Diverging Fates – Travelling Circus People in Europe during National Socialism

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[ November 20, 2022 ] Gnugo De Bar (1940-2015) – Geboren in einem Lager; die Internierung der italienischen Zirkusfamilie De Bar während des Zweiten Weltkriegs Lebensgeschichten
[ Januar 20, 2019 ] Die Brüder Arthur (1882-1942) und Rudolf Lorch (1893-1944) – Briefe aus südfranzösischen Internierungslagern Lebensgeschichten
[ Januar 3, 2019 ] Paula Busch (1886-1973) – die Grande Dame des deutschen Zirkus als Krisenmanagerin in dunklen Zeiten Lebensgeschichten
[ Dezember 30, 2018 ] Rodion Nikitins (14.4.1915 *) – Ein Artistenleben unter sowjetischer und nationalsozialistischer Herrschaft Lebensgeschichten
[ Dezember 28, 2018 ] Kraftathlet, Löwenbändiger, Kämpfernatur: Das erstaunliche Leben von Houssein ben Ibrik (~1891–1980) Lebensgeschichten

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Martin Holler starts his research at the Bundesarchiv (Federal Archives) in Berlin Lichterfelde

Researcher Martin Holler began his work at the Bundesarchiv (Federal Archives) in Berlin Lichterfelde, 27 March 2017. The historical collections of the German Reich are of central important for the project ‚Diverging Fates: Travelling Circus [...]
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Pre-Announcement of Exhibition at Museum Europäischer Kulturen

04.05.2017 to 21.05.2017 Museum Europäischer Kulturen (MEK) of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. „Circus. Freedom. Gleichschaltung“ (policy of enforced coordination) is a special presentation by: “Diverging Fates: Travelling Circus [...]
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Home Page Officially Live

The Diverging Fates home page is now officially live, on the World Circus Day! The home page is a living document and will be updated continuously during the whole project. Twittern This post is also [...]
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First Project Meeting in Bad Arolsen

First project meeting of Diverging Fates, including a visit to International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen, 24 Jan 2017 Twittern This post is also available in: English (Englisch) Français (Französisch)

Projektbeschreibung

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Ungleiche Schicksale: Reisende Zirkusleute in Europa zur Zeit des Nationalsozialismus [„Diverging Fates: Travelling Circus People in Europe under National Socialism“]: Dieses zweijähriges Pilotprojekt mit Wissenschaftlern aus fünf verschiedenen Ländern – Projektleiter Malte Gasche (Finnland), Ilsen About (Frankreich), [...]

Historischer Kontext

Historical Context

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During the Second World War, the German Reichskulturkammer considered circus performances to be important instruments of entertainment, both for German soldiers on the front and for the general civilian population, which was increasingly affected [...]

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At the Intersection of Circus, History and Education

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Peter Bento winning over Irene’s heart with his clown charm, captured in the Staged Reading held at the 14th Street Y in NYC, April 2017. Stav Meishar is a writer and a stage artist, [...]
Personal Stories in Teaching National Socialist Persecution

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