Personal Stories

Interview with Alexandra Senfft On May 2nd, 2016, Alexandra Senfft’s new book „Der lange Schatten der Täter. Nachkommen stellen sich ihrer NS-Familiengeschichte“ (“The Perpetrators’ Long Shadow. Descendants Face their Nazi Family History”) was published.…

Interview with Damien Bertrand, great-grandson of Edmond Forboteaux who died on May 3rd, 1945. 1 How did you learn about what happened to your grand-father? In my family, people hardly spoke…

They are not perpertrators and we are not heros! Jacqueline Gicquel, the daughter of Pierre Gicquel who died in the Watenstedt satelite camp on February 22, 1945, talks about the effects of…

Forgive but not forget! Christine Rault, the grand-daughter of Joseph Rault who died in the Sandbostel reception camp on May 19, 1945, gives insights into her family history and describes her positive…

There is no hatred felt by the descendants of the victims toward the descendants of the perpetrators Jean-Michel Clère, grandson of Robert Clère who died in Sandbostel on May 18, 1945, and…

Pascal Rogers praises the dialogue between descendants of both concentration camp prisoners and nazi perpetrators Pascal Roger, the great-grandson of Abel Leprince who died in the Neuengamme concentration camp in…

Interview with Lauren Fox, author of “Days of Awe” When I had finished „Days of Awe“ I was happy and sad at the same time. Happy, because Lauren Fox had written a realistic ending…

Growing up without a father Jean-Michel Gaussot grew up having the vague idea that his late father had been a hero. “Your father died for France in a concentration camp,”…

Commemoration Strengthens Democracy: A Great-Grandson set an example Tom Devos has a good friend. Together, they are active in an organization. They have even gone on group trips abroad. Nothing…

The daughter of a Résistance member has a wakeup call for young Europeans  October 19, 1943 72 years ago, Yvonne Cossu-Alba’s life changed forever. She was eight years old when,…