The Potsdam Film Museum is dedicating its current special exhibition “How to catch a Nazi. Operation Finale: The Capture and Trial of Adolf Eichmann” to the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the end of the Second World War. The exhibition focuses on the spectacular story of the discovery, capture and spectacular trial of Adolf Eichmann — one of the main perpetrators of the murder of European Jews. The exhibition is based on an international co-operation and was shown in Germany for the first time after being scientifically revised and expanded. In addition to authentic documents, photographs and film excerpts, an interactive media station invites visitors to experience the events of the early 1960s from the perspective of the Israeli agents and to reflect on the significance of media narratives for the culture of remembrance.
With innovative educational programmes, the exhibition is aimed primarily at a young audience. This makes it clear how essential the education of democracy and the preservation of a living culture of remembrance are.For example,schoolgirlsguide their peers through the exhibition and an accompanying film programme offers in-depth discussions for young people aged 14 and over. The broad programme of events consisting of films, lectures and discussions enables visitorsto view the historical events from different perspectives and calls for social responsibility: Remembrance is a reminder and democracy cannot be taken for granted — a message that the exhibition emphatically conveys.
