Berlin and the Sachsenhausen concentration camp

It was located north of Berlin, just eight kilometers from the city limits. The "concentration camp near the Reich capital" was established in the run-up to the 1936 Summer Olympics. Between 1936 and 1945, 200,000 people were deprived of their freedom and tortured there. Tens of thousands died. What significance does Sachsenhausen have for Berliners today? On the anniversary of the liberation, the Berlin State Agency for Political Education and the Friends of the Sachsenhausen Memorial are turning their attention to Sachsenhausen. The event will explore the connections between the then Reich capital, Berlin, and the concentration camp in the Sachsenhausen district of Oranienburg. The significance of the historical site, as well as the current memorial, will be examined from a scholarly and didactic perspective. Finally, the family experiences of people whose relatives were imprisoned in Sachsenhausen will be discussed. The event is aimed at everyone interested in the history and present of Sachsenhausen. In particular, multipliers in youth and adult education receive concrete suggestions and contacts for historical educational work.