Interview with Prof. Dr. Rob van der Laarse
In a new expert talk (in English) Prof. Dr. Rob van der Laarse reflects on war and memory in Europe an on his research field Heritage und Memory Studies.
View ArticleNew Language Versions of the Online Archive
From July 11, 2014 the online archive "Forced Labor 1939-1945" will be available in both English and Russian.
View ArticleExhibition "Forced Labor" in Prague
From July 1 until October 31, 2013, the international exhibition "Forced Labor. The Germans, the Forced Laborers and the war" is on display in the Castle of Prague.
View ArticleNew: Testimony App for Android
The "Forced Labor" app by Berlin History Workshop with memories of witnesses is available for Android phones, too.
View ArticleSeminar and exhibition "Beyond Memorialisation"
The public seminar "Beyond Memorialisation. Design for Conflict Heritage" on April 30, 2014 addresses new forms of monuments in Berlin, Norway and Italy. With this English-language workshop, the...
View ArticleObituary Reinhard Florian (1923-1914)
On March 17, 2014, our interview partner Reinhard Florian died at the age of 91.
View ArticleColloquium "Belgians before Berlin Panel Courts"
"Belgians before Berlin Penal Courts - Forced Labor, Control and Repression in the Reichshauptstadt during the Second World War" - Lecture on the conference at March 20, 2014
View ArticleBook Launch and Discussion "Remembering Forced Labor. Audio and Video...
Tuesday, March 24, 2014 - 7 pmGerman Historical MuseumAuditorium (Pei-Building)Unter den Linden 210117 Berlin
View ArticleInterview with Ralph Giordano
In a new expert interview, the publicist Ralph Giordano reflects on the examination of National Socalism in Germany then and now.
View ArticleNew Feature: User Annotations
From now on, archive users can write comments on interview sequences and thus improve the online archive.
View ArticleConference Proceedings "Remembering Forced Labor. Audio and Video Testimonies...
The German-language book, published on Decemer 11, 2013, is based on an eponymous conference which was held in October 2012 in Berlin.
View ArticleTestifying in Nazi Trials
Between 1963 and 1965, the first criminal proceedings in German postwar history against SS guards at Auschwitz took place. The survivor Yehuda B. talks about his experiences as a witness.
View ArticleProject Presentation in Amsterdam
The 4-Day International Conference seeks to explore, from a range of comparative approaches and methodologies, how the space-times of memory in Europe and beyond are interpreted, (re)presented,...
View ArticleProject Presentation in Amsterdam
The 4-Day International Conference seeks to explore, from a range of comparative approaches and methodologies, how the space-times of memory in Europe and beyond are interpreted, (re)presented,...
View ArticleSummer School of the multimedia Archives
On the 25th of August, the Summer School of the Oral History Archives starts at Freie Universität Berlin. Key-subject of the one-week seminar is "Resistance to National Socialism."
View ArticleNew Article about the Archive in the EHRI-Newsletter
In the second issue of the newsletter, Jan Rietema examines the creation of the interview collection as well as the further development of the archive.
View ArticleForced Labor. The Testimony App by Berlin History Workshop
The smartphone app "Forced Labor" by Berlin History Workshop provides access to the memories of witnesses.
View ArticleContinuing of the project "Forced Labor 1939 - 1945"
Freie Universität Berlin, German Historical Museum Berlin and the Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future" continue their successful cooperation in the project "Forced Labor 1939 - 1945".
View ArticleNew Places of Remembrance and Exhibitions
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.
View ArticleExhibition "Forced Labor" in Warsaw
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.
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