Crimes Uncovered. The First Generation of Holocaust Researchers
An online exhibition presented by the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union in Brussels – in cooperation with the Portuguese Permanent Representation to the European Union and the Permanent Representation to the European Union of the Republic of Slowenia
This exhibition by the Memorial and Educational Site House of the Wannsee Conference, the Touro College Berlin and The Wiener Holocaust Library traces the stories and the legacies of the individuals and institutions who worked during and immediately after the Holocaust to record and collect information of atrocities and bring perpetrators to justice.
During the Holocaust, in camps and in ghettos, the incarcerated documented the facts and gathered evidence. After the war, in a variety of countries and organizations, this work continued, and attention turned towards prosecution of perpetrators and towards prevention of genocides and antisemitism.
Programme - join the Livestream here
10.00 a.m.
Greetings by the Trio Presidency of Germany, Portugal and Slovenia in the EU
10.20 a.m.
The First Generation of Holocaust Researchers: Video presentation of nine biographies from the exhibition by student curators of Touro College Berlin Lea Feibusch, Nicole Henzler, Nora Huberty, Till Stumpf and Romina Wiegemann. Introduction by chief curators Professor Stephan Lehnstaedt and Dr Hans-Christian Jasch
10.50 a.m.
Panel Talk: Crimes Uncovered – Lessons and Legacies of the Holocaust Research Pioneers with
- Ambassador Michaela Küchler (Special Representative for Relations with Jewish Organisations, Issues Relating to Antisemitism, International Sinti and Roma Affairs, and Holocaust Remembrance)
- Bini Guttmann (President of the European Union of Jewish Students)
- Deborah Hartmann (Director of the Memorial and Educational Site House of the Wannsee Conference)
11.20 a.m.
Launch of the online exhibition “Crimes Uncovered. The First Generation of Holocaust Researchers”: