Krakau unter deutscher Besatzung 1939–1945. Geschichte und Erinnerung

A lecture and discussion event about the history of Kraków under German occupation from 1939 to 1945 and the everyday life of the different population groups, including the complete exclusion of the Jewish population, the ghetto established in Podgórze and the concentration camp in Płaszów. It is jointly hosted by the Stiftung Topographie des Terrors, the Deutsches Kulturforum östliches Europa and the Stiftung Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas together with the Deutsch-Polnische Gesellschaft Berlin. Following an introductory talk by Isabel Röskau-Rydel, Edyta Gawron, Stephan Lehnstaedt and Isabel Röskau-Rydel will discuss; the conversation is moderated by Uwe Neumärker. Present-day places and forms of remembrance of the Nazi crimes in Poland's second-largest city are also addressed; the event takes place in German and Polish with simultaneous interpretation.