Jutta Speidel’s Home: Why Peace and Protection Are Crucial for Her

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On Friday, 23 October, the 72-year-old Jutta Speidel opened the third house of her association “Horizont e.V.” for homeless mothers and children in Munich. Bunte links to the original interview with Abendzeitung, while Focus Panorama also reports Speidel’s remarks.

The Third “Horizont” House in Munich

“Horizont e.V.” has already opened its third house, this time in Munich. Behind it lies a problem whose scale both reports make clear: In Germany, more than 100,000 children and young people are homeless.

Speidel founded the association in 1997. At the time, as she recalls in her interview with Abendzeitung, neither society nor politics discussed homeless women and children—especially not in Munich. Her explanation: “The motivation back then was an extraordinary one, because at that time in the late 1990s, society and politics did not talk about homeless women and children.”

Her connection to the third house in Munich therefore did not begin only with its opening. 23 October marks a visible step in work that, according to Speidel’s own account, has shaped her for nearly 30 years.

1997: Criticism and a Commitment That Did Not End

At first, Speidel had to take a great deal of criticism. She recalls an apparent contradiction that called her work into question: “Excuse me, you’re an actress! You have no idea what you’re talking about.” Her response was equally direct: “Yes, but you do nothing! Or what you do is not effective enough to have solved the problem by now.”

The actress also temporarily gave up her driver’s license. The source thus describes a personal price that Speidel had to pay to launch “Horizont.”

The criticism did not deter her in the long run, however. In her assessment, the situation has since worsened: “At the latest since the pandemic, the problem has been obvious to everyone.” Speidel continues to support vulnerable mothers and their children. The city of Munich has also done more since “Horizont” began its work; she views this development positively.

“Peace. Also Protection” – What Her Private Home Must Offer

The actress’s private statement is brief, but it strikes a point she later explains in greater detail: “Home means peace for me. Also protection.”

I need peace and protection

Speidel likes to retreat to her private quarters. It is not just any place of refuge that matters to her, but a place where she is allowed to “be and look the way I need to be and look at the moment.”

Her explanation is revealing: As someone who is often in the public eye, she has to dress appropriately and must not let anyone notice her personal problems. Home is therefore a “really, really important nest” to which she always likes to return. Her remarks about peace and protection thus describe not the furnishings, but the purpose this home is supposed to serve for her.

Why “Horizont” Makes Her Remarks More Than a Side Issue

Speidel uses the same frame of reference in both areas: At home, she needs peace and protection; through “Horizont,” she supports homeless women and children who lack protected living space. The reports deliberately place these points side by side.

The connection makes her remarks relevant without turning them into a general lesson about housing. Speidel herself names the strongest counterargument to her commitment: As an actress, she had been accused of lacking expertise. She rejected the criticism and pointed to the continuing existence of homelessness.

For you, this makes her remarks clearer: The issue is not whether an apartment is beautiful, large or particularly well furnished. For Speidel, what matters is that a home offers peace, protection and a place for herself. She shares precisely this wish with people who currently do not have such a nest.

The Evidence Is Her Stance, Not the Specific Property

Bunte and Focus Panorama do not contradict each other. Both report the same thing: Speidel values the retreat her home provides and has been committed to homeless women and children for decades.

The private details remain conspicuously restrained. The reports give neither the location nor the size or furnishings of Speidel’s home. They therefore provide no facts for a property or interior-design question, but a personal statement about what a home should offer.

The sober assessment: The connection between Speidel’s need for protection in her own home and her commitment to “Horizont” is clearly established in both reports. No more can credibly be claimed—and no more is needed for this report either.