US Holocaust Museum exhibit of gay persecution by Nazis A New Coi^ominium Community The US Holocaust Museum's new exhibit covers 1933-1945 WASHINGTON, DC — Thousands of homosexuals, primarily gay men, were murdered in concentration camps by the-Nazis along with millions of lews and other victims including, Roma (Gypsies), Poles, Soviet prisoners of war, )ehovah’s Witnesses and the handicapped during World War II and the Holocaust. The story of what happened to homosexuals in Nazi Germany is the subject of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s new exhibition, Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933- 1945.. “This exhibition reflects the Muse um’s commitment to recognizing all the victims of Nazism," says Fred S. Zeidman, Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, the Museum’s governing body. In. 1933, the year Adolf Hitler assumed power, an estimated one mil lion -homosexual men lived in Germany. Nazi policy asserted that homosexual men carried a “degenera cy” that threatened the “disciplined masculinity” of Germany. Additionally, the Nazis charged that homosexuals’ failure to father children was a factor in Germany’s declining birth rate, thus robbing the nation of future sons and Collage on the closing of gay and lesbian bars in Berlin from Vienna newspaper Der notschrei [The Cry for Help), March 4, 1933. Schwules Museum, Berlin. daughters who could fight for and work toward a greater Reich. Exhibition curator, Edward Phillips said, “The Nazis bclieved.it was possible to ‘cure’ homosexual behavior through labor and ‘re-education.’ As their efforts to eradicate homosexuality grew more draconian, gay men became subject to castration, institu tionalization, and deportation to con centration camps.” Between 1933 and 1945, an esti mated 100,000 men were arrested for homosexuality, and of these, approxi mately 50,000 were sentenced for the crime. Most of these men spent time in regular prisons. An estimated 5000 — 15,000 were' sent to concentration camps where an unknown number of them perished. The exhibition will run through Sunday, March 16, 2003 — after which it will circulate to cities across the country. More than two years in development, it is the first major exhibition on the subject for English- speaking audiences and draws on materials from more than .40 archives and other repositories in eight coun tries. info; Exhibit now through March 16,2003 www.usholocaustmuseum.org nesh For the Holidays I Heada6Hes.? Backaches? Stress from shopping? • Let Joe Roccanova of Georgetawf| BodyWorks put his 7 years of experience as aJicensed massage therapist to^arj|.^fDp"youf, A New Year...A New You! Start your New Year’s resolution right! With 16 yeare experience, Joe Roccanova of Georgetown Bodyworks can provide you with the best in personal, one-on-one fitness training. Gift Certificates Available 30, 60, or 90 minutes deep tissue massage • Couples Massage Buy 4 sessions and get the 5th free* Non-sexual only Enjoy Your Journey! -'.j- • Specializing in Beginners • Free Consultations : >' • Out Calls Available 'V? Designer of Fitness, Spaces in Your Home • Available by Appointment only - Enjoy Your Journey! Since 1982 • Washington, DC • Charlotte. NC • Ann Arbor. Ml • Holland, Ml “Appointment Exclusively with Joe Roccanova • NC License #2089 Joerock417@aol.com 704-335-0050 1213 Thomas Avenue • Charlotte, NC 28205 Stnee 1982 ♦ Wa$hingttxi» DC* Charlotte. NC • Ann Arbor. Ml •Holland. Ml jDerock417@aol.com 704-502-3674 1213 Thomas,Avenue Charlotte, NO 282Q5 . .v.vi . T. ... ......

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