Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future"

The Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future" (Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft, EVZ) is a German foundation whose establishment in 2000 marked a turning point in remembrance culture, with the state, business and society taking political and moral responsibility for the suffering of forced labourers under the Nazi regime. Its assets were provided by the Stiftungsinitiative der deutschen Wirtschaft and the German federal government, with around 6,500 companies and private individuals participating in the business initiative. The law founding the foundation was passed on 2 August 2000 with the support of all Bundestag parliamentary groups; its purpose was the payment of benefits to former forced labourers and the permanent funding of projects. The foundation continues to fund projects that research the history of Nazi forced labour and to support organizations in fields such as sport and art/culture in dealing with antisemitism.

The founding of the Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future" (EVZ) in 2000 marked a turning point in remembrance culture, with the state, business and society taking political and moral responsibility for the suffering of forced labourers under the Nazi regime. The foundation's assets were provided by the Stiftungsinitiative der deutschen Wirtschaft and by the German federal government; around 6,500 companies and private individuals took part in the business initiative. On 2 August 2000, with the support of all Bundestag parliamentary groups, the law founding the foundation was passed. Its purpose was the payment of benefits to former forced labourers as well as the permanent funding of projects. The foundation was tasked with keeping alive the memory of Nazi injustice for coming generations, and it funds projects that research the history of Nazi forced labour.

1. 1Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft (EVZ)stiftung-evz.de
2. 2Geschichtestiftung-evz.de
3. 3Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future"wikidata.org