Participative Readings on January 27 - Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism
Every year on January 27, the Ravensbrück Memorial invites visitors to a participative reading on the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism. The memorial day commemorates the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp by the Red Army in 1945. For several years now, the Ravensbrück Memorial has organized a joint reading on this day from the memories and testimonies of survivors of the Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Each year, the event is dedicated to a specific historical topic or a particular phase of the camp's history. The script is always based on the focus of the memorial service in the German Bundestag. Both individual stories and the collective experiences of those imprisoned in Ravensbrück are to bear witness in the readings. The aim is to present the effects of persecution and prison conditions from constantly changing perspectives, to allow voices that have received little attention to date to have their say and also to highlight moments of resistance and solidarity among the prisoners.
The readings invite all interested individuals to make the voices of the victims and survivors collectively heard. The event offers an opportunity to reflect together and actively take responsibility for remembering.
The next Participative Reading will take place on January 27, 2025 from 11.00 am - 1.00 pm. We would be delighted if you would like to participate in the reading again or for the first time and give us feedback (to Ingrid Bettwieser: bettwieseraravensbrueckode) by 20.01.2025 so that we can send you the text. You can find more information about the event here.
