Seminář: Breaking anonymity. Research on victims of the National Socialist “euthanasia” in Pirna-Sonnenstein and Großschweidnitz
Srdečně zveme na další z pravidelných seminářů Ústavu pro soudobé dějiny AV ČR, který se koná ve středu 26. listopadu 2025 od 16:00 ve studovně ÚSD (Vlašská 355/9).
The talk will deal with the Nazi “euthanasia” programme in Saxony. Central to the research into this complex of crimes are the memorial sites in Pirna-Sonnenstein (since 2000) and Großschweidnitz (since 2023) which were both established through civil engagement. The victims of the various “euthanasia” phases have been the focus of their work. At the beginning of the research process, not even the names of the victims were known at either site. Today their names are known and biographies of the victims are an important part of exhibitions, publications and educational work. The aim of the talk is to show how both memorial sites dealt with biographies and what information can be obtained from sources such as patient files beyond the individual fates of the victims. In addition, the biographies of the victims show that not only Germans were killed in Pirna-Sonnenstein and Großschweidnitz during the “euthanasia” programme. This will be illustrated by examples of Czechoslovakian patients.
Zájemci o online připojení si mohou vyžádat odkaz na Zoom na adrese hait@tu-dresden.de.
Vystupující: Christoph Hanzig (TU Dresden)
Komentují: Jaromír Mrňka (DHI/FHS UK) a Tereza Štěpková (Antikomplex)
Upozorňujeme, že ze semináře bude pořizován audiozáznam, jenž bude následně dostupný na ústavním webu a Spotify.