.

Why us?
We have been living and working in the area for a number of years and have only local teachers who we hire and train. Our education programme is highly regarded. It’s progress is monitored and evaluated by Telavi University English language faculty and all examinations are conducted through the Soros Foundation headquarters in Tbilisi, Georgia by internationally qualified examiners.
International instructors at the American Academy of Tbilisi train the teachers at their summer language school. The families in the Pankisi know us and our programme. They have confidence in us because they see the work reflected in their children, who are our greatest ambassadors.

Attention: The photos used in this presentation;
are from the generous hand and brilliant eye of Joe Harrison our super energetic volunteer. He is in Duisi now working on the online newspaper with the kids. His loving photos will be soon available as postcards.
Late update.

Here is a link to a small video featuring the wonderful Estonians who built the lab on their weekends.
http://vimeo.com/16724574 and a fun video of the annual bareback horserace. A true classic to rival the Kentucky Derby. http://vimeo.com/16828449

Watch, enjoy and donate.
Vladimir Lozinski



Pankisi Valley Computer School from vladimir Lozinski on Vimeo.

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SPENDE - DONATION: "Nothilfe für Georgien" - "Emergency help for Georgia" (eurokaukasia.de)

Liebe Freunde, sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
der Krieg in Georgien hat die Zivilbevölkerung hart getroffen. Viele sind tot, tausende auf der Flucht. Viele Menschen, die ihre Existenz mühsam aufgebaut hatten, haben innerhalb kürzester Zeit alles verloren.
Die Zahl der Flüchtlinge ist gestern auf ca. 158.000 gestiegen! Und dies im Land mit ca. 4,5 Millionen Einwohnern. Die Zahl wird weiterhin steigen. Viele von den Flüchtlingen leben in der sog. Zeltstadt bei
Tbilsi, tausende sind in den Schulen untergebracht.
Der Kaukasisch-Europäischer Kultur- und Wissenschaftsverein e. V. "EuroKaukAsia" hat nun ein Spendenkonto für die Georgien-Hilfe eingerichtet. Wir bitten Sie hiermit ganz herzlich um eine Spende. Unser Ziel ist ganz explizit sich einer bestimmten Aktion zu widmen: einem Flüchtlingslager oder z.B. uns bei der Wiederaufbau einer Schule/eines Kindergartens beteiligen. Die Mitarbeiter unseres Vorstandes Dr. Rasim Mirzayev und Mariami Parsadanishvili planen im Laufe des Monats September nach Georgien zu reisen. Die Aktivitäten sollen dabei mit einem Flüchtlingshilfswerk bzw. mit einer der Organisationen abgestimmt werden, die zurzeit in Georgien humanitäre Hilfe leisten.
Wir werden Sie diesbezüglich selbstverständlich genauer informieren und berichten.

Die Bankverbindung lautet:
Stadtsparkasse Bad Honnef
BLZ 380 512 90, Konto: 20001202
SWIFT: WELADEDD
"Eurokaukasia"
Bitte das Schlagwort - "Nothilfe für Georgien" - "Emergency help for
Georgia" - angeben.

Die Gemeinnützigkeit des Vereins ist anerkannt, die Spenden sind steuerlich absetzbar. Der Verein stellt auf Anfrage eine Spendenbescheinigung aus. Bitte, nehmen Sie bezüglich einer Spendenbescheinigung Kontakt mit uns auf. Durch die Unterschrift wird die Satzung des Vereins anerkannt.

Wir bedanken uns ganz herzlich bei Ihnen!
Eurokaukasia Team

Website: www.eurokaukasia.de

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Dear Friends, Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
The war in Georgia has taken its toll on the civilian population. Many people have died, many people are fleeing. Many people who have painstakingly succeeded in establishing their own existence have suddenly lost everything.
The Caucasian-European Cultural and Science Association "EuroKaukAsia" has now set up an account for donations to assist Georgia. We kindly request you to make a donation. Our explicit aim is to commit ourselves to a specific project: a refugee camp or the reconstruction of a school or kindergarten. The members of our executive board Dr. Rasim Mirzayev and Mariami Parsadanishvili plan to travel to Georgia in September.

We will of course keep you up to date on this:
Bank account:
Stadtsparkasse Bad Honnef
Bank routing number 380 512 90, Account: 20001202
SWIFT: WELADEDD
"Eurokaukasia"
Please specify -- "Nothilfe für Georgien" or "Emergency help for Georgia"

The non-profit status of the association is officially recognized and the donations are tax-deductible. The association will issue a donation receipt on request. Please contact us to receive a donation receipt. With your signature, you recognize the by-laws of the association.

