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Foundation Mission Statement Understanding history - acting for the future

Our aim is to strengthen the ability to assess historical events and foster a conscious reflection of history among members of society; our mission is to enable us all to make informed judgements about events in the past and thereby formulate deeply...

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Jens-Christian Wagner standing behind a lectern with the inscription "Freistaat Thüringen".

Foundation Director / Board of Directors Prof. Dr. Jens-Christian Wagner

Prof. Dr. Jens-Christian Wagner ist seit Oktober 2020 Direktor der Stiftung Gedenkstätten Buchenwald und Mittelbau-Dora.

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Foundation Committees The Foundation Council, Academic Advisory Board, and Advisory Boards of Former Inmates

Prof. Dr. Sybille Steinbacher has been appointed as Chair of the Academic Advisory Board in December 2021.

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Foundation's Mission From the Foundation Act

On March 17, 2003, with effect from January 1, 2003, the Thuringian state parliament resolved the establishment of a public law foundation with legal capacity under the name "Stiftung Gedenkstätten Buchenwald und Mittelbau-Dora" (Buchenwald and...

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