Projects

The "Competence centre against antiziganism" (KogA) project of the Lower Saxony Memorials Foundation is part of the Cooperation Network against Antiziganism. The KogA project and the network are funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth as part of the Federal Program "Living Democracy!". KogA has been part of the foundation for 10 years and has been active nationwide through the cooperation network since 2025.

One focus is on the critical examination of historical and current forms of antiziganism and the development of appropriate skills. KogA therefore qualifies, advises and supports employees from various professional groups in state and civil society institutions. The aim is to train participants to become multiplicators for prejudice-conscious and racism-critical action in order to counteract institutional antiziganism. The aim is to break down barriers to the societal participation of Sinti* and Roma*.

Another focus is on nationwide educational and networking work in the context of Nazi memorials and the culture of remembrance. To this end, KogA has been coordinating the "Network of historical-political education work on the history of persecution of Sinti* and Roma* under National Socialism" since 2025. Network meetings and education work are aimed at promoting criticism of antiziganism and supporting the participation and perspectives of Sinti* and Roma* and making them visible.

Find out more on the website of the Competence centre against antiziganism

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The FERMAN project promoted the examination of genocides and systems of injustice as part of historical and political education work. The aim is to develop and strengthen a global perspective on mass crimes that focuses on historical lines of continuity from post-colonial nation states to genocide as well as the culture of remembrance(s).

The project has developed a Collection with database indexing for various sources and materials on the genocide of the Yezides. In addition, information and biographies have been and continue to be communicated to various target groups through lectures and event series, as well as educational materials and a website. An important role in the FERMAN project was also played by the work with Yazidi survivors and their confrontation with the persecution experience.

Find out more on the project website

The November pogroms of 1938 marked the transition from the exclusion of Jews under National Socialism to their systematic violent persecution. In what is now the state of Lower Saxony, the Nazi mob also abused and murdered Jewish men, women and children on 9 and 10 November 1938, set synagogues on fire and destroyed the homes and businesses of Jewish owners.

The project ‘November Pogroms 1938 in Lower Saxony’ shows where racist and anti-Semitic agitation and exclusion lead and what it means when self-proclaimed ‘master races’ elevate themselves above those they consider inferior and ‘worthless’. The website aims to offer interested parties the opportunity to gain a location-based overview of the events in Lower Saxony and their consequences: What happened in my hometown in November 1938? Who were the perpetrators, what happened to the victims? What traces can still be found today? Where can I find more detailed information for further research? Are there any local history and memorial initiatives?

The project was launched in 2018 on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the November pogroms as part of a practical seminar at the History Department of Leibniz University Hannover in cooperation with the Lower Saxony Memorials Foundation. Numerous initiatives, memorial sites and individuals from many parts of Lower Saxony have joined the joint project.

To the website ‘November Pogroms 1938 in Lower Saxony’