Thank you very much!
The Eurokaukasia Staff

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Mariami Parsadanishvili
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
Universität Konstanz
Exzellenzcluster 16/EXC 16
Osteuropäische Geschichte/Raum F 347
Fach D 11, 78457 Konstanz
Deutschland/Germany
Tel: +49 (0)7531/88-2261
Fax: +49 (0)7531/88-4158
E-Mail: Mariam.Parsadanishvili@uni-konstanz.de

REVIEW: In Memoriam Alexander Klimchuk, Giga Chikhladze & Stan Storiman

A man shows a wound he said he received during a shootout in the village of Upper Nikozi in the Georgian-controlled part of South Ossetia some 100 km (62 miles) from Tbilisi August 2, 2008.

18. August 2008 von Alexander Klimchuk (killed in the war - Tskhinvali)

Fotostream von Alexander Klimchuk

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A Review of Alexander Klimchuks pictures he has taken the last years while working as photographer for european media.

Alexander (Sasha) Klimchuk and his fellow Giga Chikhladze were killed on 08. August 2008 while covering the beginning war in South Ossetia.

Both of them were in the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali and died there on August 8, when their car was fired on. Their relatives and friends are doing everything they can to try and get their bodies delivered home to Tbilisi.

Giga was working for Newsweek and had been employed by a number of publications in Georgia, such as Eurasianet and Civil Georgia. He was 30 and leaves behind his wife Nata and two children, Sopho and Luka. He was the only breadwinner in his family and was also supporting his wife's parents.

Alexander (Sasha) was 27. He began his career as a print journalist, then became a photographer and worked for ITAR-TASS news agency. His pictures were also published in foreign publications such as Le Monde, Newsweek and the Financial Times. He was unmarried. His parents relied on him for an income.

The two, who were great friends, had both worked for IWPR. Giga wrote many stories for the Caucasus Reporting Service on subjects as diverse as Dukhobors, Kurds, AIDS sufferers and ostrich farms. Sasha took photographs that were published in our newspaper Panorama and also formed a photo-exhibition in our office."

I loved working with Giga," said Marina von Koenig, IWPR's former Caucasus director. "He would always try to find interesting angles to stories, talk to lots of people until he was sure that there was nothing he could have missed. He loved to travel on assignment. Even without a commission, he would follow his intuition and bits of information to remote areas of Georgia to return with an exciting story."

South Ossetia was one of the places he went to regularly, coming back with features, interviews or pictures. He had friends there."

Giga was a great nature-lover and once walked all the way from Bakuriani in central Georgia to Tbilisi. He also loved literature. "I heard his parents and neighbours saying that he was quoting Pushkin's poems when he was just three," said Marina. "They loved to retell this story."

Timo Vogt, a German photographer with whom Sasha built the Caucasus-Images agency, said of his colleague, "Sasha often reacted with humour to the problems and difficulties in his country."

Photography became his life. He always approached foreign photographers who visited Georgia, and invited them to his house.

"All the fees he earned as a photographer were spent immediately on his parents who cannot work any longer. Once when he wanted to buy a new lens for his camera, his washing machine broke and the lens had to wait. His family was a priority. He wanted a simple life, he wanted to travel and to take pictures. But his last trip brought him into a war."

Unfortunately Giga and Sasha are not the only journalists to have died in the conflict. A Dutch cameraman, Stan Storiman, 39, was killed in Gori on August 12. At least more than ten journalists have been wounded.

An appeal has been set up to help Giga and Sasha's families.

Go to

www.caucasus-images.com/georgia_war/index.html

www.caucasus-images.com

HUMAN RIGHTs WATCH: Investigate Violations and Protect Civilians.

(Tbilisi, August 18, 2008) – Mounting evidence that Russian and Georgian military used armed force unlawfully during the South Ossetian conflict highlights the need for international fact-finding missions in Georgia, Human Rights Watch said today. Ongoing militia attacks and a growing humanitarian crisis also indicate the urgent need for the deployment of a mission to enhance civilian protection.

