In July 1942, Jews from Hamburg were deported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp and to the Theresienstadt ghetto. Thus, after a seven-month interruption, the National Socialists continued the deportations that led thousands to their deaths. The Foundation of Hamburg Memorials and Learning Centres, the VHS-Gedenk- und Bildungsstätte Israelitische Töchterschule, and the Institute for the History of German Jews (IGdJ) would like to commemorate these historic events, which will reach their 80th anniversary in 2022, with a jointly organized event on July 3, 2022.

On that day, a performance reading will take place at 11 a.m. at denk.mal Hannoverscher Bahnhof in Lohsepark at the historic deportation site. Members of the student theater group Kalliope Universitätstheater e.V. will provide insights into the historical events based on contemporary observations as well as retrospectively written memoirs of contemporary witnesses. In farewell letters or diary entries, the victims as well as those who observed the events have their say. For the deportations took place before the eyes of the Hamburg public and were also noticed by them.

When.

Sunday, July 3, 2022, 11 a.m.

Where?

denk.mal Hannoverscher Bahnhof, in Lohsepark (Hafencity)

Contact: schluesseldokumente@igdj-hh.de