Voices of the Next Generations
Next generations of former prisoners of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp tell their stories
Voices
The video „Shoe Test #2“ explores a forced, day long march of 40 kilometres based on the testimonies of George Saxon’s father, who was subjected to the ’shoe testing track‘ as part of a punishment unit at Sachsenhausen.
With the launch of “Generations in dialogue – Empowering descendants to keep memory alive” the Young Committee of the Amicale Internationale de Neuengamme & Voices of the Next Generations Sachsenhausen take on a pioneer role within remembrance work.
Elias Mendel uses excerpts from a letter in his family archive to create a charcoal stop-motion animation, drawing over the reprinted letter.
Danielle Chaimovitz reflects on the reponsibility of descendants to remember and on a promise that she made to herself while attending the commemoration event on January 27 2023.
In her film ‚Sad Eyes‘, Petra Hörig brings together portraits of men who were imprisoned in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp with the music of Marius Flothuis.
Why we are here
In October 2021 around 20 descendants of former Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp prisoners started the project Voices of the next generations. This website provides a platform for personal, historical and artistic reflections on the ongoing effects of persecution and murder at National Socialism. All the descendants of former Sachsenhausen concentration camp prisoners are invited to share their voices, to discuss how history continues to influence societies today and to shape the future of remembrance. What is your story? [ more ]
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27 January 2023 Amelie Reichmuth art Bruno Schwarz commemoration cycle of trauma drawing empowerment event family chiucconi Family Eberl family Einhaus family historiy family history family Hörig Family Lemaire Family Mendel Family Reichmuth family snep family witkowski Fanciska Henning future of remembrance George Saxon Great Britain hirsz litmanowicz History holocaust remembrance day Jan Lemaire Marius Flothuis Men in Zebra motivation music Netherlands related remember report Sachsenhausen Shoe Testing Track speech statement survivors Symposium Video Young Committee of the Amicale Internationale de Neuengamme