Overview
- Hans-Carossa-Gymnasium in Berlin-Gatow approved the renaming to "Margot-Friedländer-Gymnasium" in a unanimous school conference vote, becoming the first reported German school to carry her name.
- The Margot Friedländer Stiftung granted the naming rights and said the school’s request was made during her lifetime, which she welcomed.
- The renaming still requires consent from the Bezirksamt Spandau, described as a formality by school officials, and no effective date has been set.
- Friedländer regularly visited the school from 2011 onward, and her appeal to "be human" became a guiding principle for the community.
- The school and the foundation will hold a memorial evening on January 27 to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.