As promised during my sister’s and my pilgrimage in 2012, the village of Zwochau outside Leipzig changed the name of the main street to honor our great great grandfather, revolutionary Pastor Johann Friedrich Baltzer (1801-1885). The original portrait we donated is now in the foyer of his 12th century St. Martin’s Church, where he preached in favor of democracy (and for which he was sentenced to prison).

Chris Henze CdeP 1959