Remembrance Podcasts

Deutsche Gesellschaft e. V. & GFPS-Polska

Discover a largely overlooked chapter of history with a new podcast series on the persecution of queer people under National Socialism! Ten students from Germany and Poland came together for a summer school at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial to explore this neglected topic. Through research, consultations with historians, and archival materials, they’ve created powerful podcast episodes that offer personal insights into the lives of queer individuals during and after the Nazi regime. These episodes, while not academic, fill a vital gap in queer history, shedding light on stories of lesbian victims, the targeting of transgender individuals, and the post-war struggles of the LGBTQ+ community. Tune in to hear these moving accounts and help bring this marginalized history into focus. The summer school “Remembrance Podcasts: Persecution of queer people under National Socialism” was realised by Deutsche Gesellschaft e.V. in cooperation with GFPS-Polska. The project is funded by the EVZ Foundation and the Federal Foreign Office as part of the programme YOUNG PEOPLE remember international. This publication does not represent the opinion of the EVZ Foundation. The authors bear responsibility for any statements contained herein. For a list of sources used by the students, please visit: http://remembrancepodcasts.deutsche-gesellschaft-ev.de #queerhistory read less

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Episode 5 - The rocky way to commemoration and homosexual activist groups in the GDR

Episode 5 - The rocky way to commemoration and homosexual activist groups in the GDR

“Remembering means being annoying without end!” Albert Eckert, civil rights activist. Remembering queer victims of the Nazi regime has been a path of struggle and ongoing conflict up to today. This episode will explore the hostile, unbearable continuation of the criminalisation of homosexuality in both German states after the war. It will highlight the brave voices of survivors who were persecuted under Paragraph 175, and the rise of homosexual activist groups in the GDR in the 1980s who fought for the recognition of queer victims. Recorded and edited by: Wiktoria Kujawa & Marian Magnor Audio: Snippet of Interview: GayChurch Berlin, YouTube Video, Interview mit Eduard Stapel 2013 zur kirchlichen Schwulenbewegung in der DDR, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jc_nR6z_Tw The summer school “Remembrance Podcasts: Persecution of queer people under National Socialism” was realised by Deutsche Gesellschaft e.V. in cooperation with GFPS-Polska. The project is funded by the EVZ Foundation and the Federal Foreign Office as part of the programme YOUNG PEOPLE remember international. This publication does not represent the opinion of the EVZ Foundation. The authors bear responsibility for any statements contained herein.

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Episode 5 - The rocky way to commemoration and homosexual activist groups in the GDR

Episode 5 - The rocky way to commemoration and homosexual activist groups in the GDR

“Remembering means being annoying without end!” Albert Eckert, civil rights activist. Remembering queer victims of the Nazi regime has been a path of struggle and ongoing conflict up to today. This episode will explore the hostile, unbearable continuation of the criminalisation of homosexuality in both German states after the war. It will highlight the brave voices of survivors who were persecuted under Paragraph 175, and the rise of homosexual activist groups in the GDR in the 1980s who fought for the recognition of queer victims. Recorded and edited by: Wiktoria Kujawa & Marian Magnor Audio: Snippet of Interview: GayChurch Berlin, YouTube Video, Interview mit Eduard Stapel 2013 zur kirchlichen Schwulenbewegung in der DDR, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jc_nR6z_Tw The summer school “Remembrance Podcasts: Persecution of queer people under National Socialism” was realised by Deutsche Gesellschaft e.V. in cooperation with GFPS-Polska. The project is funded by the EVZ Foundation and the Federal Foreign Office as part of the programme YOUNG PEOPLE remember international. This publication does not represent the opinion of the EVZ Foundation. The authors bear responsibility for any statements contained herein.

Episode 4 - The Life of Kaethe Rogalli

Episode 4 - The Life of Kaethe Rogalli

In this podcast episode, we address different topics of being trans, especially focusing on the story of the trans woman Käte Rogalli in the NS regime. We discuss both the interwar and postwar period on overall transness before going into Käte Rogalli’s life. We end the podcast on a summary of the discussed topics, and the modern view and remembrance of trans identities. Recorded and edited by: Yami Czaja & Viktoria Gasch The summer school “Remembrance Podcasts: Persecution of queer people under National Socialism” was realised by Deutsche Gesellschaft e.V. in cooperation with GFPS-Polska. The project is funded by the EVZ Foundation and the Federal Foreign Office as part of the programme YOUNG PEOPLE remember international. This publication does not represent the opinion of the EVZ Foundation. The authors bear responsibility for any statements contained herein.

Episode 3 - Trans People under National Socialism and the Life of “R”

Episode 3 - Trans People under National Socialism and the Life of “R”

In this episode of the queer remembrance podcast, we explore the situation of trans people under National Socialism along the life of R., a trans-woman. We are taking you along on a talk about the paragraphs that the Nazis used, their perception of trans people and how the different categories they used to assess the “Volksgemeinschaft“, affected trans people’s life. We close with a glimpse into Laurie Marhoefers “notion of risk” to describe the situation of trans people during National Socialism. Recorded and edited by: Celine Dosch & Matylda Sobczak The summer school “Remembrance Podcasts: Persecution of queer people under National Socialism” was realised by Deutsche Gesellschaft e.V. in cooperation with GFPS-Polska. The project is funded by the EVZ Foundation and the Federal Foreign Office as part of the programme YOUNG PEOPLE remember international. This publication does not represent the opinion of the EVZ Foundation. The authors bear responsibility for any statements contained herein.

Episode 2 - Continuity of Silence: Lesbian Victims and Their Enduring Struggle

Episode 2 - Continuity of Silence: Lesbian Victims and Their Enduring Struggle

In this episode, Aleksandra Leks and Diana Röthlinger delve into the topic of the persistent silencing of lesbian victims of persecution under the National Socialist regime as well as during the GDR and FRG governments. #lesbian #queerhistory #remembrance #silencing Recorded and edited by: Aleksandra Leks & Diana Röthlinger The summer school “Remembrance Podcasts: Persecution of queer people under National Socialism” was realised by Deutsche Gesellschaft e.V. in cooperation with GFPS-Polska. The project is funded by the EVZ Foundation and the Federal Foreign Office as part of the programme YOUNG PEOPLE remember international. This publication does not represent the opinion of the EVZ Foundation. The authors bear responsibility for any statements contained herein.

Episode 1 - An untold Lesbian story

Episode 1 - An untold Lesbian story

This episode traces the persecution of lesbian women before, during, and after the Nazi regime. Through the story of a fictional lesbian woman, inspired by the lives of Elli Smula and Margarete Rosenberg, we delve into the harrowing experiences faced by non-conforming women in Nazi Germany. Chapter I: Persecution of Lesbian Women Before the World War II Chapter II: Persecution of Lesbian Women during the War Chapter III: Recognition of Homosexual Victims after the War Recorded and edited by: Aleksandra Czajka & Freddie Stebich The summer school “Remembrance Podcasts: Persecution of queer people under National Socialism” was realised by Deutsche Gesellschaft e.V. in cooperation with GFPS-Polska. The project is funded by the EVZ Foundation and the Federal Foreign Office as part of the programme YOUNG PEOPLE remember international. This publication does not represent the opinion of the EVZ Foundation. The authors bear responsibility for any statements contained herein.