"Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race"

Exhibition at the Jewish Museum Berlin from March 13 to July 19, 2009

Poster for the exhibition "Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race" at the Jewish Museum Berlin
Exhibition poster
© Jewish Museum Berlin

The Exhibition "Deadly Medicine" was first shown at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C.. This overview exhibition has been extended for the Berlin exhibition to include regional examples from Berlin and Brandenburg. The life story of a "euthanasia" victim is presented in detail for the first time in an exhibition through documents, letters, and photos.

When: 13 March to 19 July 2009
Where: Jewish Museum Berlin, Lindenstr. 9-14, 10969 Berlin, Old Building, 1st level

Exhibition opening

The Jewish Museum Berlin cordially invites you and your friends to the exhibition opening.

  • Welcome note - Cilly Kugelmann, Program Director, Jewish Museum Berlin
  • Opening address - Dr. Klaus Müller, Program Coordinator Europe, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington D.C.
  • Image of Humanity and Economic Calculation - Dr. Michael Wunder, Director of the Alsterdorf Advisory Center, Hamburg, and member of the German National Ethics Council
  • On the Exhibition - Dr. Margret Kampmeyer, Project Director, Jewish Museum Berlin

When: 12 March 2009, 7 pm
Where: Jewish Museum Berlin, Lindenstr. 9-14, 10969 Berlin, Glass Courtyard

An exhibition by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington D.C., in cooperation with the Jewish Museum Berlin.

For further information on the exhibition, please visit About the exhibition on our website.

Deadly Medicine
Creating the
Master Race

13 March to 19 July 2009
Jewish Museum Berlin

Logo of the Unites States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C.