Jens-Kristijan Vagner

Jens-Kristijan Vagner is a historian and the director of the Buchenwald Memorial Foundation, dedicated to preserving the memory of the atrocities committed at the Buchenwald concentration camp. He emphasizes the importance of remembering the past to combat rising extremism and racism in contemporary society, particularly in the Thuringia region of Germany, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has gained significant support.