At the start of the military conflict on August 7, 2008, Georgian military used indiscriminate and disproportionate force resulting in civilian deaths in South Ossetia. The Russian military has since used indiscriminate force in attacks in South Ossetia and in the Gori district, and has apparently targeted convoys of civilians attempting to flee the conflict zones. Ongoing looting, arson attacks, and abductions by militia are terrorizing the civilian population, forcing them to flee their homes and preventing displaced people from returning home.

"This conflict has been a disaster for civilians," said Rachel Denber, Europe and Central Asia deputy director at Human Rights Watch. "An international security mission should be deployed to help protect civilians and create a safe environment for the displaced to return home. And international organizations should also send fact-finding missions to establish the facts, report on human rights, and urge the authorities to account for any crimes."

Human Rights Watch called on the European Union, with the agreement of the parties, to deploy a robust European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP)mission consisting of police and security forces to ensure protection of civilians and the return of displaced persons to their homes.

Human Rights Watch noted that there are a number of options open to the international community in relation to fact-finding missions. As a first step, the chairman-in-office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) could send a special envoy to Georgia, including to South Ossetia, supported by a team of experts in international humanitarian law, to look at violations.

Human Rights Watch also called on the United Nations to send a team to assess options for a fact-finding mission, and called for consideration to be given to using the International Humanitarian Fact Finding Commission established under Article 90 of Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions, to which both Georgia and Russia are party. Russia has already accepted the competence of the commission. This would be the first time that the commission would carry out an investigation in a conflict, and in line with the treaty provisions, it would have a mandate to investigate serious violations of International Humanitarian Law.

full article >>>

SUPPORT: Killed journalists: Support their relatives!

Georgian photographer Alexander (Sasha) Klimchuk and his fellow Giga Chikhladze were killed while covering the conflict in the breakaway region of South Ossetia. We are deeply shocked and mourn the death of our good friends and fellow journalists.

Caucasus Images calls for Support. Sasha and Giga were the breadwinner of their relatives.

Sashas elderly parents and Gigas wife and little children Sophie and Luca need our help to manage the next difficult time.

PLEASE VISIT our donation site >>>

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Timo Vogt/caucasus-images and Marina von König
caucasus-images.com

International:

via Paypal:

info@randbild.de

Subject: Support for Alexander and Giga

For european remittance:

Timo Vogt

IBAN: DE25 2585 0110 0042 2276 94

BIC: NOLADE 21 UEL

Subject: Support for Alexander and Giga

For german account owners:

Timo Vogt

Kreissparkasse Uelzen

BLZ. 2585 0110

Kto-Nr. 4222 7694

Stichwort: Hilfe für Alexander und Giga

Any donation will be given without deduction to Alexanders and Gigas relatives. For further information, questions or any indication please contact Timo Vogt: info@randbild.de


Special Thanks to Reporter without Borders for giving us support!

PHOTOGRAPHY: Internet in Shatili

Photo 19. Mai 2008 on www.paata.ge

Based on the initiative of the Pshav-Khevsuretian Revival Foundation ''Phkhovi'', satelite internet antenna was installed in Khevsureti. The satellite internet is the only means of communication for Khevsureti.
Khevsureti remains closed for the outside world for 7-8 months due to climate conditions, there is no mobile or other type communication available, except of internet communication.
Soon the 3 months funding for connecting the only computer to the internet world will be over.
The monthly internet prescribing fee amounts to 155 Euros.
The foundation "Phkhovi'' kindly asks you to make your contribution for paying internet prescribing fee for Shatili.
This is not only for connecting one computer to the internet. This is one step towards retaining and developing of one of the most beautiful regions of Georgia - 'Pirikita Khevsureti' - contributions made by companies will be priceless for the history.

We count on your support.

Our banking details are as follows:
TBC BANKBank code - 220101850
Beneficiary - ''Phkhovi'' (Pshav-Khevsuretian Revival Charitable Foundation)
account number - 70836080100003 / GEL

DONATION FOR THE INTERNET: Satelite Internet Antenna Was Installed In Khevsureti

Photo 24. April 2008 by www.paata.ge


Based on the initiative of the Pshav-Khevsuretian Revival Foundation ''Phkhovi'', satelite internet antenna was installed in Khevsureti. The satellite internet is the only means of communication for Khevsureti.
Khevsureti remains closed for the outside world for 7-8 months due to climate conditions, there is no mobile or other type communication available, except of internet communication.
Soon the 3 months funding for connecting the only computer to the internet world will be over.
The monthly internet prescribing fee amounts to 155 Euros.
The foundation "Phkhovi'' kindly asks you to make your contribution for paying internet prescribing fee for Shatili.
This is not only for connecting one computer to the internet. This is one step towards retaining and developing of one of the most beautiful regions of Georgia - 'Pirikita Khevsureti' - contributions made by companies will be priceless for the history.We count on your support.Our banking details are as follows:

