Opferbiografie von Otto Päulgen

In the organizer's words:

Biography of Otto Päulgen, lecture and reading with Rüdiger Fries
Finissage of the special exhibition

At the end of the special exhibition: The National Socialist "euthanasia" murders. The exhibition of the memorial and information site Tiergartenstraße 4 in Berlin | Supplement: Victims and perpetrators of the murder of the sick in Siegen-Wittgenstein, Rüdiger Fries will present the biography of Otto Päulgen from Niederschelderhütte and read out individual passages The lecture "Biography of Otto Päulgen as a victim" follows on from the presentation "'Life unworthy of life': From eugenics to forced sterilization - from racial mania to mass murder", which Rüdiger Fries gave at the adult education centre (in cooperation with the AMS) on 12 March 2020. It explains why Otto Päulgen was the subject of the lecture. Päulgen's family background and key events and stages of his life will be examined. In particular, the problems of forced sterilization, the importance of the hereditary health courts, the propaganda campaigns of the Nazi regime against so-called "undesirables" and the crimes of the second phase of the "euthanasia" murders, which is often referred to as decentralized "euthanasia", will be discussed. The lecture and reading will be illustrated by numerous pictures and photographs. Afterwards, Mr. Fries will be available to answer questions. Copies of the new publication "Otto Päulgen from Niederschelderhütte. A Memory" will be available for interested visitors.