with Dan Michman and Elke Gryglewski
In 1947, survivors in the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp organised the exhibition “Undzer veg in der frayhayt” (Our Path to Freedom). It gives us remarkable insight into how the history of the Nazi occupation and the Holocaust was told from the viewpoint of Jewish DPs. Against this backdrop, we will look into the development of a historiography and culture of remembrance which, for a long time, marginalised the victims’ perspective and focused primarily on perpetrator documents.
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KEY VISUAL Bergen-Belsen – Survivors and Remembrance | Überlebende und Gedenken
- Place: Gedenkstätte Bergen-Belsen
- Language: English with translation into German
- Participation: on site, via Zoom or YouTube live stream
Facing Nazi Crimes: European Perspectives after 1945
This European event series explores the social and historical contexts of the early exhibitions on Nazi crimes organised between 1945 and 1948. The series will unfold in the cities where these exhibitions were originally held – Paris, Warsaw, London, Liberec and Bergen-Belsen – and will conclude in Berlin.How did the exhibitions relate to the early visual, documentary, legal, political, and historical efforts to address the German occupation and its crimes? How were they received and what influence did they have on today’s culture of remembrance?
Over the course of six evenings, key aspects of the early exhibitions – their origins and their impact – will be presented and discussed with experts from local institutions.
Dates
September 2025
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