TBC BANKBank code - 220101850
Beneficiary - ''Phkhovi'' (Pshav-Khevsuretian Revival Charitable Foundation)
account number - 70836080100003 / GEL



ფშავ-ხევსურეთის აღორძინების ფონდ "ფხოვის" ინიციატივით, 2008 წლის იანვრიდან ხევსურეთში დაიდგა სატელიტური ინტერნეტი. ეს არის ერთადერთი საშუალება კავშირის დასამყარებლად. ხევსურეთი 7-8 თვის განმავლობაში მოწყვეტილია გარე სამყაროს, არ არის მობილური კავშირი და არანაირი სხვა საშუალებები გარდა ინტერნეტით კავშირისა.
ამჟამად, სამწუხაროდ, ის 3 თვიანი დაფინანსებაც იწურება, რისი წყალობითაც შატილი ინტერნეტსამყაროს ერთადერთი კომპიუტერით დააკავშირეს. ინტერნეტით სარგებლობის ყოვთლთვიური სააბონენტო გადასახადია 155 ევრო (შესაბამისი კურსით ლარებში).
ფონდი "ფხოვი" მოგმართავთ შეიტანოთ თქვენი წვლილი შატილში ინტერნეტის სააბონენტო გადასახადის გადახდაშიეს უბრალოდ ერთი კომპიუტერის ინტერნეტში ჩართვა არ არის.
ეს საქართველოს ულამაზესი მხარის - პირიქითა ხევსურეთის შენარჩუნების და განვითარებისკენ გადადგმული ერთერთი პირველი ნაბიჯია და და ამ საქმეში ნებისმიერი კომპანიის წვლილი ბევრად მეტი იქნება ისტორიაში იმედი გვაქვს თქვენი დახმარებისა, საბანკო ანგარიშებს აქვე მივაწერ:

საბანკო კოდი (მფო) – 220101850
მიმღების დასახელება – "ფხოვი" (ფშავ-ხევსურეთის აღორძინების საქველმოქმედო ფონდი)ანგარიშსწორების ანგარიში – 70836080100003 / GEL

SPENDE (made a donation): Aufruf zu Spenden für Ekaterine

Uniklinikum Jena / Source: MDR

Das Uniklinikum Jena hat zu Spenden für die 16 Jahre alte Ekaterine Mgeladze aus Georgien aufgerufen. Ende Dezember hatten die Ärzte dem Mädchen in einer 13 Stunden dauernden Operation einen lebensbedrohlichen Tumor an der Schädelbasis entfernt.

Nachdem die Familie zunächst die Operation selbst bezahlt habe, werden für die jetzt in der Nachbehandlung nötige Strahlentherapie und die Rehabilitation in Bad Klosterlausnitz rund 50.000 Euro benötigt, teilte die Uniklinik auf einer Pressekonferenz mit. In der Reha müsse Ekaterine nun wieder schlucken, sprechen und viele andere Dinge lernen, um ein normales Leben führen zu können.


Spendenkonto:
AWO Kreisverband Jena-Weimar
Stichwort "Ekaterine"
Konto: 98 000
BLZ: 830 530 30
Sparkasse Jena/Saale-Holzland

Da die Mutter Viktoria Mgeladze arbeitslos sei und der Vater als Bank-Abteilungsleiter in Georgien umgerechnet nur rund 250 Euro monatlich verdiene, sei die Familie mit noch zwei weiteren Töchtern auf Hilfe angewiesen, hieß es. Die Kosten für die Nachbehandlungenund den Aufenthalt der Mutter in Thüringen könne sie nun nicht mehr selbst tragen. Frau Mgeladze werde derzeit von der Arbeiterwohlfahrt unterstützt, die selbst bereits 2500 Euro gespendet habe.

Das krebskranke Mädchen war Ende 2007 nach Jena gekommen, nachdem ihr Fall dem Chirurgen Prof. Stefan Schultze-Mosgau bei einem Besuch in Tiflis, der Hauptstadt Georgiens, vorgestellt worden war. Da die Entfernung des Tumors in Georgien nicht möglich war, hatte er sich für eine Behandlung in Jena eingesetzt.

