German students parade in front of the Institute for Sexual Research prior to their raid on the building. The students occupied and pillaged the Institute, then confiscated the Institute's books and periodicals for burning.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 01625

Overview

Caption: German students parade in front of the Institute for Sexual Research prior to their raid on the building. The students occupied and pillaged the Institute, then confiscated the Institute's books and periodicals for burning.

The Institute for Sexual Research was established by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a German Jew, as a center for research into sexology. Members of the institute also provided counseling for homosexuals and transsexuals and fought for the expansion of their political and social rights.
Date: 1933 May 06
Locale: Berlin, [Berlin] Germany
Variant Locale: Berlin-Buckow
Berlin-Mariendorf
Berlin-Ploetzensee
Berlin-Reinickendorf
Berlin-Tempelhof
Berlin-Wannsee
Berlin-Schlachtensee
Berlin-Duppel
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park

Photo Source: National Archives and Records Administration, College Park

Copyright: Public Domain

Source Record ID: 306-NT-864

Keyword: CONFISCATION/EXPROPRIATION FLAGS GERMANS INSTITUTE FOR SEXUAL RESEARCH MARCHING MOTORCYCLES RAIDS SA (STURMABTEILUNG) STREET SCENES UNIVERSITIES/STUDENTS/STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Photo Designation: NAZISM - GERMANY (1933-1945) -- Cultural Affairs -- Book Burning/Flag Burning -- Berlin