Pre-Site Visit Reflection The 2008 Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted under National Socialism was erected to commemorate those persecuted for their sexuality under the Nazi edition of the anti-homosexuality law Paragraph 175. Although the law itself exclusively concerned gay men, other queer people were persecuted under the Nazi regime. Over 50,000 convictions were made under the… Continue reading Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under National Socialism – By C. Watt
Category: Germany
Berlin Memorial for the Sinti and Roma – By Olivia
Pre-Site Visit Reflection The Berlin Memorial for Sinti and Roma is located in the Tiergarten and was completed in October 2012. Designed by Dani Karavan, the monument consists of a round water basin with a triangular stone stele in the centre. A fresh flower is placed on the stele daily, both to remember the murdered… Continue reading Berlin Memorial for the Sinti and Roma – By Olivia
Sachsenhausen Museum and Memorial – By Marisa
Pre-Site Visit Reflections Sachsenhausen concentration camp opened in July of 1936. It was one of the earliest concentration camps and was created as a way to train soldiers, and detain “enemies of the state” in the early years of Hitler and the Nazi’s Third Reich. At that point, they were quite focused on vocal political… Continue reading Sachsenhausen Museum and Memorial – By Marisa
Rosenstraße Memorial/Block der Frauen – By Alex
For my memorial site, I have the privilege of researching, presenting, and eventually visiting the Block der Frauen, or Block of Women, a memorial to the Rosenstraße protest that occurred in Berlin between February 27th and March 6th in 1943. This memorial interested me as it is very visually interesting, and I felt that my education in… Continue reading Rosenstraße Memorial/Block der Frauen – By Alex