Tag: Nazi crimes
Eleven memorials inaugurated – which fates Munich remembers – Munich
Melitta and Max Wallach once provided the people of Munich with fabrics and fashion – then they were expropriated, deported and murdered in Auschwitz. Why the official commemoration of this…
Erlangen: The former sanatorium and nursing home is demolished – Bavaria
The protests of doctors, preservationists, medical ethicists and the Auschwitz Committee could not prevent the almost complete demolition of the historic sanatorium and nursing home in Erlangen. Now there is…
The Oradour massacre and why it was never atoned for. – Politics
The massacre that German soldiers caused in 1944 in Oradour, France, has remained unpunished in the Federal Republic to this day. Andrea Erkenbrecher has meticulously researched why politics and the…
The last witnesses: Archaeologists dig in Munich’s Nazi era – Munich
Archaeologists are often deeply touched by what they discover. The archaeological finds bring new knowledge about perpetrators and victims. In the beginning there was the “Brown House” – more precisely:…
Arte documentary: “Among Germans. Forced Labor in the Nazi State” – Media
“Our Olga had it good with us,” says the opening credits of all three parts of the documentary series Among Germans. Forced labor in the Nazi state – a transfiguration…
The forgotten first Munich murder victim of the National Socialists – Munich
Erwin Kahn is forgotten. He is the first Munich victim of the National Socialists. There is no photograph of him and false information about his death has been circulating to…
Erlangen city council rejects stop for HuPfla demolition – Bavaria
From Olaf Przybilla, Erlangen The chances of preserving larger parts of the historical sanatorium and nursing home in Erlangen (HuPfla) are getting smaller and smaller. On Thursday, the city council…
Erlangen: Bavaria’s government is sticking to the controversial HuPfla demolition – Bavaria
The Auschwitz Committee has asked for the preservation of the remaining “sanatorium” in Erlangen, where sick people were starved to death – but Bavaria “does not consider” stopping the demolition.…
Erlangen: “Depressed” by the planned HuPfla demolition – Bavaria
Like several organizations recently, the Jewish religious community in Erlangen advocates the preservation of the remaining parts of the historic sanatorium and nursing home (HuPfla) in the university town in…
Erlangen: Auschwitz Committee demands receipt of the “HuPfla” – Bavaria
The former sanatorium and nursing home should “under no circumstances be demolished,” according to a statement by the organization, which is committed to dignified commemoration of all groups of victims.…