title: Apology, responsibility, memory. Coming to terms with Nazi medical crimes: the example of the Max Planck Society.
abstract: In June 2001, the then president of the Max Planck Society addressed a formal apology to survivors of Nazi medical crimes. Starting from this ritual of repentance, the paper examines the participants' diverse views of how to deal with the medical crimes of National Socialism. In comparison with the DGPPN, it asks about possibilities of going beyond historical retrospection to fulfil the imperative of remembrance.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Zeitgeschichte, Universität Wien, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 1, 1090 Wien, Austria. carola.sachse@univie.ac.at
authors.forename: Carola
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sachse
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D028683:National Socialism / Q000266:history*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014858:War Crimes / Q000266:history*