Geschichte Erinnern – Die Shoa in Comics.

An exhibition featuring Bahoe Books from Vienna

Location: Raum404, Nicolaistrasse 34/36, 28195 Bremen

Dates: September 3, 2026 – October 3, 2026

Hours: Thursday and Friday: 4:00–7:00 p.m., Saturday: 2:00–5:00 p.m.

Location: Raum404, Nicolaistraße 34/36, 20195 Bremen

Program

• September 3, 2026, 7:00 p.m., Raum404, Nicolaistraße 34/36: Opening Reception: Remembering History. The Holocaust and the Shoah in Comics.
• September 10, 2026, 7:00 p.m., Logbuch, Vegesacker Straße 1: Workshop Discussion: “The Children of Buchenwald” with Anais Depommier (FR), moderated by Prof. Karen Struve (University of Bremen)
• September 15, 2026, 6:00 p.m., Room 404, Nicolaistraße 34/36: Lecture: Antisemitism and the Shoah—Comics in Prevention and Remembrance Work. With Dr. Alexandra Köhring, Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial (Hamburg); moderated by the Bremen State Agency for Political Education
• September 30, 2026, 7:00 p.m., Room 404, Nicolaistraße 34/36: Panel Discussion: Opportunities and Limitations of Comics as a Political Medium. Featuring Dr. Veronique Sina (F.a.M.) and Jan-Paul Koopmann (HB)

Social developments do not leave the world of comics untouched. October 7 and the increasingly brazen public display of antisemitism have prompted us to examine how the world of comics addresses the Shoah. The Vienna-based publisher bahoe books, as part of its focus on historical and sociopolitical comics, places special emphasis on comics about Jewish culture and the Holocaust. We are therefore pleased to present a selection of these comics to the Bremen audience at Raum404.

With this exhibition, we at Kulturnetz e.V. are combining our expertise in the field of comics with a stance on the current social climate. The exhibition highlights comics as an artistic genre, but also views them as a space where socially relevant discussions take place. On the one hand, we examine the genre itself, focusing on its internal developments and questions. On the other hand, we view the comic genre as a narrative medium. As such, it is part of the discursive space where content takes center stage. The comics on display deal with the history of the Holocaust and thus contribute a piece to the mosaic of the history of the State of Israel and its formation. They also shed light on the background of Jewish life in Germany and Europe. Furthermore, they reveal mechanisms of antisemitism that can be useful for understanding the current situation.

The following comics will be presented

The Children of Buchenwald

Memories of the Shoah

The Children of Izieu

Living and Dying in Auschwitz

Jan Karski – Witness to the Shoah

https://kulturbuero-bremen.de/

https://www.bahoebooks.net/

Senator for Culture, Senator for Social Affairs, Karin and Uwe Hollweg Foundation, Waldemar Kocjh Foundation, Beirat Mitte, Literaturhaus e.V., German-Israeli Society, Menorah – Liberal Jewish Community of Bremen/Bremerhaven, Artists Against Antisemitism, Logbuch Bookstore, State Agency for Political Education in Bremen, Institut Français de Bremen, Canoff