From 1 April 2023, the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial will have new opening hours!
The exhibitions are open:
Mondays to Fridays from 9:30 a.m.…

Events organized by the Foundation of Hamburg Memorials and Learning Centers Commemorating the Victims of Nazi Crimes. Read more

"I have the pictures in front of my eyes every night" - this was said by Nachum Rotenberg, who survived the Auschwitz and Neuengamme concentration camps, and this is also the title of his memoirs, published in the series of publications of the Ahlem Memorial. Read more

In November 2022 Erika Estis was able to celebrate her 100th birthday in New York surrounded by her family. We have since received the sad news that Erika Estis passed away in the night from 13 to 14 January 2023. Read more

Year-end Circular Letter to Survivors, Relatives of Nazi Persecutees, and Friends of Our Memorial Work. Read more

From 13 January to 8 February 2023 we will be showcasing the exhibition "Death is alawys among us." The Deportations to Riga and the Holocaust in German-Occupied Latvia at Hamburg City Hall. Read more

www.waswillstdutun.de: A new online exhibition portrays 21 people with diverse family histories during National Socialism and World War II and shows the impact of family history on identity, thinking and social action. Read more

From 16th to the 17th of November 2022, the 8th “Future of Remembrance” Forum took place at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial. Descendants of former Nazi persecutees, memorial staff and those interested in remembrance policy discussed the challenges, problems and opportunities of remembrance culture today and in the future. How do experiences differ across national borders, different persecution and family history backgrounds? And what does this mean for engagement and multi-perspective remembering? Read more

We mourn the death of our friend Hédi Fried, who died yesterday in Stockholm at the age of 98. Read more

Today at noon, two attentive visitors at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial noticed that the bronze statue "The Despair of Meensel-Kiezegem", which commemorates the victims of Meensel-Kiezegem in the memorial grove of the memorial site, had been knocked over. Read more