Please note: The news of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial are presented here. All news of the Foundation of Hamburg Memorials and Learning Sites can be found in the Foundation's news list.

05/03/2021 Report

Report about the commemorative events of the 76th anniversary of the liberation

We marked the 76th anniversary of the end of the war and the liberation of the Neuengamme concentration camp's prisoners with various digital and analogue events. Read more

04/29/2021

Objects carry memories

The Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial commemorates the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp’s prisoners with a special multimedia report. Survivors and relatives tell their personal stories. Read more

04/26/2021 News

Memorial work and its contemporary relevance

In consultation with the Foundation, the Expert Commission of the Foundation of Hamburg Memorials and Learning Centres Commemorating the Victims of Nazi Crimes has drawn up a key issues paper on the relationship between current socio-political trends and memorial work. The paper, which has been widely approved by the Foundation Council, is worded as follows: Read more

04/21/2021 Exhibition

Exhibition in Neuengamme concentration camp memorial: Survived! And now?

The exhibition "Survived! And Now? Hamburg Victims of Nazi Persecution after their Liberation" is the first special exhibition to be shown at the Neuengamme concentration camp memorial after the reopening of the museums and memorials. The exhibition reports on the experiences and living conditions of survivors of National Socialist persecution in Hamburg. How did they fare in the weeks and months after their liberation? Read more

04/07/2021 Report

Dita Kraus: Night thoughts

When 91-year-old concentration camp survivor Edith (Dita) Kraus fell ill with Corona and had to be treated in hospital for several weeks, she produced a text in which she writes about her memories and thoughts of Auschwitz. Read more

03/25/2021 Commemorative ceremony

Commemoration of the 76th Anniversary of the Liberation

Overview of the commemoration program to mark the 76th anniversary of the end of WW2 and the liberation of concentration camps. Read more

03/03/2021 News

Laszlo Berkowits (1928-2020)

We have received the sad news that Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits passed away on 13 December 2020 at the age of 92. Read more

03/01/2021 News

We mourn the death of Roman Kamieniecki

In the night of 25-26 February 2021, our friend Roman Kamieniecki passed away due to Covid-19. He was most recently the president of the Association of Former Political Prisoners of Neuengamme concentration camp in Poland. Read more

02/24/2021 Exhibition

Snow in Summer: The Future of Remembrance

An exhibition features photographs by Dutch photography duo Chris en Marjan online and is scheduled to run from March 12 to April 25, 2021 in the foyer of the main exhibition of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial. Read more

02/11/2021 News

Black History Month - Biographies of Black Prisoners of Neuengamme Concentration Camp

February is Black History Month: During this month, initiatives and institutions dedicate themselves to aspects of Black history, using both analogue and digital formats. For several years, this has also been happening more and more on social media platforms. In February 2021, we will be telling biographies of Black prisoners of Neuengamme concentration camp on our social media platforms. Read more