1933 german book burning memorial berlin

He ordered leaders of the regime to confiscate and destroy any literature deemed subversive to the national socialist agenda. The works of jewish authors like albert einstein and sigmund freud went up in flames alongside. Book burning united states holocaust memorial museum. Some 40,000 people gather to hear joseph goebbels deliver a fiery address. Berlin, 2006, book burning memorial by night, stiftung denkmal many poets and authors living in the german reich felt compelled to leave the country following the. Book burnings in germany, 1933 american experience. Book burning online exhibit at the united states holocaust memorial museum web site words on fire, a site about u. On may 10, 1933, german students under the nazi regime burned tens of thousands of books nationwide. A composite image of visitors to the bebelplatz memorial, known as the site of one of the infamous nazi book burning ceremonies, held on may 10, 1933. Describes the student parade that preceded the bonfire, the chants that accompanied the consignment of some authors works to the fire, and the speech by joseph goebbels in the midst of the occasion. The site of the famous nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its night of shame. The bebelplatz is known as the site of one of the infamous nazi book burning ceremonies held in the evening of 10 may 1933 in many german university cities. The books to be burnt were chosen according to blacklists made by the librarian wolfgang herrmann, which were then used to plunder private bookshelves, public libraries and academic collections.

The bookburning on 10 may 1933, members of the nazi german student union and their professors burnt books as part of a nationwide action against the ungerman spirit. On may 10, 1933, university students in 34 university towns across germany burned over 25,000 books. This began in 1933, shortly after hitler seized power in germany. The book burnings were initiated and hosted by the nationalist german student association, thus stealing a march on the national socialist german students league. Book burnings in opernplatz, berlin one of the first targets of adolf hitler and his nazi organization were books. These book burnings marked the beginning of a period of.