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Welcome to the GHWK website
(www.ghwk.de).

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GHWK is a German abbreviation
that stands for:

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House of the Wannsee Conference,
Memorial and Educational Site.

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The GHWK documents and reflects
on the Wannsee Conference,

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which took place
on 20 January 1942.

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Fifteen representatives of the Nazi Party,
the occupation administration,

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the SS and police, and various ministries
coordinated the state-organised

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mass murder of
European Jews here.

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Today, the GHWK is a place of remembrance,
education and research on the persecution

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and murder of
European Jews.

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Our permanent exhibition across
nine rooms provides information

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about the history of the Wannsee Conference,
the Holocaust, and its consequences.

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It was designed according to
the principle of 'design for all’.

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While all videos are
subtitled in English,

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there are no offerings in
International Sign Language.

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In addition to guided tours, the Memorial
and Educational Site offers seminars

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and workshops for
young people and adults.

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These take place
in the seminar house.

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Topics include anti-Semitism
then and now, deportations,

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flight and exile, expropriation and
the behaviour of the majority society.

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The core of the educational program
consists of occupation-related seminars,

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such as those for professionals in the police,
armed forces, administration, judiciary,

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social work
and care.

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There is also a library
named after Joseph Wulf.

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Wulf was a Jewish resistance fighter,
Auschwitz survivor and historian.

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As early as 1965, he called for
a documentation centre

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to be established in the
House of the Wannsee Conference.

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The Joseph Wulf Library contains
over 75,000 media items:

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books, magazines, films
and audio materials.

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The library is open Monday
to Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

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The garden and permanent exhibition
are open seven days a week, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.,

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with a few closing days
listed on the website.

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The website also offers
digital and inclusive services.

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These include virtual exhibition
tours, such as those in the web app.

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You can use the web
app from home, too.

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By the way: the videos and our
English-language podcast

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"Wannsee. Looking at the International
Dimension of the Holocaust“

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are either subtitled or have
full-text searchable transcripts.

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Detailed information on accessibility
can be found in the evaluation report

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of the 'Accessible Germany’
programme.

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If you are interested
in our work and events,

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you can subscribe
to our newsletter.

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