Uncovering the Nazi Regime's Persecution of 'Asocial' Individuals: An Exhibition

This exhibition delves into the Nazi regime's persecution of individuals labeled as 'asocial' between 1938 and 1945. It examines the criteria used for this stigmatization, such as insufficient work ethic, conflicts with authorities, and deviation from bourgeois norms, and highlights the collaboration between various authorities in enforcing these policies.

The exhibition '1938–1945: Verfolgung von Menschen als „asozial“' (Persecution of people as 'asocial') explores a dark chapter of history where individuals were systematically targeted and persecuted by the Nazi regime based on a broad and often arbitrarily applied definition of 'asocial' behavior. The content details how criteria such as poor work ethic, repeated run-ins with authorities, neglect, dependency on public support, alcoholism, and non-conformist sexual behavior were used to stigmatize and target people. The regime viewed 'asociality' as an inherited trait, a threat to the 'Volkskörper' (national body). The exhibition highlights the specific roles played by the Gaue Wien and Niederdonau in this persecution. It describes the close collaboration between institutions like the employment office, welfare services, criminal police, Gestapo, and public administration, who worked together in 'asocial commissions.' The text indicates that individuals, including young people, women, and men, were confined to closed work institutions or re-education camps, and some were even deported to concentration camps. The exhibition also references a relevant publication by Helga Amesberger and Brigitte Halbmayr, suggesting a scholarly and in-depth approach to the subject.

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