News

04.03.2020

Following the Trail of the Dead Uncle

Marius Woltjer was 28 when he died in the Neuengamme concentration camp in February 1945. Less than nine months earlier he was arrested as a resistance fighter in the Netherlands. Following his imprisonment in Vught and Sachsenhausen concentration camps, he arrived in Neuengamme in October 1944 and was probably transferred on to the Husum-Schwesing satellite camp. read more

21.02.2020

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Excavators and other construction equipment were set up months ago to start the construction of the hotel and office building in Lohsepark, HafenCity. As of 2023 the building will host the Hannoverscher Bahnhof Documentation Center on the ground floor. On February 17, 2020 a groundbreaking ceremony was held to mark the start of the construction. read more

04.01.2020

#75liberation

What does liberation mean? What did it mean to concentration camp prisoners? What happened in the days before the liberation? What is the purpose of memorial sites? On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the end of the war and the liberation of concentration camps, memorial sites, which serve as reminders of the Nazi injustice, would like to raise the awareness of the topic in the social media in 2020. read more

19.12.2019

Year-end circular letter

Dear Madam, dear Sir, dear Friends, This year again we would like to write to you personally with a year-end circular letter to thank you for all your support and give you a brief review of all the topics that have kept the Concentration Camp Memorial busy over the past year. read more

03.12.2019

Amicale Internationale KZ Neuengamme Elects New Board of Directors

The Amicale Internationale KZ Neuengamme (AIN) elected a new board of directors on November 16, 2019. The AIN is an umbrella organization which represents national associations of former prisoners of the Neuengamme concentration camp as well as their relatives and friends. The new president is Martine Letterie from the Netherlands. read more

30.04.2018

News

Following the Trail of the Dead Uncle

Groundbreaking Ceremony

#75liberation

Year-end circular letter

Amicale Internationale KZ Neuengamme Elects New Board of Directors

Art project to commemorate the children of Bullenhuser Damm

Remembering the Children of Bullenhuser Damm

Commemoration Ceremony at Bullenhuser Damm with a Special Guest

International Youth Meeting Project: Remember Bullenhuser Damm