On Friday, 17 October 2025, at 11 am, the National Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia in Ljubljana will host a presentation of the collection of papers Slovenian Prisoners in the Nazi Concentration Camp System. The collection contributes to the understanding of the Nazi camp system by presenting both well-known and lesser-known topics and testimonies. The geographical diversity of the stories reveals the extent of the Nazi system’s reach and maps the events.
The collection, which contains 45 contributions from 16 institutions and 5 individuals, was published by the National Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia. The collection was edited by Dr Monika Kokalj Kočevar, Darja Jan, and Boris Hajdinjak. The latter is also the author of four articles published in the collection:
- Boris Pahor: Dachau, Markirch, Natzweiler-Struthof, Mittelbau-Dora, Harzungen and Bergen-Belsen;
- Oskar Ebenspanger’s watch (co-authored);
- Erika Fürst: Nagykanizsa and Auschwitz;
- Stevan Savić: Rižarna/Trst, Auschwitz, Dachau, Kaufering III and Leitmeritz.
The collection will be presented by Dr Monika Kokalj Kočevar, museum councillor and curator at the National Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia. After the presentation, Floriane Azoulay, director of the Arolsen Archives, will donate to the museum the pocket watch of former camp inmate Franc Ribič. The donation will be accepted by Nataša Robežnik, director of the national historical museum.
The Arolsen Archives is the world’s largest archive on victims and survivors of National Socialism, containing information on approximately 17.5 million people. The archive is an important source for research offering online access to much of its material.
