03/04/2015 Commemorative ceremony

70th anniversary of the end of the war and the liberation of the concentration camps

Events to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the war at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial in may 2015

  • Seminar for members of the Second and Third Generation
  • Public discussion with survivors of the Neuengamme concentration camp and its satellite camps
  • Public talks with survivors of Neuengamme
  • Visit to Neustadt/Holstein to commemorate the victims of the shipping desaster in the Bay of Lübeck on 3 May 1945.
  • Commemorative ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the war and the liberation of the concentration camps, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the International Monument
  • Reception held by the Hamburg Senate with First Mayor Olaf Scholz (by invitation only).
  • The Future of Memory Forum

Events May 2015 

Gedenkveranstaltungen (Flyer)

We provide a live stream of our commemoration ceremony via our webpage.

The ceremony will take place on Monday, May 4th at 1 p.m. local time.