Save the Date: Commemorative Events 80th Anniversary of the Liberation, Beginning of May 2025
Saturday, May 3, 2025
10:30 am, Cap Arcona Memorial, Neustadt in Holstein:
Commemorative ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the bombing of prisoner’s ships in the bay of Neustadt, followed by a boat trip to the sites of the sinking of the ships
4:30 pm, Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial, Brickworks:
Commemorative event followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the International Monument
8:00 pm, H4 Hotel Hamburg-Bergedorf:
Solemn Reception and dinner for invited guests
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial:
10:00 am, International Monument:
Presentation of the new country memorial sign at the International Monument
10:00 am to 12:30 pm, Plattenhaus:
Space to Remember: Open printing workshop for relatives of former concentration camp prisoners
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, Brickworks:
Space to Remember: Public poster presentation
All day long:
Event tents next to the International Monument:
Tent of diverse remembrance with a program by and for the civil society
Meeting tent at the Space to Remember:
Opportunities to connect while having coffee and cake
Various locations across the memorial grounds:
Commemorative ceremonies for different groups of persecuted people
Monday, May 5, 2025
10:00 am to 12:00 am, Study Center of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial:
Talks with survivors and relatives of former concentration camp prisoners for school students
In the Evening, KörberHaus Hamburg-Bergedorf:
Talk with second-generation relatives of former concentration camp prisoners
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
In the Evening, Hamburg Central Library:
Mémoire à quatre voix: Talk with two relatives of former concentration camp prisoners and two descendants of NS perpetrators
Wednesday and Thursday, May 7–8, 2025
In the Morning, various locations in Hamburg city center:
Dramatic lecture “Voices of the Liberated”
Saturday, May 10, 2025
In the Evening, Kampnagel Internationale Kulturfabrik:
Concert “The Liberation” by the Marc-Sinan-Company