Volunteer Learning Series with the Education Team: LGBTQ+ in the Holocaust

Prior to the Nazis coming to power in 1933, Berlin was home to a visible and vibrant LGBTQ+ community. The situation changed drastically under the Nazi regime, when the LGBTQ+ community became targets of persecution, imprisonment, and murder. But LGBTQ+ people were not only victims, but also resisted the Nazi regime in various ways. Liberation did not bring freedom, as “homosexuality” remained illegal long after Nazi Germany was defeated. In this workshop, volunteers will learn more about the history of the LGBTQ+ community in Nazi Germany and use primary source documents and Eyewitness testimony to explore larger themes including the role of the German public in denouncing individuals, LGBTQ+ experiences in the camp system, and the struggle for freedom and equality after liberation.

This session will be at Am Shalom synagogue at 840 Vernon Ave., Glencoe, IL 60022, and will begin at 10 a.m. and will go through 12 p.m. Kosher refreshments will be provided.