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

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

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

On the 4th of May, 2025, the anniversary of Neuengamme’s liberation, new posters will be presented at the "Space to Remember" at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial. Are you interested in creating a remembrance poster for your relative? Read more

Who remembers what and why? Why are historical events still relevant for us today? A new digital game allows students to establish links between their exploration of the past and their experiences in the present. Read more

Today we received the news that our friend Eva Smolková-Keulemansová passed away in Prague on 28 February 2024 at the age of 96. Read more

Today, we received the sad news that our friend Marian Hawling died in Australia on October 17, 2023. He was 98 years old. Read more

Dear survivors of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp and relatives of those persecuted under National Socialism, dear friends,

Since last Saturday…

This September, three new volunteers joined the Foundation. During their voluntary service, Casey and Tasya (Action Reconciliation Service for Peace) as well as Robert (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr Kultur) will get to know the Foundation and the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial. They will work in different departments and also realize their own projects. Here they introduce themselves: Read more

On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was founded - only three years after the Shoah. As part of the anniversary celebrations, members of the Greens Party in the Bundestag planted 75 trees in their respective constituencies in a joint action with the Embassy of Israel to express the rootedness of both countries. One of the trees was planted at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial. Read more