An exhibition of the German Association of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics in cooperation with the Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the Topography of Terror Foundation

The Nazi persecution policies also targeted people who were sick or disabled. They were considered a burden on the German nation. Beginning in 1934, up to 400,000 people were sterilized against their will and more than 200,000 were murdered in mental hospitals and institutions.  A central theme of the exhibition is the question of the value of life. Telling the history of exclusion, forced sterilization and mass murder, the exhibition presents victims, perpetrators, accomplices and opponents. In conclusion it examines how these events have been addressed since 1945. Exemplary biographies are presented throughout the exhibition.

An exhibition catalogue published by Springer Verlag is also available.