Max Mannheimer Studienzentrum

What Max Mannheimer Studienzentrum does

Max Mannheimer Studienzentrum (MMSZ) is the educational division of the Stiftung Max Mannheimer Haus, a Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts established in 1991 by the Free State of Bavaria, the town of Dachau, and the district of Dachau, and managed since 2014 under commission by the Bayerischer Jugendring. Operating from the Max Mannheimer Haus at Roßwachtstraße 15, Dachau, in immediate proximity to the former Dachau concentration camp memorial, the centre delivers extracurricular historical-political education to roughly 4,000 youth, students, and multipliers per year through single- and multi-day study programs, international youth encounters (German-Polish, German-Czech, German-French), teacher training, and antisemitism-critical education.

The portfolio combines on-site programming with a growing digital product surface: a free mobile visual novel ('Max Mannheimer – ben jakov – Eine Holocaust-Geschichte', co-developed with Paintbucket Games and IJBS Auschwitz, Feb 2025), the Memory Momentum digital learning platform (launched Mar 2026 with federal 'Demokratie leben!' funding), and adoption of the SHOAH STORIES platform that aggregates curated short-form Holocaust education video from 30+ international memorial sites. Annual recurring convenings include the Dachauer Symposium zur Zeitgeschichte (held since 2000) and the Dachau Autumn School (launched 2025).

Commercially, MMSZ is a non-commercial entity. Programs are subsidized by the Free State of Bavaria, federal programs, bilateral youth funds (PNWM, DFJW, German-Czech Future Fund), and foundation project grants (Stiftung EVZ). Direct participant fees are minimal, with international encounters requiring a small contribution and digital products offered free of charge. The customer base is exclusively educational: schools, school classes, youth organizations, university students, and teacher/multiplier training cohorts. Distribution is hybrid: direct on-site delivery at the Dachau facility, online booking, and partner-routed international exchanges through youth offices and sister memorial sites.

Name

Max Mannheimer Studienzentrum

Legal name

Stiftung Max Mannheimer Haus (Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts)

Website

https://mmsz-dachau.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Max Mannheimer Studienzentrum is a Bavarian public-law foundation's educational division operating at the Dachau memorial, delivering Holocaust and antisemitism-critical study programs, international youth exchanges, and digital learning products to schools, youth organizations, teachers, and multipliers.

Ownership category

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Product category

Holocaust and Memorial Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Enrichment Camps (General Studies) (EDAMALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hybrid/Blended Classroom & HyFlex Instruction Systems (EDAFABAC), Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL)

Keywords

• Holocaust education
• Memorial education
• Historical political education
• International youth encounters
• Antisemitism education

Headquarters

HQ city

Dachau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization accepts donations from individuals and organizations to support educational programs for youth. Donation receipts are issued for tax purposes.
2. Government Subsidies and Foundation Funding: Funded by Free State of Bavaria, municipal sources, and various foundations including Bundesprogramm 'Demokratie leben!' and German-Polish Youth Office.
3. Third-Party Project Funding: International projects financed through third-party funds including Deutsch-Französisches Jugendwerk, German-Polish Youth Office, German-Czech Future Fund, and Foundation Remembrance Responsibility Future.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Max Mannheimer Studienzentrum is an extracurricular educational institution that delivers single-day and multi-day study programs on National Socialism and the history of the KZ Dachau concentration camp for school classes, youth groups, university students, and international participants. It supplements on-site learning with international youth encounters (German-Polish, German-Czech), advanced training for teachers and multipliers, antisemitism-critical education, and digital learning tools including the free "Max Mannheimer – ben jakov" visual novel app, the Memory Momentum learning platform, and the SHOAH STORIES short-video platform.

