rise of right-wing parties in Europe. In light of this, it is crucial to assess whether future historical exhibitions will sufficiently address the challenges of our digitised society. How do we ensure that younger generations, the future voters, develop an empathetic attitude despite constant exposure to awful content on social media and do not succumb to radical movements? I do not envy the staff of the Memorials as they embark on this arduous task of transformation into the future.
Leonore Bellotti, a former prisoner of the Soviet special camp at Sachsenhausen: "I find it extremely important that the Foundation and its Memorials, which attract many visitors from home and abroad, are supported in their diverse work of commemoration. I donated valuable memorabilia to the Sachsenhausen Memorial a few years ago to support their work. This memorabilia was from the camp where both my mother and I were imprisoned and where I met my future husband. We made small handicrafts of great importance to us from what little we had. We kept these small personal items from the special camp in the family for decades with special care, as they reminded us of the most difficult period of our lives. I am delighted that they will now be preserved permanently in their place of origin and tell the story of our fate."
The Brandenburg Memorials Foundation (SBG), founded in 1993, is an independent foundation under public law that manages the Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum, the Ravensbrück Memorial and Museum, the Memorials of the Brandenburg-Görden Prison and Victims of Murder by Euthanasia in Brandenburg an der Havel, the Leistikowstraße Memorial and Meeting Place in Potsdam and the Lieberose-Jamlitz Memorial and the Death March Memorial in Belower Wald as branches of Sachsenhausen. The goal of the foundation is to remember acts of terror, war and violence, foster public dialogue on the subject and ensure dignified commemoration for victims of the crimes of the National Socialist regime, Soviet occupation and the GDR. This year, the state of Brandenburg is allocating approximately €4.03 million to support the activities of the SBG, with an additional €3.56 million being provided by the federal government.