90 Years On: The Destruction of the Institute of Sexual Science - JSTOR Daily

90 Years On: The Destruction of the Institute of Sexual Science

A uniformed member of the Nazi SA and a student of the Academy of Physical Exercise examine materials plundered from the library of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, director of the Institute for Sexual Science in Berlin on May 6, 1933.

In May 1933, Nazi-led student groups organized public burnings of “un-German” books, including those held in the library of the Institute for Sexual Science.