Dr. Hasso Spode, Professor Technical University of Berlin and Director of the Tourism Archive After his childhood in East Germany, Hasso Spode flew to West Berlin where he studied philosophy, history, theology, and sociology. Today he is a professor in Hanover and director of the Tourism Archive at the Technical University in Berlin The main focus of his research is on historical anthropology and cultural history, but he
Sussanna Misgajski, Director Prora Zentrum (2001-2021) Ms. Misgajski holds her teacher training for history and German studies at the high school level with a level 2 (Master’s degree equivalent) State examination. She is a Research Associate at the PRORA CENTER since 2001, and the Director of the institution since 2009. https://prora-zentrum.de/en/special-thanks-to-susanna-misgajski/
Dr. Gabi Dolff-Bonekämper, Professor Technical University of Berlin, German Art Historian Gabi Dolff-Bonekämper studied from 1971 to 1984 History of Art, Christian archeology and Romance languages (French) at the University of Marburgand at the University of Poitiers and the Centre d’études supérieures de Civilisation Médiévale (CESCM). 1984/85 it was in Marburg at Hans-Joachim Art and Heinrich Klotz with a thesis on the history of the monuments in Hesse doctorate. From 1984 until the end of Funkkolleg Art in
Ulrich Busch, Owner Smart Hotels and Developer, Prora Ulrich Busch is the son of the worker-singer Ernst Busch. In 2006 Ulrich Busch bought two blocks of the former KdF NS property from the federal government for 455,000 Euros. Ulrich Busch was able to obtain building rights for both blocks with holiday and condominium apartments as well
Stephan Schack, Former Conscientious Objector Mr. Schack is an educator and initiator of bausoldaten-prora.de. He is a public speaker, trainer, and coach working on intercultural civics and democracy. http://www.demokratieerziehung.de/
Dr. Shelley Baranowski, Professor Emeritus University of Ohio, Akron Dr. Baranowski received her Ph.D. in Religion from Princeton University in 1980 in the History of Christianity, although for most of her career, she taught in history departments. In addition to part-time positions from 1980 to 1985, she taught at Kenyon College from 1985 to 1989. From 1989
Dr. Paul Jaskot, Professor Duke University Paul B. Jaskot is a professor of Art History at Duke University. He is a specialist in modern architecture with a particular emphasis on the history of German cultural politics during and after the Nazi period. His publications on this topic include the books The Architecture of Oppression: The SS, Forced Labor and
Michael Jacobi, Managing Director Bering Consulting GmbH
Dr. Rüdiger Hachtmann, Professor Technical University of Berlin Prof. Hachtmann studied from 1972 to 1979 History at the Technical University of Berlin and in parallel 1973-1979 Political Science at the Freie Universität Berlin. After a 1981-1983 scholarship from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation had been, he worked from 1983 to 1986 as a research assistant in the DFG project on biographies of social democratic Reichstag and
Jürgen Rostock, Director Documentation Center http://www.dokumentationszentrum-prora.de/seiten_deutsch/impressum.html