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Biographies

The exhibitions "Leben - Terror - Geist" (1999) and "Buchenwald. Ostracism and Violence 1937 to 1945" (2016) bring together numerous biographies and life stories of people who were imprisoned at Buchenwald concentration camp. Even if the selection cannot be representative, it shows the range and diversity of the persecuted from Europe.

The photo shows Stéphane Hessel squatting in front of an opened box.

Biographies From the exhibition "Leben - Terror - Geist" (1999)

The selected biographies mainly show artists, authors, politicians and intellectuals who were presented in the exhibition "Leben - Terror - Geist", which was presented for the first time in 1999. They represent the life and work of people who, despite...

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A man sits at a listening station in the Buchenwald permanent exhibition, looking at a display case while wearing headphones on his ears.

Life Stories From the exhibition: "Buchenwald. Ostracism and Violence 1937 to 1945" (2016)

More than 80 life and persecution stories, processed as concise audio features, illustrate the composition of the prisoner society of the Buchenwald concentration camp.

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