QUEERHISTORYMONTH
QueerHistoryMonth will take place in Hamburg from May 1st to 31st, 2026 (www.queerhistoryhamburg.de). Various events within the festival will bring the history (and stories) of the queer community in Hamburg to life. Everyone is welcome – Kings, Quings, Queens, Allies, Friends, (chosen) Families, and everyone in between and beyond!
Event
The tour presents the biographies of queer Jewish people who were deported from Hamburg to ghettos and concentration camps at the memorial site denk.mal Hannoverscher Bahnhof.
Queer victims of the Holocaust were long a void in remembrance and research. Under National Socialism, they were often subjected to double persecution. Later, their stories were ignored and unheard, their queer identities rendered invisible. At the memorial site denk.mal Hannoverscher Bahnhof, this walking tour presents the biographies of queer Jewish people who were deported from Hamburg to ghettos and concentration camps.
What sources tell us about queer Jewish people under National Socialism? Who spoke about their own queer identity, when, and how?
Date: May 31, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: denk.mal Hannoverscher Bahnhof, Lohseplatz, 20457 Hamburg (HafenCity)
Meeting point: Information pavilion at the memorial
Organized by: Hamburg Memorials and Learning Centers Foundation for the Remembrance of the Victims of Nazi Crimes
Led by: Isabel Rheims (Hamburg Memorials Foundation)
The service is free.
Registration is required; the number of places is limited.
The event is easily accessible for people with disabilities.
The event takes place mostly outdoors.
Notes
As part of the public relations work for QueerHistoryMonth, photo and video recordings may be made.
QueerHistoryMonth is only responsible for marketing and coordination and is not the organizer of the individual events.
All organizational and content-related tasks, including security, permits and insurance, are the sole responsibility of the respective organizers (responsible organization).
QHM is not liable for the content, organization, or any damages that may occur during the events. The organizers indemnify QHM against all third-party claims, including those arising from injuries, property damage, or losses.
