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22 February 2017

Stolen gate returns home

22 February: the gate that was stolen two years ago, has been returned to the memorial site in Dachau.

returnofthegateIMG 0153 The gate, bearing the slogan "Arbeit macht frei," ( "Work sets you free,") was located in the Bergen area of Norway after authorities received an anonymous tip last year.

The gate will not be returned to its original position at the entrance, where a copy now stands, but will become part of the permanent exhibition and it will be kept inside a transparent cabinet equipped with an alarm system.

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13 December 2016

Tribute to Max Mannheimer

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Speech of Barbara Distel at the Tribute to Max Mannheimer

on October 23 in Munich.

02 December 2016

Stolen KZ-Door found in Norway..

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The Comité International de Dachau is very happy with the recovery of the concentration-camp door that was stolen two years ago. The door was recently found in Norway....

09 November 2016

Dear Max,

Allow me to offer my sincere condolences and the international salutations from all your friends.....

24 September 2016

Max Mannheimer 1920-2016

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Friday September 23 Max Mannheimer passed away at the age of 96.

More than 30 years he gave lectures to young people and adults in schools,

universities and elsewhere as an eye witness to the horrors of Third Reich and the Nazi era.

With the passing of Max The CID not only looses its vice president, but also a dear friend.

22 September 2016

Haakon Sørbye 1920 - 2016 HakonSorbije

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17 May 2016

Introduction Thesis Award

The Comité International de Dachau has established a Thesis Award. The Comité is funding the award in memory of the victims of the national-socialist concentration and extermination camps, in particular the concentration camp Dachau.

01 May 2016

Jean Michel discours