Biography and violence

How do these experiences continue to resonate over long periods of time, in family memories? And what happens when different experiences of violence overlap?

In conversation: Irina Scherbakowa, Germanist, co-founder of Memorial and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and Helena Janeczek, writer

Legacies of Occupation. Nazism and the European Present

World War II and the German occupation of Europe ended more than 80 years ago. Yet the experiences of violence associated with them continue to shape European societies to this day. At the invitation of the ZWBE, prominent voices will discuss these effects in relation to current political conflicts, long-term economic developments, social coexistence, culture, and forms of remembrance.

A series of discussions organized by the Documentation Center “World War II and German Occupation in Europe” (ZWBE)

Moderator: Sabine Adler, radio journalist and long-time correspondent for Deutschlandradio

Location: 2nd floor of the Pei Building, DHM

Event in German, with partial simultaneous translation