Filozofija i drustvo 2012 Volume 23, Issue 4, Pages: 139-147
https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1204139N
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Germany’s memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe: Debates and reactions
Neumärker Uwe (Foundation “Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe” Berlin, Germany)
The article outlines the history of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of
Europe in Berlin as a very good example of how long any such procedure is,
from idea to realization, as well as how strong the debate how and whom to
commemorate. Federal Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe also
supervised Memorial to the Murdered Sinti and Roma, Memorial to the
Homosexuals Persecuted under the National Socialist Regime and the Memorial
to mass murder of patients from mental hospitals. Besides that, the author
analyzes the initiatives and sollutions for other monuments in Germany’s
capital New Guard Room, as well as the Concentration Camp Sachsenhausen near
Berlin.
Keywords: The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin, Nazi period, citizens’ initiative