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01.10.2024

Our new volunteers at the memorial introduce themselves!

The three volunteers Philipp, Ulyana and Gabriel are standing on the former roll call square at the Neuengamme concentration camp memorial site
The three volunteers Phillipp, Ulyana und Gabriel in Neuengamme
Photo: SHGL 2024

Since September, three volunteers have been supporting us at the foundation: Gabriel, Ulyana (both Action Reconciliation Service for Peace) and Philipp (Voluntary Social Year for Culture, FSJ). They will spend a year exploring the different departments and areas of the foundation and the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial and realising their own projects.

We asked them to introduce themselves:

"Hi, I'm Philipp, 19 years old and the new FSJ volunteer at the memorial. I am from Hamburg and wanted to use this year after my A-levels to gain some orientation and experience, which is why I wanted to do an FSJ. As I have been interested in history for a long time, I came across the position at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial. I'm looking forward to the year ahead!"

"Hello, my name is Gabriel and I am volunteering this year at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial. I’m 24 years old and come from the United States. Originally, I lived near the city of Detroit in the state of Michigan. I earned my Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and German at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I also participated in an exchange year at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich as a part of my studies. I’m looking forward to working with the public relations team and improving my skills using social media."

"Hi! My name is Ulyana! I am 23 years old and was born in Russia. I studied English and German as a teaching degree in Volgograd and later began a Master's program in Educational Design in Moscow. This year, I am working in the archive, where I research history, respond to requests for locating detainees, and translate reports of Soviet captives. What is especially important to me is finding my own relative, who was imprisoned in a concentration camp during World War II but never revealed which camp exactly. I wish peace to everyone and am very happy to be part of the memorial."