Leipzig's Küf Kaufmann receives Saxon Order of Merit for Engagement!

Leipzig's Küf Kaufmann receives Saxon Order of Merit for Engagement!

Leipzig, Deutschland - The Saxon Order of Merit is awarded in Dresden on June 17, 2025, and one of the most renowned personalities that will receive this award is Küf Kaufmann. The 78-year-old chairman of the Israelite religious community in Leipzig is known for his tireless efforts to promote Jewish life and Jewish culture in Saxony. This was announced on Wednesday in Dresden, which was reported on the Jewish general

Kaufmann, who also works as an author, director and cabaret artist, has been committed to interreligious dialogue and intercultural exchange over the years. He has been in front of the Jewish community in Leipzig since 2005 and heads the Ariowitsch-Haus, which serves as the center of Jewish culture. Professor Michael Kretschmer (CDU), the Saxon Prime Minister, will give the awards to a total of 13 personalities who have emerged in various areas such as politics, culture, sport and science.

award winners

The list of excellent personalities is impressive and includes:

• Renate Stolze and Dorothea Langefeld (Plauen) : Organize educational and leisure activities for older people.
• Karin Fünfstück (Hoyerswerda) : For over 50 years, as a pioneer of sports acrobatics in Saxony.
• Prof. Dr. Lothar Ungerer (Meerane) : Former mayor, made a contribution to education and local politics.
• Barbara Schönfeld (Chemnitz) : supervised children from difficult family conditions over 25 years.
• Ulrike Lewe (Leipzig) : is involved in the hospice and palliative work.

The Order of Merit of the Free State of Saxony, the highest award that has been awarded since 1996, serves to appreciate extraordinary commitment to the common good. So far, according to Sächsischer Zeitung

The award of the order will take place on June 17, 2025 at 4 p.m. in the Dresden Residenzschloss. Media attention will be aimed at what these personalities have achieved for society and what challenges they had to cope with in their respective areas. Kaufmann's commitment to a lively Jewish culture in Saxony is particularly noteworthy and is divided with this award.