Gay German activists called on the German government to recognize the thousands of gay victims of the Nazi regime by building a monument in the heart of Berlin. “We want a national monument similar to the Jewish monument,” a spokesman for the activists said. A plot the size of two football fields was dedicated in Berlin in January 2000 to house a national memorial to Jewish victims of the Holocaust, but work has been delayed by discussion over plans for an information center at the site.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
