Plaque with the names of Jena's euthanasia victims unveiled

A commemorative plaque for the 60 known victims of the euthanasia crimes committed in Jena during the Nazi era was unveiled in the town hall arcade. The "Speaking Past" working group has been researching the fates of those murdered for several years.

The Mayor of the City of Jena, Dr. Thomas Nitzsche, Dr. Tobias Freimüller, Deputy Director of the Fritz Bauer Institute Frankfurt/M., Dr. Boris Böhm, Director of the Pirna-Sonnenstein Memorial and Dr. Gisela Horn from the working group spoke at the event.

September 1, 2019 was chosen as the date of the inauguration, as Adolf Hitler's letter of authorization under the cover designation "T4" (for the address Tiergartenstraße 4, where the Berlin headquarters were located) dates from September 1, 1939. It was the day on which the Second World War began.