Links
The following list of links include documentation centers, further educational offers and memorial sites.
Sites of Jewish Life and Jewish History in Hamburg
FHH A new flyer issued by the Department of Culture, Sport and Media highlights 30 sites related to Jewish life in past and present history. Short texts in German, English and Hebrew provide details on the sites marked on the map. Available free of charge at hamburgmuseum, the Tourist Information offices at the central train station (Wandelhalle) and in the port, and at Café Leonar. (PDF, 5.5 MB) Download PDF , 5.97 MB
Memorial Sites in Hamburg – A Directory of Sites Commemorating the Years 1933 to 1945
Published by the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial and the Hamburg Central Agency for Political Education on behalf of the Hamburg City Parliament and the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Updated reprint 2008. (PDF, 1.1 MB) Download PDF , 1.13 MB
Documentation and Cultural Center of German Sinti and Roma
“The center sees itself as a museum of contemporary history and a site of historic commemoration while also acting as a place of meeting and dialogue. Human rights are an issue of core importance in its communication work. This forum for other minority groups is designed to give a voice to those who are currently victims of discrimination and racial violence.” »
Forschungsstelle für Zeitgeschichte in Hamburg
“The Forschungsstelle für Zeitgeschichte in Hamburg (Contemporary History Research Center) contributes to research of 20th century history with particular emphasis on the history of Hamburg and northern Germany. Research findings are made available to local citizens in books and essays, talks and seminars and open to general academic discussion.” »
HafenCity Hamburg
“HafenCity Hamburg GmbH is the 100-percent municipal developer of HafenCity, Hamburg’s new district on the River Elbe. It is in charge of clearing, developing, marketing and selling land areas, building flood-protected streets, bridges, squares and parks. It promotes art and culture. And in cooperation with the Office for Urban Planning and the Environment it performs broad control functions in urban planning and architectural competitions.” »
Hamburger Institut für Sozialforschung
“The Hamburger Institut für Sozialforschung (Hamburg Institute of Social Research) was founded in 1984 and is a foundation under public law whose primary purpose is the commissioning and implementation of research projects and the organization of conferences and workshops related to social research.” »
Institut für die Geschichte der deutschen Juden
“The Hamburg Institut für die Geschichte der deutschen Juden (Institute of the History of German Jews) was established in 1966. It was the first institute in Germany committed solely to researching the past and present history of Jews living in Germany. As a foundation under public law the institute is funded by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.” »
Jüdische Gemeinde in Hamburg
“The Jewish Community in Hamburg, with approx. 3500 members, is one of the largest Jewish communities in Germany and forms an independent association within the nationwide Central Council of Jews in Germany.” »
Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial
“The memorial erected on this historical site commemorates over 100,000 people imprisoned in the largest concentration camp in northwestern Germany during the Second World War. Exhibitions at the Neuengamme concentration camp since October 1981 focus on its history. A memorial and documentation center was established on the grounds of the former prisoners’ barracks and in 2005 a new memorial was opened featuring a center for exhibitions, international exchange and research study.” »
Landeszentrale für politische Bildung
“The Landeszentrale für politische Bildung (Hamburg Central Agency for Political Education) is part of the Department for School and Vocational Education of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, and the central office and service facility for political education in the Hamburg city-state, thus fulfilling a public mission: political education is an obligation the state has towards its citizens.” »
Rom und Cinti Union e.V.
“The Rom and Cinti Union in Hamburg is a non-profit organization. Its purpose is to establish the necessary conditions for preserving the cultural identity of Roma and Cinti as a minority group on a legal, social and personal level. This includes measures of social support, self-help, education and child care as well as the motivation and support of Cinti and Roma families living in Germany. In addition, the association researches the causes leading to emergency situations, opportunities and methods.” »
Stolpersteine in Hamburg (Stumbling Blocks)
“Gunter Demnig, a sculptor from Cologne, who began the project Stolpersteine in 1995 by commemorating Nazi victims with little memorial squares and installing them in the sidewalk in front of the buildings where the deported individuals had lived or worked. The stumbling blocks are brass-plated concrete squares measuring 10 x 10 x 10 cm and inscribed with the names and key dates of each victim.” »
Werkstatt der Erinnerung
“The Werkstatt der Erinnerung (Workshop of Memories) is the oral history archive of the Forschungsstelle für Zeitgeschichte in Hamburg (Contemporary Research Center in Hamburg). The bulk of its collection is interviews with those persecuted by the Nazi regime. Together, the collection of interviews outlines various aspects of history in Germany and Hamburg from the beginning of the Weimar Republic up through the 1970s. The collection currently numbers more than 1000 interviews and continues to grow.” »