Tag: concentration camp memorials
Claudia Roth and the debate about the culture of remembrance: It is possible – Culture
The debate about German remembrance policy has been going on for over two months now. But it was only on Thursday afternoon that people came together: Claudia Roth, who published…
Holocaust survivor: "He was the happiest person I have ever met"
When Lilly Maier, at the age of eleven, met Arthur Kern, who had escaped the Nazis on a Kindertransport, her life changed. Today the historian deals with the rescue of…
Prison in the Netherlands: "Huge mistake"
Oblivious to history or pragmatic? A new high-security wing is to be built in the Netherlands – on the site of the former Herzogenbusch concentration camp. source site
Barbara Yelin’s graphic novel about the life of Emmie Arbel – Munich
The Munich illustrator Barbara Yelin has told the life story of Emmie Arbel, who survived Nazi terror, in a graphic novel. Emmie Arbel, born in The Hague in 1937, was…
SZ Podcast “The Topic” – August 30th, 2023 – Bavaria
The remains of more than 1.8 million German and foreign dead from both world wars lie in Germany. In addition to thousands of Wehrmacht soldiers, almost 400 SS men are…
SS men in the cemetery: Passau district wants to change controversial commemoration – Bavaria
Since 1959, district administrators and the Bundeswehr have also commemorated 369 SS men in a military cemetery, including many members of the Totenkopf and Waffen SS. That should now change,…
Right-wing extremism in Austria: The small difference of 1468 ads
In Austria, on the occasion of the new “ban law” there is a dispute about how big the problem of right-wing extremism in the country really is. It’s about two…
Israel’s President in the Bundestag: “The Jewish people do not forget” – Politics
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has called for the partnership between Germany and Israel to be deepened. In a moving speech in the Bundestag on Tuesday, he acknowledged Germany’s contribution to…
Live: Israel’s President Herzog speaks in the Bundestag and visits Bergen-Belsen – politics
It is the third day of the Israeli President’s state visit to Germany – and the dark chapters of German history will also play an important role on this day.…
Waldkraiburg: Concentration camp memorial “Mühldorfer Hart” desecrated – Bavaria
Unknown persons desecrated the concentration camp memorial “Mühldorfer Hart” in Upper Bavaria near Waldkraiburg. Among other things, they smeared Nazi symbols with black felt-tip pens on commemorative plaques and exhibits,…