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

Karl Pajuk was born on 15 February 1926 in the village of Mazkiwzi in the western Ukrainian region of Khmelnytsky. As the son of Ukrainian peasants,…

Roof work will be taking place in the House of Remembrance from 30 June to 5 August 2023. Therefore, it will unfortunately not be possible to visit this building during this time.

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Concentration camp survivor Ivan Moscovich died on 21 April 2023, shortly before his 97th birthday. Read more

20 Jewish children were murdered in the basement of a former school on 20 April 1945. We now also know the correct spelling of Sara Goldfinger’s name and her date of birth. Read more

The new architectural design was presented by Dr Carsten Brosda, Senator for Culture and Media, at a press conference on 31 March 2023. Read more

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.…

"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

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