News of the denk.mal Hannoverscher Bahnhof

‘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

End-of-year newsletter

End-of-year newsletter to the survivors of Neuengamme concentration camp, relatives of victims of Nazi persecution and friends of our memorial work. read more

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

“Without Any Hope of Return.” Deportation Gathering Points in Hamburg

A photo installation in the "Fuge" at denk.mal Hannoverscher Bahnhof, 27 April–31 October 2024 read more

‘Without Any Hope of Return’. Deportation gathering points in Hamburg

A photography installation in the Fuge at the denk.mal Hannoverscher Bahnhof memorial site, 27 April to 4 August 2024 read more

End-of-year newsletter 2023/2024

End-of-year newsletter to survivors, relatives of victims of Nazi persecution, and friends of our memorial work. read more

“History in the Present": Report from the 9th "Future of Remembrance" Forum

At the annual "Future of Remembrance" forum, descendants of victims and perpetrators of Nazi persecution met with memorial site staff and other interested parties to discuss issues related to the culture of remembrance. read more

Letter of Solidarity

Report from the commemorative event, "Meeting Erika," in memory of the deceased contemporary witness Erika Estis

On September 26, 2023, the Jewish Girls’ School Memorial and Educational Site in cooperation with the Research Centre for Contemporary History in Hamburg and the Foundation of Hamburg Memorials and Learning Centres invited guests to the Jewish Cultural House on Flora-Neumann-Strasse. Titled, "Meeting Erika," the event was held to commemorate the 100-year-old contemporary witness Erika Estis née Freundlich, who passed away on January 14, 2023. read more

Barbara Maass’ Visit to the denk.mal Hannoverscher Bahnhof Memorial Site

In mid-September, the denk.mal Hannoverscher Bahnhof team welcomed Barbara Maass from Montréal to the memorial site in HafenCity. She is the granddaughter of Adolf and Käthe Maass, who were both deported from Hamburg to Theresienstadt in July 1942 and murdered in Auschwitz in 1944. read more