gedenkstätte stille helden

The Silent Heroes Memorial (Gedenkstätte Stille Helden) in Berlin-Mitte honors people who aided persecuted Jews during the Nazi era. It is now housed in the German Resistance Memorial Center on Stauffenbergstrasse, after previously being located in Haus Schwarzenberg, the former workshop of Otto Weidt, who rescued Jews. The exhibition shows that even under a dictatorship, there was room to act in order to protect the persecuted from mortal danger. At media tables, you can explore individual stories and learn about the lives of both rescuers and those they saved. The presentation shows successful as well as failed rescue attempts and pays tribute to the courageous commitment of these "silent heroes" who resisted the persecution of Jews.