How do you establish a connection with someone who was deported 80 years ago?
This is how it works.
You register. A name is assigned to you — the name of someone who was deported from the Dossin Barracks during the Second World War. You then visit Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen, where you proclaim the name into a microphone − whilst we record it. You will be given information about the person in question and will write his or her name on the wall. You will have the opportunity to visit the museum free of charge and will get an insight into the entire war narrative. Once all the names have been recited and recorded, we will play them non-stop. Clearly audible, in the Memorial. By doing this you are reinstating someone’s name at the location it was taken from them. And you are making a connection with someone from the past. Find out who Marie was paired with and come by too.
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All these names have already been recited but thousands more names are still waiting for a voice.
ParticipateWhat is the goal?
Kazerne Dossin’s objective with the Every Name Matters project is to commemorate the 25,843 people who were deported from the Dossin Barracks during World War II. Each name is recited by a unique participant, thus establishing a personal connection with a deportee. Once the project has been completed, we will play all the recordings continuously in the Memorial. Here, at the location where their names were taken from them, we are reinstating them with your assistance.
It really affected me. Exploring one person’s story suddenly turns it into a haunting
Participant of Every name matters
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