Remembrance Podcasts

Discover a largely overlooked chapter of history with a new podcast series on the persecution of queer people under National Socialism! Ten students from Germany and Poland came together for a summer school at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial to explore this neglected topic. Through research, consultations with historians, and archival materials, they’ve created powerful podcast episodes that offer personal insights into the lives of queer individuals during and after the Nazi regime. These episodes, while not academic, fill a vital gap in queer history, shedding light on stories of lesbian victims, the targeting of transgender individuals, and the post-war struggles of the LGBTQ+ community. Tune in to hear these moving accounts and help bring this marginalized history into focus. The summer school “Remembrance Podcasts: Persecution of queer people under National Socialism” was realised by Deutsche Gesellschaft e.V. in cooperation with GFPS-Polska. The project is funded by the EVZ Foundation and the Federal Foreign Office as part of the programme YOUNG PEOPLE remember. This publication does not represent the opinion of the EVZ Foundation. The authors bear responsibility for any statements contained herein. For a list of sources used by the students, please visit: http://remembrancepodcasts.deutsche-gesellschaft-ev.de #queerhistory