The brochure on the events organized by the Foundation of Hamburg Memorials and Learning Centers to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the prisoners of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp can be downloaded free of charge as a PDF file. Read more

Today, Martine Letterie donated an object of great significance to her family's history to the archives of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial: When Martinus Letterie was deported to the Neuengamme concentration camp, he had a suitcase with him. After his death, the suitcase was returned to the family. Read more

Last weekend, we received the sad news from Israel that our friend Dita Kraus had passed away at the age of 96. Read more

On Saturday, a special handover took place at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial: the ring belonging to former Neuengamme concentration camp prisoner Czesław Drozdzyniak was returned to his nephew Michel Drozdzyniak. He was accompanied by his sister and his wife. Read more

Since September, three volunteers have been supporting us at the foundation: Emma, Margalit (both Action Reconciliation Service for Peace) and Jette (Voluntary Social Year for Culture, FSJ). They will spend a year exploring the different departments and areas of the foundation and the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial and also realising their own projects. Read more

The eleventh volume of the Neuengammer Kolloquien is titled “Repression politics and deportation practices in occupied France 1940-1944. Participants, perceptions of an enemy, persecuted groups.” In her dissertation, Christine Eckel focuses on a central element of German occupation policy. Read more

A day for relatives of former prisoners of the Neuengamme concentration camp and victims of Nazi persecution: meeting, exchange, writing workshop Read more

In this article, volunteers from Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ASF) reflect on their year of voluntary service at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial. We are delighted and grateful for the helpful and dedicated support provided to our work by Uliana and Gabriel. Read more

From July 14 to August 30, 2025, we will be offering short public guided tours of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial Read more

We mourn the loss of our friend, Auschwitz survivor Livia Fränkel ‘Livi’, who died in Stockholm on 31 May 2025 at the age of 97. Read more