{"id":1437,"date":"2026-02-16T09:54:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectingmemories.at\/?p=1437"},"modified":"2026-02-16T09:54:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:54:06","slug":"1st-newsletter-02-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connectingmemories.at\/?p=1437&lang=hu","title":{"rendered":"1st Newsletter 02\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/a>Dear friends of the Connecting Memories <\/em>project,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

thank you for your interest in Connecting Memories, a transnational memory community on Nazi forced labor in Lower Austria<\/strong>, which is currently under development. With our newsletter, we want to keep you informed about developments in the project<\/a>, but also about specific opportunities to participate<\/a> in the project and upcoming events and reports<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis pioneering project will make people aware […] of the \u2018treasures\u2019 that can be found in their memories or in their own attics.<\/em>\u201d (translated from the scientific evaluation of the project application)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>Developments in the Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During World War II, as everywhere else in the German Reich, many thousands of people in Lower Austria were forced laborers<\/strong>\u2014prisoners of war, Hungarian-Jewish forced laborers, and other civilians. Much of this history remains unknown and inadequately documented. However, many testimonies remain in private ownership to this day, and memories<\/strong> are passed down within families \u2013 in Lower Austria among those of the \u2018employers\u2019 and neighbors, and worldwide among those of the former forced laborers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Connecting Memories<\/em> project is developing an internet platform<\/strong> that will allow these valuable sources to be digitally collected and preserved for the future, as well as support collaboration between interested individuals, local and international descendants of those affected, and researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To build this platform, we are starting with two topics: Hungarian-Jewish forced labor<\/strong> and the Stalag XVII B Krems-Gneixendorf<\/strong> prisoner-of-war camp in Lower Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Connecting Memories<\/em> project team<\/strong> consists of researchers from the University for Continuing Education Krems, the Institute for Jewish History in Austria, and the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies. In addition, we invite anyone interested in the topic of Nazi forced labor in Lower Austria to participate: to share their memories and sources, to conduct their own research, and to get in touch with others. Examples of such memories can be found on the project website www.connectingmemories.at<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>How can I get involved at this stage?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will be many different opportunities to get involved in the various phases of the Connecting Memories<\/em> project. We will therefore be providing information about current opportunities for collaboration<\/strong> in our newsletter \u2013 but we are always happy to hear your ideas and input \u2013 please feel free to contact us at connectingmemories@donau-uni.ac.at<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We would currently like to know<\/strong> what support people interested in the topic of Nazi forced labor need: What interests you, how do you conduct your research? How can we support you? To this end, we have created an online questionnaire<\/strong> that takes about 10 minutes to complete: https:\/\/uwk-krems.limesurvey.net\/connectingmemories?lang=en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your feedback will be incorporated into the development of the platform.

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<\/a>Upcoming Events & Press Reports<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project plans regular events with lectures, opportunities for exchange, and excursions (online and offline).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many Austrian media<\/strong> outlets have reported on our project, with articles appearing in Kurier<\/a> and ORF<\/a>, for example. N\u00d6 heute reports on the project in a TV feature<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to get in touch with us personally, we invite you to two upcoming<\/strong> events<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presentation of the book<\/a> \u201cSpuren lesbar machen\u201d (Making Traces Legible. The Nazi Forced Labor Camp at the Roggendorf Granite Quarry. New Forms of Historical Reconciliation between Art and Science, ed. Edith Blaschitz and Martin Krenn) on February 17, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower Austria Museum Day<\/a> on March 15, 2026, at Katzelsdorf Castle. At the \u201cForum B\u00fcrger*innenforschung Nieder\u00f6sterreich\u201d (Lower Austria Citizen Research Forum), you are invited to engage in informal conversation with us and each other around so-called \u201ctheme tables.\u201d One table will be dedicated to our project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warm regards from the \u201cConnecting Memories\u201d team!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Would you like to subscribe to the newsletter or do you have any questions or suggestions? Send us a message at connectingmemories@donau-uni.ac.at<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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