Events

In the autumn of 1943, Ib Katznelson (*1941) was deported as a small child together with his Jewish parents from Denmark to the Ravensbrück concentration camp. His father was sent to Sachsenhausen. Before that, the family had tried to escape the persecution of the Nazi occupation forces by fleeing to Sweden. Mother and son were later deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto near Prague in April 1944, where they were reunited with the father. The family was liberated in April 1945 by the White Buses.

For decades, Ib Katznelson has been actively engaged as a contemporary witness, advocating for remembrance and education. In 2023, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, First Class. His autobiography “Let Him Die: A Danish Child in Ravensbrück and Theresienstadt” (Metropol Verlag) has now been published in German translation.

Program

Short lecture on the “Jewish Action” of 1943 in Denmark and the “Odense Transport”:
Prof. emeritus Therkel Straede, University of Southern Denmark

Conversation with contemporary witness and presentation of the autobiography “Let Him Die”:
Ib Katznelson in conversation with Dr. Astrid Ley, Director of the Memorial

Drinks and informal exchange

The event will end around 7 p.m. Admission is free.

Please register at: veranstaltungenagedenkstaette-sachsenhausenode

The short lecture will be held in German, and the contemporary witness talk will be conducted in English. Simultaneous German–English translation will be provided.

Venue

Besuchsinformationszentrum der Gedenkstätte Sachsenhausen