Conference: “Le camp de concentracion Neuengamme, camp méconnu du système concentracionnaire nazi” – 20 September 2019, Paris Town Hall

15/05/202007/10/2019 by Yvonne Cossu-Alba

Le camp de concentracion Neuengamme, camp meconnu du systeme concentrationnaire nazi

With the support of Mme Anne Hidalgo, mayor of Paris, and her Council, the French Amicale de Neuengamme organised a conference in Paris Town Hall, in order to make Neuengamme concentration camp better known. The audience included members of Neuengamme former prisoners’ families but also Parisians who had received an invitation, students and members of … Read more

“The image I have of my grand-father has always been the same, that of a hero, therefore a role model.”

04/12/202421/08/2017 by Yvonne Cossu-Alba

The image I have of my Grand-father has always been the same, that of a hero, therefore a role model Robin Evans is the grandson of Pascal Vallicioni who was a prisoner in the Neuengamme concentration camp (number 43778, satellite camp Wilhelmshaven). Pascal survived deportation and is now 90 years old.. Robin is 19 years old. Robin, can … Read more

New support for the Reflections blog: Amicale de Neuengamme et de ses kommandos

04/12/202415/12/2016 by Yvonne Cossu-Alba

Amicale de Neuengamme et de ses Kommandos August 1945: Creation of a board of directors by 21 French survivors, headed by Marcel Prenant. They aim at: Helping the families of those who did not come back or the survivors experiencing difficulties. Revealing the barbarous acts committed by the Nazis and their accomplices in Vichy and … Read more

The 4th generation is ready for reconciliation

04/12/202409/05/2016 by Yvonne Cossu-Alba

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 about my great-grandfather’s concentration camp experience probably because his death in May 1945, shortly before the liberation by the British troops, led to a major … Read more

“They are not perpertrators and we are not heros!”

04/12/202403/12/2015 by Yvonne Cossu-Alba

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 her father’s absence and her hope that instead of feeling guilty the perpetrators‘ descendants will commit themselves to „Never again!“. Here are her answers to questions I asked her regarding the main themes of discussion that were lead during the workshop „Dialogue between the descendants of former concentration camp prisoners and the descendants of Nazi perpetrators“ during the Forum „Future of Remembrance“ held at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial on May 6, 2015.

“Forgive but not forget!”

04/12/202403/12/2015 by Yvonne Cossu-Alba

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 attitude toward the dialogue between the descendants of persecutees and the descendants of Nazi perpetrators. Here you can read her answers to some questions I asked her regarding the main themes of the discussion that took place during the workshop „Dialogue between the descendants of former concentration camp prisoners and the descendants of Nazi perpetrators“ during the Forum „Future of Remembrance“ held at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial on May 6, 2015.

“There is no hatred felt by the descendants of the victims toward the descendants of the perpetrators.”

19/01/202326/11/2015 by Yvonne Cossu-Alba

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 president of the Amicale de Neuengamme et de ses Kommandos, participated in the workshop „Dialogue between the descendants of former concentration camp prisoners and the descendants of Nazi perpetrators“ during the Forum „Future of Remembrance“ held at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial on May 6, 2015. Here are his answers to some questions I asked him about some of the main themes covered during the workshop discussions.

Pascal Rogers praises the dialogue between descendants of both concentration camp prisoners and nazi perpetrators

02/11/201726/11/2015 by Yvonne Cossu-Alba

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 March 1945, participated in the workshop „Dialogue between the descendants of former concentration camp prisoners and the descendants of Nazi perpetrators“ during the Forum „Future of Remembrance“ held at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial on May 6, 2015. Here are his answers to some questions I asked him about some of the main themes covered during the workshop discussions.