Trauma, Hope, and Illusion. Cities at the End of World War II and in Post-War Transformation

Prague, 5-6 May 2025

International Conference held on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War II

This international conference aims at the issue of post-war transformation in a wider European context. The focus here is on cities not only as places, but also as actors of social, cultural, economic and political processes.

Main conference organiser: Prague City Museum

Children and Childhood in the Holocaust in Eastern occupied territories

The research field of childhood experience in Eastern Europe under German occupation faces complex questions and moral dilemmas concerning the capacity of children to act and their liability. Approaches in Holocaust research with a socio-historical perspective therefore require an in-depth analysis of the society in the territories in which the Holocaust took place.