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Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum

The Sachsenhausen Memorial mourns the death of Oljean Ingster.

01. June 2023

The Sachsenhausen Memorial mourns the death of concentration camp survivor Oljean Ingster, who died on 20 May 2023 at the age of 95. more

Ravensbrück Memorial Museum

Congratulations to Marie-Jo Chombart de Lauwe on her 100th birthday!

31. May 2023

On 31 May 2023, the French resistance fighter and Ravensbrück survivor Marie-Jose Chombart de Lauwe will celebrate her 100th birthday. She has been active in the Amicale de Ravensbrück and the FNDIRP for decades. more

Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum

The Sachsenhausen Memorial mourns the death of Thomas Buergenthal

31. May 2023

The Sachsenhausen Memorial mourns the death of concentration camp survivor Thomas Buergenthal, who passed away on May 29, 2023, at the age of 89. more

Leistikowstrasse Potsdam Memorial

Station No. 12 of the Audio walk at the German headquarters of the Soviet counterintelligence.

New audio walk to the traces of the Soviet 'Military Town No. 7'

17. May 2023

The free audio walk accompanies you to buildings, traces and structural relics of the former Soviet Secret-Service Zone "Military Town No. 7". more

Ravensbrück Memorial Museum

Call for Papers

Call for Papers: "Witnessed Memory. Narrating. Preserving. Passing On."

08. May 2023

For the Research Forum of the 16th European Summer University Ravensbrück "Witnessed Memory. Narrating. Preserving. Passing on" on the August 28, 2023 we are looking for young researchers to present their BA/MA/ dissertation projects. more

Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum

Call for Participants – Pilot seminar for German and Polish teachers

04. May 2023

The Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum, together with the Buchenwald Memorial and The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust at the Auschwitz Museum, is introducing a pilot seminar for teachers from Germany and Poland. more

Ravensbrück Memorial Museum

[Translate to English:] Cover: Frauen aus Frankreich im KZ Ravensbrück

Neu erschienen: Sammelband "Frauen aus Frankreich im KZ Ravensbrück"

03. May 2023

Im April erschien der Sammelband "Frauen aus Frankreich im KZ Ravensbrück (1942–1945). Deutsch-französische Forschungsperspektiven" im Metropol Verlag Berlin. more

Ravensbrück Memorial Museum

Programme of the Day of Liberation celebrations now online

17. April 2023

The 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Ravensbrück concentration camp will be commemorated with a variety of commemorative events between April 20 - 30, 2023. The Central Commemoration Ceremony will take place on April 23, 2023 at 10 a.m. at the Ravensbrück Memorial. more

Ravensbrück Memorial Museum

Programme for the 78th Anniversairy of the Liberation now online

17. April 2023

The 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Ravensbrück concentration camp will be commemorated with a variety of commemorative events between April 20 - 30, 2023. The Central Commemoration Ceremony will take place on April 23, 2023 at 10 a.m. at the Ravensbrück Memorial. more

Ravensbrück Memorial Museum

Summer Opening times

27. March 2023

As of Saturday, April 1, 2023, the exhibitions are subject to our summer opening hours. The last corona-related restriction in the bookshop will also be lifted. Card payment is also possible again more

Ravensbrück Memorial Museum

Programme for the 78. Anniversairy of the Liberation now online

17. March 2023

The 78th anniversary of the liberation of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp will be commemorated with a variety of commemorative events between April 20 - 30, 2023. The Central Commemoration Ceremony will take place on April 23, 2023 at 10 a.m. at the Memorial. more

Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum

The Sachsenhausen Memorial mourns the death of Dimitris Efthymiadis

01. February 2023

The Sachsenhausen Memorial mourns the death of concentration camp survivor Dimitris Efthymiadis, who died in Athena on 17 January 2023 at the age of 97. more

Ravensbrück Memorial Museum

Ib Katznelson receives Federal Cross of Merit

25. January 2023

The 82-year-old was honoured by Federal President Steinemeier for his tireless work as a witness of the Holocaust and his efforts for the reconciliation between Germany and Denmark. more