"Am Tag als Ignatz Bubis starb" (The Day Ignatz Bubis Died) is a track by the German neo-Nazi band DZT (Die Zillertaler Türkenjäger) that appeared on their 1997 album Die Härte. The song is a right-wing extremist parody of the 1972 German pop hit "Am Tag als Conny Kramer starb" by Juliane Werding. Overview of the Work
Bubis was a controversial, outspoken figure. He challenged latent German antisemitism, debated historians like Ernst Nolte, and famously clashed with novelist Martin Walser over the “instrumentalization” of Holocaust memory. Bubis insisted that German society had not fully overcome its past – a stance that made him both respected and resented.
Ignatz Bubis (1927–1999) was a prominent figure in German public life, serving as the chairman of the Central Council of Jews in Germany from 1992 until his death. A Holocaust survivor, Bubis was known as a tireless advocate for reconciliation and a fierce opponent of antisemitism.
The song is a parody of the 1972 Schlager hit "Am Tag als Conny Kramer starb" by Juliane Werding. While the original was a tragic song about a friend's drug overdose, the right-wing version repurposes the recognizable melody to express joy over the death of Ignatz Bubis, the former chairman of the Central Council of Jews in Germany.
Released around late 1999 or 2000, shortly after the death of the prominent German-Jewish leader Ignatz Bubis
Police Raids: Physical copies of CDs containing the track have been seized during police raids on "skinhead" bunkers and extremist meeting points.
Legal & Research Significance: Because of its explicit antisemitism, the song has been a subject of study in academic papers analyzing right-wing extremist language and "hate-pop" culture in Germany. Ignatz Bubis and the "MP3" Connection