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80 years remembrance of the Nordic rescue operation with the White Buses from Ravensbrück.

At the end of the Second World War, thousands of prisoners in German concentration camps were rescued to the Scandinavian Countries. The White Buses are the best-known of the rescue operations. The memory of this effort became an important building block in the construction of a heroic national narrative. In relation to the outside world, the White Buses became a Swedish national symbol of a good society.

As research into Sweden's role during the Second World War has gained increased interest, knowledge of the White Buses has also expanded. Our understanding of the rescue action has deepened, while also becoming more complex.

PROGRAM

Opening remarks:

• Veronika Wand-Danielsson, Ambassador of Sweden to Germany

PANEL DISCUSSION

• Dr. Andrea Genest, Head of Ravensbrück National Memorial
• Ingrid Lomfors, Associate Professor, former Head of Living History Forum, Stockholm
• Britta Geschwind, Research Coordinator, Swedish Holocaust Museum, Stockholm
• Monica Hartwig Ericson, Second Generation Survivor

Moderation: Katarina Szécsi Åsbrink, Swedish Embassy Berlin

RECEPTION

Framed by photos of K.W.Gullers from the exhibition “Focus on the Holocaust” 1945 (Nordiska Museet, Stockholm)

Preisinformation:

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