Bram Appel – Zwangsarbeiter und Goalgetter von Hertha BSC

In the organizer's words:

Dutchman Bram Appel was at the beginning of his soccer career when he was deported to Germany by the Nazis for forced labor.

He had to work in a factory in Berlin and survived numerous air raids. However, his soccer talent made his life easier, as Hertha BSC included him in the first team. The top scorer brought the club a trophy. After the war, Bram Appel faced hostility/discrimination in the Netherlands for playing for a German club.

Sports journalists Martijn Schwillens and Bob Thomassen have researched Bram Appel's life and written a "rehabilitation".

Greeting:
Stefano Bazzano, Fan Support Hertha BSC
Ralf Busch, Fan Project

Panel:
Juliane Röleke, freelance education officer at the Documentation Center for Nazi Forced Labor
Bob Thomassen, sports journalist
Martijn Schwillens, sports journalist
Gero Kopp, project "Places of jubilation - places of injustice" at the Augustaschacht Osnabrück memorial sites

Moderation:
Ronny Blaschke, journalist

A joint event by Hertha BSC fan support, the fan project of Sportjugend Berlin and the Documentation Center for Nazi Forced Labour