An exhibition by the Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial
The exhibition commemorates people who were persecuted under National Socialism as “asocials” and “professional criminals.” Their experiences are the focus of the exhibition. Between 1933 and 1945, authorities and the police exploited social prejudices. They monitored, harassed, and deprived tens of thousands of their freedom. Many were murdered.
The Federal Republic of Germany, the GDR, and Austria denied compensation to those affected. Their experiences of injustice were denied.
In February 2020, the German Bundestag decided: “No one was rightfully imprisoned in a concentration camp; even those persecuted as ‘asocials’ and ‘professional criminals’ were victims of Nazi tyranny.” In the wake of this resolution, the Parliament commissioned the Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial to create an exhibition. It represents one of the most important projects in the field of remembrance policy of the decade in the Federal Republic.
Mascha Krink, founding member of vevon e. V. (Association for the Remembrance of the Denied Victims of National Socialism), will speak at the opening
Curators Ulrich Baumann and Oliver Gaida of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe will present the exhibition.