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New Places of Remembrance and Exhibitions

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:53:00 GMT

This spring - 80 years after the handover of power to the Nazis and 67 years after the liberation - new projects of rememberance in Berlin offer information also on the history of forced labor.

Exhibition "Forced Labor" in Warsaw

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:40:00 GMT

From January 9 until March 8, 2013, the international exhibition "Forced Labor. The Germans, the Forced Laborers and the war" is on display in the Royal Palace of Warsaw.

Obituary Claudio Sommaruga

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:30:00 GMT

On November 4, 2012, our interview partner Claudio Sommaruga died at the age of 92.

Second Edition Educational Material

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:02:00 GMT

The educational material about "Forced Labor 1939-1945" is available in a second edition since december, 2011. Video DVD, learning software and teachers' book can be purchased at Federal Agency for Civic Education.

Conference "Remembering Forced Labor. Audio and Video Testimonies in the Digital World"

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:13:00 GMT

October, 4^th – 6^th 2012 at Freie Universität Berlin

70 years ago: The "Ostarbeiter-Erlasse"

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:15:00 GMT

A Ukrainian testimony on the consequences of the "Ostarbeiter-Erlasse" of Feb. 20, 1942 - An Interviewer talks about her interviews with former "Ostarbeiter"

New project day on the Auschwitz Trial

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

At the second day of "Victims' Voices at the Perpetrators' Site" in the "Topograpy of Terror", students do research on witnesses and perpetrators at Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial (1963-65).

Testifying in Nazi Trials

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:13:00 GMT

On december 15, 1961, the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem ended with a death sentence. The Jewish Auschwitz survivor and artist Yehuda B. testified against Adolf Eichmann and - two years later - at the Auschwitz trial in Frankfurt.

With Stamp and Signature

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:20:00 GMT

Documents on Nazi Forced Labor - A Digital Workshop for Interpreting Historical Sources

Workshop Oberhausen

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:40:00 GMT

November 24 - 26, 2011: Presentation of educational material at workshop in North Rhine Westphalia

Conference in Moscow

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:43:00 GMT

On November 14 and 15, 2011, German Historical Institute Moscow organized the international conference "Forced Labor for the Reich 1941–1945. Practice and Memory in German and Russian perspectives". Our team member Cord Pagenstecher discussed new research questions.

New Oral History Archive

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:33:00 GMT

Freie Universität Berlin First Institution in Germany to Provide Access to Digital Oral History Collection "Refugee Voices" of Association of Jewish Refugees

Award for Learning Software

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:24:00 GMT

"Video Testimonies for School Education" has been awarded „Best Learning Software History/Politics“ and overall winner of the category "Children aged 10 years or older"

"Slave Labor" in the Nuremberg Trial

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:13:00 GMT

On October 1, 1946 the Nuremberg Trial sentenced "Slave Labor" as one of the main Nazi war crimes. Has Forced Labor been slavery?

Voices of the Victims at the Site of the Perpetrators

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:46:00 GMT

Cooperation Agreement between Freie Universität Berlin and Topography of Terror Documentation Center

Workshop Prague

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:46:00 GMT

On september 14, 2011 Dr. Cord Pagenstecher presents the education material “Video Testimonies for School Education" at a Czech-German expert meeting in Prague.

Obituary Helena Bohle-Szacki

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:06:00 GMT

On August 21, 2011, our interview partner Helena Bohle-Szacki passed away, at the age of 83.

Exhibition "The Police and the Nazi Regime"

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:13:00 GMT

Within the exhibition at German Historical Museum, the treatment of forced laborers by the German police is adressed, too - amongst other sources, with interview excerpts from the online archive "Forced Labor 1939-1945".

Exhibition "Forced Labor" in Moscow

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:39:00 GMT

Since June 22, 1941, the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 in Moscow presents the international exhibition "Forced Labor. The Germans, the Forced Laborers and the war".

Remembering June 22, 1941

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:08:00 GMT

German Attack on Sovjet Union. Video clip from three testimonies

Teacher Training Celle

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:35:00 GMT

June 1: Presentation of new educational material at teachers' training together with Bergen-Belsen Memorial

New Research Tools on Nazi Forced Labor

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:48:00 GMT

The information portal of the Federal Archives "Forced Labor in the National Socialist State" and the online archive "Forced Labor 1939-1945" have been linked to provide metasearch access.

Oral History Interviews in the Classroom

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:37:00 GMT

New multimedia teaching material available

Teacher Training at Freie Universität Berlin

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:38:00 GMT

February, 10: Presentation of new educational material at teachers' training

Project presentation at society for research on World War II

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:55:00 GMT

February, 8: Presentation of the online archive at Berlin Society for Research on Fascism and World War

Indexing Process – Main Focus of the Project in 2011

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:43:00 GMT

Center for Digital Systems (CeDiS) participates in interview-indexing process

Talk with the Survivor Helena Bohle-Szacki and Presentation of Educational Material

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:22:00 GMT

January 10th, 2011 at 6 pm, Jewish Museum Berlin

Exhibition “Forced Labor” at the Jewish Museum Berlin

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:11:00 GMT

Until 30 January 2011: The Jewish Museum Berlin is showing the comprehensive exhibition "Forced Labor. The Germans, the Forced Laborers and the War".

Israeli-German Expert Meeting

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:40:00 GMT

At this bilateral seminar (24/25 november 2010) on pedagogical work with testimonies the educational material of "Forced Labor 1939-1945" and "Zeugen der Shoah".

Publication "Hitler's Slaves"

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:23:00 GMT

This English version of the German book "Hitlers Sklaven" describes the interview collection of the online archive "Forced Labor 1939-1945".

Survey on Forced Labor

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:05:00 GMT

The extent of forced labor under National Socialism is underestimated by most Germans. This was the outcome of a recent survey. There is, however, a strong interest in this theme – particularly among young people.

Teacher Training at the Jewish Museum Berlin

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:40:00 GMT

September 30th: Presentation of the educational materials at the teacher training workshop “Forced labor under National Socialism in schools and the classroom” at the Jewish Museum in Berlin.

Oral History Interviews for the Classroom: Keeping memory alive and imparting history

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:41:00 GMT

New multimedia teaching material on forced labor presented to public.

New archive version online

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:29:00 GMT

Additional search functionality - Growing number of indexed interviews

Presence at "didacta 2010"

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:53:00 GMT

The educational materials of the multimedia archive projects "Forced Labor 1939-1945. Memory and History" and "Witnesses of the Shoah. The Visual History Archive in School Education" will be introduced at the education fair "didacta" from March 16th to March 20th in Cologne.

Essay Collection on Video Interviews

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:42:00 GMT

The collection of the Foundation “Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe” includes contributions about archiving and exploring/indexing video interviews of survivors including texts on the projects "Forced Labor 1939-1945" and "Visual History Archive". Being the voice of the murdered on the one hand and on the other speaking as "I" – this is what many holocaust survivors consider to be their task and responsibility.

Forecast 2010

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:48:00 GMT

The focus of the project "Forced Labor1939-1945" in 2010 will be on the completion of the work on teaching and learning material for use in schools education in Germany. Furthermore the archive platform will be enhanced and expanded by new interesting aspect through the continuous scholarly translation and indexing of the interviews.

2009 in Retrospect

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:43:00 GMT

Project "Forced Labor 1939-1945" is looking back on a year 2009 full of events.