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20.11.2025

My Grandfather's Suitcase

Today, Martine Letterie donated an object of great significance to her family's history to the archives of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial: When Martinus Letterie was deported to the Neuengamme concentration camp, he had a suitcase with him. After his death, the suitcase was returned to the family. read more

Suitcase of the Letterie family with the portrait of Martinus Letterie

18.11.2025

On the trail of their persecuted family in Hamburg

In September 2025, descendants of the Oppenheim family visited the Fuhlsbüttel Memorial, the Hannoverscher Bahnhof Memorial and the Stadthaus Remembrance Site. Together with Sabine Brunotte, who researched their ancestors for the Stolperstein initiative, they set out to trace their family's history in Hamburg. read more

The descendants of the Oppenheim couple are standing in the historical site Stadthaus. They are listening to a member of the foundation's staff.

30.09.2025

Personal Item Belonging to a Victim of Nazi Persecution Returns

On Saturday, a special handover took place at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial: the ring belonging to former Neuengamme concentration camp prisoner Czesław Drozdzyniak was returned to his nephew Michel Drozdzyniak. He was accompanied by his sister and his wife. read more

portrait photo in black and white of Czesław Drozdzyniak in a suit

28.08.2025

A Day for Relatives

A day for relatives of former prisoners of the Neuengamme concentration camp and victims of Nazi persecution: meeting, exchange, writing workshop read more

Victoria Toth zeigt auf einer Veranstaltung auf eine

27.05.2025

Stolen Memory - Exhibition at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial

From 5 to 25 June 2025, we will be showing the #StolenMemory exhibition by the Arolsen Archives about personal belongings of concentration camp prisoners. read more

Bild von Familienfotos, Schmuck und einem Kreuz neben einer Papiertasche. Dies sind Effekten von Neonella Doboitschina, die u.a. in einem Außenlager des KZ Neuengamme inhaftiert war

04.04.2025

‘I had returned. Alone.’ – The end of the war and the liberation in 1945 from the perspective of Hamburg survivors of Nazi persecution

An open-air exhibition in the ‘Fuge’ at denk.mal Hannoverscher Bahnhof memorial site, Lohsepark HafenCity. Exhibition run: 28 April – 31 October 2025 read more

30.01.2025

Invitation: New posters for A Space to Remember

On the 4th of May, 2025, the anniversary of Neuengamme’s liberation, new posters will be presented at the "Space to Remember" at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial. Are you interested in creating a remembrance poster for your relative? read more

04.11.2024

Visit by Julia Maria Hochfeld Baker at the Hannoverscher Bahnhof Commemorative Site

On October 29, 2024, Julia Maria Hochfeld Baker and her grandson Israel Hochfeld Baker Monteiro from Brazil visited the Hannoverscher Bahnhof Commemorative Site. Sabine Brunotte from the Stumbling Stone Initiative accompanied them. Julia Maria Hochfeld Baker's grandparents, Alfred Hochfeld and Julie Hochfeld, née Linz, were deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto on July 15, 1942 via the Hannoverscher Bahnhof. read more

An elderly woman and a man stand in front of a row of name plaques. The man has his arm around the older woman's shoulders. Behind the name plaques are railway tracks.

24.08.2024

Two commemorative visits from Belgium

We are grateful for the visit of two Belgian groups on their commemorative trips to the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial on Saturday 24 August 2024. read more

15.04.2024

A suitcase full of exciting papers

In the summer of 2022, the Hansen family took a special suitcase with them on their journey from Denmark to Hamburg. It contained historical documents and drawings by three Danish artists, Thorvald C. Hansen, Preben Holm Hansen, and Ib Holm Hansen. This special collection can now be found in the archive of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial. read more