Looking back. Looking ahead. 2020-2025

46   ALBUM 2024 | IMPRESSIONS 2024 A P R I L Anniversary of the liberation of Dachau The work of the Bavarian Memorial Foundation is guided by three committees, whose members reflect the broad range of regional institutions and associations devoted to remembrance culture. By drawing on multiple perspectives – from survivors and victim group representatives to political actors and education specialists – the Foundation is able to respond to current societal challenges and develop innovative approaches to educational work. At the end of 2024, the Foundation Council appointed members to the Board of Trustees and the Academic Advisory Board for the 2024–2028 term. The Board of Trustees has an advisory role and participates in all major decisions. It is composed of up to 15 members – appointed by the Foundation Council for a four-year term – representing survivors’ organisations and civil society groups. For the 2024–2028 term, the Board of Trustees is composed as follows: • Chair: Ernst Grube, President of Lagergemeinschaft Dachau e.V. • Deputy Chair: Dean emeritus Karlhermann Schötz, Förderverein für die KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg e.V. • Dr Dirk Blübaum, Head of the State Office for Non-State Museums in Bavaria • Anja Klingner, DGB Bavaria – Anti-RacismWork • Albert Knoll, Chairman of Forum Queeres Archiv München e.V. • Dr Hildegard Kronawitter, Chairwoman of Weiße Rose Stiftung e.V. • Prof. Julia Lehner, Head of the Cultural Department, City of Nuremberg • Ellen Presser, Director of the Cultural Centre of Israelitische Kultusgemeinde München und Oberbayern K.d.ö.R. • Dr Sabine Schalm, Head of Public History Munich, Department of Arts and Culture, City of Munich • Erich Schneeberger, Chairman of Verband Deutscher Sinti und Roma Landesverband Bayern e.V. • Philipp Seitz, President of the Bavarian Youth Council • Dr Regine Sgodda, Bayerischer Volkshochschulverband e.V. • Annerose Stanglmayr, Managing Director of the Dachauer Forum • Christian Stähler, Josef Effner Gymnasium Dachau • Felizitas Raith, Director of the Max Mannheimer Study Centre Another important committee is the Academic Advisory Board. It consists of up to seven national and international experts who support the Bavarian Memorial Foundation in an advisory capacity. Its members are appointed by the Foundation Council for a four-year term. For the 2024–2028 term, the Academic Advisory Board is composed as follows: • Chair: Prof. Krzysztof Ruchniewicz,Warsaw, Poland • Deputy Chair: Prof. Katja Makhotina, Acting Chair of Modern and Contemporary History with a focus on the History of Eastern Europe, Friedrich-Alexander- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. The positions of Chair and Deputy Chair rotate after no more than two years. • Assoc. Prof. Regina Fritz, University of Vienna, Department of Contemporary History, Austria • Prof. emeritus Brunello Mantelli, former Professor of Contemporary History and History of International Relations, University of Turin, Italy • Dr Pavla Plachá, Head of Research Section Resistance and Dissent in the Years 1938–1945, Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, Prague, Czech Republic • Prof. Christoph Safferling, Chair of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, International Criminal Law and Public International Law, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg • Lisa Schulz-Yatziv, M.A., Museum Educator, Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum, Israel