After the Second World War, thousands of children from northern East Prussia fled to neighbouring Lithuania to escape starvation. Many of them had lost their parents during the war and in the immediate post-war period, and survived on their own in the forests as so-called ‘wolf children’ until Lithuanian families took them in.
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Ostpreußens Wolfskinder. Vom Erinnern zum Handeln
Their suffering went unnoticed for half a century; it was not until the 1990s that their stories came to public attention.
In a discussion with eyewitnesses, the last remaining ‘wolf children’ recount their personal experiences.
To accompany this, the Society for Threatened Peoples e. V. is presenting its new, trilingual publication ‘East Prussia’s Wolf Children: Comparative Perspectives in a European Context’, which documents their history.
PROGRAMME
Welcome
- Dr Roland Borchers, Director, Documentation Centre for Flight, Expulsion and Reconciliation, Berlin
- Giedrius Puodžiūnas, Ambassador, Republic of Lithuania to Germany, Berlin
- Sarah Reinke, Head of Human Rights, Society for Threatened Peoples (GStV), Berlin
Keynote
Jasna Causevic and Dr Christopher Spatz, editors of the publication ‘The Wolf Children of East Prussia: Comparative Perspectives in a European Context’
Conversation with eyewitnesses
Ursula Dorn
Günter Heinz Krell
Moderator: Dr Christopher Spatz, historian
Closing remarks
Uwe Neumärker, Director, Foundation for the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin
Afterwards, we invite you to a small reception.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Doors open: 6.00 pm
Language: German
FREE ADMISSION
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
The event will be recorded and published on YouTube.
A collaboration between: Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Germany · Deutsche Gesellschaft e.V. · Documentation Centre for Flight, Expulsion and Reconciliation · Society for Threatened Peoples · Foundation
Additional information
Dates
September 2026
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