Voices of the Next Generations

Next generations of former prisoners of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp tell their stories

Why we are here

In October 2021 around 20 descendants of former Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp prisoners started the project Voices of the next generations. This website provides a platform for personal, historical and artistic reflections on the ongoing effects of persecution and murder at National Socialism. All the descendants of former Sachsenhausen concentration camp prisoners are invited to share their voices, to discuss how history continues to influence societies today and to shape the future of remembrance. What is your story? [ more ]

Voices

Video Still from "Shoe Test 2", showing George Saxon from above, looking into the camera.

„Shoe Test #2“ is part of a larger body of proposed work by George Saxon that uses moving image, text, duration and performance to explore extreme endurance of forced labour at Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

Six hands grasp a tree, a treetop and the roots. The tree has no leaves. The picture is framed by an arched window, the window frame is dark. The background of the picture is a delicate light green.

Stories are powerful. Hearing a certain story can change your life. It can change the way you think, the way you act.

Danielle with her grandfather Hirsz Litmanovitz. They are standing in front of a house. Hirsz puts his arm around Danielle's shoulder.

Speech by Danielle Chaimovitz on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, 2023

Fimstill aus dem Film "Sad Eeys" von Petra Hörig (2022)

Die Idee für den Film entwickelte Petra Hörig im Rahmen eines Visual-Collage-Workshops mit der Filmemacherin Leona Goldstein während der Veranstaltung Voices of the Next Generations im September 2022 in der Gedenkstätte Sachsenhausen.

Mischa and Stefan Lemaire

Stefan and Mischa Lemaire, part of the group “Voices of the Next Generations”, were giving a speech during the opening of the exhibition “Young Interventions 20-22” in the Sachsenhausen Memorial.

Black and white photograph of George Saxon, standing on the cobble stones that are indicating the location of a former barrack.

The video „Block: 46“ was made by George Saxon in response to his participation in the international exchange for descendants of former prisoners at Sachsenhausen Memorial.