The Auschwitz trial and the survivors‘ testimonies

Next December will mark the 55th anniversary of the opening of the Auschwitz trial. At the same time, we ask ourselves what will happen when the voices of the victims and survivors are no longer with us.

Will there be enough voices of protest in the face of growing racism and nationalism? Have we interpreted history correctly? Will resistance to right-wing extremism and xenophobia continue to grow and be sufficient to safeguard our democracy?

The historian and Fritz Bauer biographer Dr Irmtrud Wojak, Managing Director of the non-profit BUXUS STIFTUNG(www.buxus-stiftung.de), will provide examples of how the testimonies of the victims and survivors of Auschwitz can provide answers to these questions. We want to enter into a dialogue about this. Do I look or do I look away, do I join in or do I make my own decision?

The lecture takes place at the invitation of the Bochum Alliance Against the Right.