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Pride Month: Defying the Nazi Campaign to Control Sexuality

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A 1926 scene from Berlin’s Eldorado, a nightclub popular with LGBTQ+ people that was shut down by the Nazis in 1933. bpk-Bildagentur

A 1926 scene from Berlin’s Eldorado, a nightclub popular with LGBTQ+ people that was shut down by the Nazis in 1933. bpk-Bildagentur

Berlin was known as the gay capital of the world until Nazis began terrorizing LGBTQ+ people and shut down the Eldorado Club in 1933.

But love persisted in spite of Nazi persecution. Repeated arrests and beatings couldn’t crush the bond between Jewish dancer Margot Holzmann Liu and her partner, Marta Halusa. The inhumane conditions at the Ravensbrück concentration camp didn’t prevent prisoners Nelly Mousset-Vos and Nadine Hwang from beginning their lifelong romance. Join us as we commemorate Pride Month with their legacies of resilience and rebellion during Nazi rule.

Guest
Dr. Mark Alexander, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Host
Dr. Edna Friedberg, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Watch live at facebook.com/holocaustmuseum. You do not need a Facebook account to view our program. After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the Museum’s Facebook and YouTube pages.

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