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Among the many Holocaust memorials in Berlin, there are four major federally-funded ones, located in the center of Berlin, dedicated to the four groups of victims: Jews, Roma and Sinti, the “disabled,” and Homosexuals.  

Berlin Memorial to Jewish Holocaust Victims
Memorial to the Murdered Jews
of Europe
https://www.stiftung-denkmal.de/en/
memorials/memorial-to-the-murdered-
jews-of-europe/
Berlin Memorial to Euthanasia Victims
Memorial to the Victims
of the Nazi Euthanasia Murders
https://www.stiftung-denkmal.de/en/memorials/place-of-
remembrance-and-information-for-
the-victims-of-the-national-socialist-
euthanasia-murders/

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Berlin Memorial to Roma and Sinti
Berlin Memorial to Roma and Sinti
Memorial to Europe's Sinti and Roma Murdered Under Nazism
https://www.stiftung-denkmal.de/en/memorials/memorial-to-the-sinti-and-roma-of-europe-murdered-under-national-socialism/

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Berlin Memorial to LGBTQ+ Victims
Memorial to LGBTQ+ Victims
of the Nazi Regime
https://www.stiftungdenkmal.de/en/
memorials/memorial-to-the-persecuted-homosexuals-under-national-socialism/

Discussion Questions

1. What event is memorialized, and what is its history?

2. What is the memorial design?  Is it realistic or abstract? Describe it.

3. When was the memorial built and was there any controversy surrounding it?

4. Where is the memorial located, and what is the relationship of the site to the event?

5. What is the purpose of the memorial?

6. What feeling(s) does the memorial produce?

7. How effective is the memorial in conveying the memory of the event memorialized? Explain why you feel this way.