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The audioscript is a city walk to a number of sites that illustrate the antisemitic persecution under National Socialism as well as the ways it is perceived and reflected today. It uses 13 tracks for its examination of the historical, local, philosophical and artistic discourses on the Shoah.

Some of the tracks approach the places essayistically or by bringing specific perspectives together. Others make use of fictional dialogues which outline current everyday conversations about the National Socialist period. The protagonists hold a variety of political opinions and come from different social backgrounds.

What is always shown is the history of the particular place and the crimes committed there. Two coordinates serve the discussion beyond the specific place: The individual‹s experience of suffering and the autobiographical material of the survivors are central. They correspond with quotations from a critical theory that does not historicize Auschwitz, but regards it as a civilisational rupture and takes it as a starting point for all philosophical thought.

Erläuterungen

»History against the grain.« *

We invite you on a tour of the city which follows the history of the persecution and extermination of the Jews in Dresden from 1933-1945. The audioscript leads you to twelve places which stand as examples for anti-Semitic persecution in Dresden during the national socialist period. Each audio contribution addresses historical and philosophical aspects of the crimes. In principle, you can choose the order of the places freely. The audioscript doesn‹t follow any overall chronological or story. The numbering is a suggestion made by us and is meant to serve as an initial orientation. Thus, you can begin with Track 2 in the inner courtyard of the New Synagogue, and continue to the other locations.

Each track is between 10 and 20 minutes long and demands concentration from the listener. The complete listening time is approximately 3 hours. Please allow sufficient time to give the audioscript the necessary attention, and remember to allow yourself breaks. Moving about the city also takes time and shouldn‹t be underestimated. Some locations are on busy roads, so please take precautions and bear in mind that wearing headphones means that other outside sounds may not be easily noticed.

* Walter Benjamin

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The audioscript is a city walk to a number of sites that illustrate the antisemitic persecution under National Socialism as well as the ways it is perceived and reflected today. It uses 13 tracks for its examination of the historical, local, philosophical and artistic discourses on the Shoah.

Some of the tracks approach the places essayistically or by bringing specific perspectives together. Others make use of fictional dialogues which outline current everyday conversations about the National Socialist period. The protagonists hold a variety of political opinions and come from different social backgrounds.

What is always shown is the history of the particular place and the crimes committed there. Two coordinates serve the discussion beyond the specific place: The individual‹s experience of suffering and the autobiographical material of the survivors are central. They correspond with quotations from a critical theory that does not historicize Auschwitz, but regards it as a civilisational rupture and takes it as a starting point for all philosophical thought.

Erläuterungen

»History against the grain.« *

We invite you on a tour of the city which follows the history of the persecution and extermination of the Jews in Dresden from 1933-1945. The audioscript leads you to twelve places which stand as examples for anti-Semitic persecution in Dresden during the national socialist period. Each audio contribution addresses historical and philosophical aspects of the crimes. In principle, you can choose the order of the places freely. The audioscript doesn‹t follow any overall chronological or story. The numbering is a suggestion made by us and is meant to serve as an initial orientation. Thus, you can begin with Track 2 in the inner courtyard of the New Synagogue, and continue to the other locations.

Each track is between 10 and 20 minutes long and demands concentration from the listener. The complete listening time is approximately 3 hours. Please allow sufficient time to give the audioscript the necessary attention, and remember to allow yourself breaks. Moving about the city also takes time and shouldn‹t be underestimated. Some locations are on busy roads, so please take precautions and bear in mind that wearing headphones means that other outside sounds may not be easily noticed.

* Walter Benjamin

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Intro
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A new synagogue

Hasenberg 1, Synagogue courtyard; during Shabbat (Fri-Sat) footpath on the open side of the courtyard

(13.746440, 51.052060)
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»We have seen the house gradually spew out its people, its pictures, its furniture.«
›Judenhäuser‹ in Dresden between 1939 and 1945

Brühlscher Garten

(13.745431918339811, 51.05213999052642)
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»… a passably picturesque image.«
Stigmatisation and exclusion from public space

Brühl's Terrace

(13.74202, 51.05336)
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Pragmatic collaboration?
The SS school for mullahs in Dresden

Taschenberg 3

(13.73562, 51.05224)
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Technische Universität / Enlightenment and Antisemitism
The dialectic of antisemitic belief and reason.

Friedrich-List-Platz 1, behind the main station

(13.734340, 51.038792)
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Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden
»If to myself and the world (…) I say: I am a Jew, then I mean by that those realities and possibilities that are summed up in the Auschwitz number.«*

Lingnerplatz 1, Museum foyer or in front of the main entrance to the museum

(13.7470, 51.04410)
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»Auschwitz was their best deal ever«
Former Jewish old people’s home Henriettenstift

Güntzstraße 28a (memorial plaque)

(13.757770768616393, 51.05046386346676)
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»We are still trying to find a company which didn‹t use forced labour.«*
Jewish forced labour at the Adolf Bauer cardboard box factory

Zirkusstraße 7 (in front of the Marie-Curie-Gymnasium)

(13.74924, 51.04958)
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Auschwitz on the streets
Death marches in Dresden

Footpath on the Carola Bridge
Neustadt side, view of the Altstadt

(13.74705809526734, 51.054762353703)
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Deportation and Extermination - Unwitnessed Events?
Dresden-Neustadt Goods Station

Güterbahnhof Dresden-Neustadt, Eisenbahnstraße 2

(13.73700, 51.06452)
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Jewish forced labour in the armaments industry - the Goehlewerk of Zeiss Ikon AG

Zentralwerk, Riesaer Straße 32

(13.728585612795397, 51.08119563289814)
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»Geländebewahrer«
The Hellerberg Transit Camp

Radeburger Straße, corner of Weinbergstraße

(13.737884958713042, 51.09022936146158)
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