Review – Poster presentation at the Space to Remember on 2 May 2023

27/10/2023 by Gyde Soenksen

It took a few days to process all the impressions of our trip to Neuengamme. So many impressions and special moments. – At first I thought the term ‘connectedness’ referred to meeting at the poster boards and being active together there. But the meaning goes much deeper when you consider that by creating a poster, … Read more

Documentation of the commemoration ceremony on the 77th anniversary of the bombing of the prisoner ships in Neustadt Bay now online

11/04/2023 by Gyde Soenksen

On 02 and 03 May 2022, relatives and other interested people gathered to commemorate the victims of the ship catastrophe in the Bay of Lübeck on 03 May 1945. You can now find the documentation of the commemoration on the YouTube channel of the Amicale Internationale KZ Neuengamme. The Amicale Internationale KZ Neuengamme (AIN), in … Read more

The February strike in the Netherlands, 1941

08/02/2023 by Bruno Neurath-Wilson

Martinus Letterie, Henk Robeer, Gerrit Meerbeek… if the word was not so cliched – they could be called heroes. They did something that was not only very courageous, but quite literally unique in Europe: they encouraged their colleagues and the workforces of other factories to go on strike. But not to strike for more pay … Read more

The story of Wim Aloserij travels the world

07/02/202320/10/2022 by Frank Krake

On April 4, 2018, Wim Aloserij proudly presented “his” book to Sybrand Buma, the then parliamentary group leader of the Dutch party “Christen-Democratisch Appèl”. The venue was the Kamp Amersfoort memorial, where around 80 guests and family members had gathered. Buma humbly accepted the book, entitled “The Last Witness” (literal translation from Dutch, English title: … Read more

77th Anniversary of the Bombing of the Prisoner Ships in Neustadt Bay – The Importance of Commemoration

30/04/202217/04/2022 by Gyde Soenksen

A catastrophe occurred in the Bay of Lübeck shortly before the end of the Second World War in Europe. On May 03, 1945, the British Royal Air Force bombed the cargo ship “Thielbek” and the passenger ship “Cap Arcona”, which were anchored in Lübeck Bay off Neustadt, assuming that there were German troops on the … Read more

BEING IN PEACE / ÉSSER EN PAU / SER EN PAZ: AN INITIATIVE THAT CONNECTS RECENT PAST AND REMOTE PAST OF SEVERAL GENERATIONS

23/11/202003/08/2020 by Jordi Palou-Loverdos

We have reflected on previous occasions on initiatives aimed at repairing the damaged social fabric caused by direct, cultural and structural violence, such as the Spanish Civil War (1936) and the Franco dictatorship (1939-1975) or the Rwandan Civil War (1990-1994) and the systematic massacres that occurred in that context (1990-2000)¹: the shadows of these individual … Read more

Between Franco and the “Memoria Histórica”

23/07/202019/07/2020 by Barbara Brix

Mitglieder der Memoire a 4 voix auf dem Podium in Barcelona

Barbara Brix has been engaged in memory culture for years. In 2006 she began to deal with her father’s history during National Socialism in more detail than before. As a doctor, he was part of the so-called “Einsatzgruppen” (task forces) responsible for the murder of countless people in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Together with two … Read more

Working for a Place of Exchange: SCI-Workcamp at Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial

16/10/201904/09/2019 by Hewad Alikhil and Cindy Tian

Hewad Alikhil and Cindy Tian are the camp leaders of this years International Summer Workcamp at Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial, that is organized by the Service Civil International (SCI). Hewad and Cindy wrote an article about the voluntary work of the 12 participants from all over the world and what motivated them to travel to … Read more

Amicale Internationale Neuengamme launches Young Committee for the next generations

13/05/201908/05/2019 by Tom Devos

On May 1st, 2019 the Amicale Internationale KZ Neuengamme founded a new committee to represent 3rd and 4th generation descendants of victims and survivors of the Neuengamme concentration camp. It will focus on building a global network of descendants, supporting family history research and developing educational material for remembrance education. The needs of the younger … Read more

Standing together: The Forum “Future of Remembrance” 2017

18/11/202019/06/2017 by Alexandra Cain

Sharing one’s family history, fighting against today’s racism and discrimination and creating a pan-European culture of remembrance

The third annual Forum “Future of Remembrance” was held by the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial on May 1 and May 2, 2017. 65 participants were in attendance from several European countries including Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia and Russia. Among them were descendants of victims of Nazi persecution, descendants of Nazi perpetrators, representatives of institutions concerned with remembering and researching Nazi crimes as well as young adults from Hamburg and other interested individuals.