KULTUR:


SPENDE für das "deutsche Dorf" Helendorf in Aserbaidschan

SPENDENAKTION: Kirchturmuhr "St. Johannis" Chanlar/Helenendorf
17.06.2007 22:37 Uhr

Im Rahmen unserer Spendenaktion "Kirchturmuhr St. Johannis-Kirche" in Chanlar, früher Helenendorf/Aserbaidschan, welche in diesem Jahr das 150. Jubiläum der Kirchweihe erlebt und als Museum genutzt wird, benötigen wir dringend Hilfe. Mit Hilfe eines Uhrmachermeisters aus dem Erzgebirge könnten wir ein neues Uhrwerk für ca. 7 000 EUR installieren. Bisher haben wir jedoch lediglich Spenden von ca. 1.750 EUR sammeln können.

Für jede Art der Hilfeleistungen sind wir dankbar!

"...wir werben zur Zeit für eine neue Kirchturmuhr in Helenendorf (siehe unsere
Vereinsseite), vielleicht kanst Du die Info übernehmen, unsere Bankdaten stehen
dort auch. Zugleich brauchen wir Unterstützung für das Haus von Viktor Klein, der im April verstorben ist und sein Haus der deutschen Botschaft/Regierung vermacht hat, damit daraus ein Museum wird. Das AA grübelt nun, wie es sich entscheiden soll. Wir würden als Träger agieren mit der Gruppe der Helenendorfer, aber Geld ist wie immer wenig da. Etwas öffentliche Unterstützung würde jedoch helfen, um diese Kleinod nicht zu verlieren. [...]

Seit vielen Jahren bereisen wir in kleinen Gruppen Chanlar. Besonders in den letzten beiden Jahren ist im ehemaligen Helenendorf (Chanlar, Aserbaidschan) sehr viel für den Erhalt der traditionellen Bausubstanz getan worden. Mit großer Gastfreundschaft werden die Nachfahren der ehemaligen Bewohner des früheren Winzerdorfes immer wieder empfangen. Nicht geringe Erwartungen gibt es in eine deutsch-aserbaidschanische Zusammenarbeit bei der Entwicklung des Ortes und Landkreises zu einem touristischen Ziel mit überregionaler Bedeutung. Der Stadtkern von Chanlar mit den früheren Hofanlagen und Gesellschaftsbauten, die im südkaukasischen Vergleich einzigartig erhalten sind, die Nähe zum Naturpark Göy Göl, zum früheren Georgsfeld, Annenfeld und zu Kedabeg, wo früher die Firma Siemens Kupfer förderte, bieten gute Voraussetzungen für eine touristische Entwicklung der Region! - In der Hoffnung auf eine neue Zeit aserbaidschanisch-deutscher Gemeinsamkeit wurde die Idee geboren, dieser Entwicklung ein Symbol zu verleihen und nichts scheint sich besser dazu zu eignen, als die St. Johannis-Kirche in Chanlar. Zwischen Schule und Gemeindeplatz stehend, soll sie wieder allen Bewohnern und Gästen der Stadt die Zeit anzeigen und zugleich Menschlichkeit und Toleranz zwischen Religionen und Völkern anmahnen! Hiermit rufen wir alle alten und neuen Freunde Helenendorfs dazu auf, uns bei der Installation einer neuen Kirchturmuhr zu unterstützen! Der Grundstein wurde bereits bei Sammlungen unter einigen Helenendorfern gelegt, aber die aufzubringende Summe reicht lange noch nicht aus. Jeder noch so kleine Betrag - und sei er nur symbolisch - ist willkommen. Wir haben uns mit Hilfe von Gisela Rasper um einen deutschen Uhrmachermeister bemüht, der uns unterstützen wird und die Chanlarer werden ihn bei der baulichen Ausführung mit Kost und Unterkunft unterstützen. (Eva-Maria Auch)

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Aserbaidschan: Helenendorf im Kaukasus - Eurasisches Magazin (von Benjamin Haerdle)

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Reportage aus Aserbaidschan Zu Besuch beim letzten Kaukasus ... (Von Ingo Petz)
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In Aserbaidschan wurde die erste Kolonie 1819 in HeIenendorf (heute Chanlar), eine weitere Kolonie ein bißchen später zusammen mit der Bahnhofsstation ...

Xanlar - Wikipedia

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