Jasenovac – Honouring the Victims Through a Commitment to Factual Understanding
Designed based on concentration camps in Nazi Germany, Jasenovac meant death or was the last station before concentration camps in Germany and Poland for most of its victims throughout its existence. Those that managed to escape from the horrors of Jasenovac started testifying about the extent and manner of killings immediately after it, which appalled even Nazis themselves. Following the dissolution of Yugoslavia, social changes led to new narratives and interpretations of Jasenovac. As a result, on the one hand, this part of history is relativised, while on the other hand Jasenovac is used for propaganda purposes, and all of this is frequently also included in school curricula.