Product overview

Max Mannheimer Studienzentrum is an extracurricular historical-political education institution offering structured educational programs centered on the history of National Socialism and the Dachau concentration camp. The organization provides single-day and multi-day study programs for youth groups, international youth exchanges (German-Polish, German-Czech), advanced training for teachers and multipliers, antisemitism-critical education, and commemorative projects. Digital offerings include the 'Max Mannheimer – ben jakov' visual novel mobile app available on Google Play and App Store, the 'Memory Momentum' digital learning platform for antisemitism education, and the 'SHOAH STORIES' educational platform aggregating content from international memorial sites. The portfolio also includes commemorative projects such as Digital Storytelling, Digital Visual Novel, Memory Momentum, and the annual Dachau Symposium on Contemporary History.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Memory Momentum: Digital learning platform launched in March 2026 that bridges historical remembrance with analysis of current antisemitic continuities. A modular virtual learning space for school and extracurricular educational work.
• Max Mannheimer – ben jakov – Eine Holocaust-Geschichte
• Dachauer Symposium

Products and services

• Study Programs (Studientage) Single-day and multi-day study programs at the Max Mannheimer Haus in Dachau for school classes, youth work groups, university students, and other groups, centered on the history of National Socialism and the KZ Dachau concentration camp.
• International Youth Encounters (Internationale Jugendbegegnungen) International youth exchange programs, primarily German-Polish and German-Czech, including study weeks, multi-day programs with contemporary witness dialogues, and photo seminars for young people from Germany and partner countries.
• Advanced Training for Teachers and Multipliers (Fortbildungen) Professional development programs for (future) teachers and educational multipliers in historical-political education and memorial pedagogy, including workshops and digital teaching tools such as SHOAH STORIES.
• Antisemitism-Critical Education (Antisemitismuskritische Bildung) Educational programs addressing the structures of antisemitism and supporting decisive rejection of this form of discrimination, including projects such as "Scrollen gegen Hass" (Scrolling Against Hate).
• Memory Momentum Digital Learning Platform A virtual, multi-module digital learning platform that bridges historical remembrance with analysis of contemporary antisemitic continuities, designed for hybrid use in school and extracurricular education.
• Max Mannheimer – ben jakov – Eine Holocaust-Geschichte Visual Novel App A free mobile visual novel app that presents the life story of Holocaust survivor Max Mannheimer through five interactive chapters, with lexicon articles for historical terms and educational materials for multipliers.
• SHOAH STORIES Digital Educational Platform A digital education platform utilizing short-form videos on TikTok and Instagram Reels to support Holocaust education, aggregating pedagogically prepared content from over 30 international memorial sites, museums, and educational institutions in multiple languages.
• Dachauer Symposium on Contemporary History Annual time-history symposium attracting international scholars and the public, organized jointly with the city of Dachau and the KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 4,000 teenagers, young adults and multipliers participate annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stiftung Topographie des TerrorscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Co-organizer of the 70th Bundesweites GedenkstättenSeminar together with KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau, MMSZ, and Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung.
• Bundeszentrale für politische BildungcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Co-organizer of the 70th Bundesweites GedenkstättenSeminar and supporter of memorial education initiatives.
• International Youth Meeting Centre Oświęcim/Auschwitz (IJBS/MDSM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 February 2025Partnership for visual novel development 'Max Mannheimer – ben jakov'. The IJBS collaborated on the digital educational tool and participated in the presentation event. Also partners for German-Polish youth exchanges and photo seminars.
• Bayerischer JugendringcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2014Commissioned to manage the foundation since 2014. Operates the educational side of the Max Mannheimer Haus.
• Paintbucket GamescoreTechnology or IntegrationGame development studio that developed the digital Visual Novel 'Max Mannheimer – ben jakov – Eine Holocaust-Geschichte' for the study centre.
• KZ-Gedenkstätte DachaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the annual Dachauer Symposium and co-host of Dachau Autumn School. Primary partner for educational programs at the memorial site.
• BAG Spielmobile e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrägerorganisation (sponsoring organization) for the FSJ-Kultur program. Provides information on vacancies and application procedures for voluntary service positions.
• History Museum Bosnia and HerzegovinaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Bringing history to life?' project on working with contemporary witnesses and historical artifacts.
• Archives d'AlsaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Bringing history to life?' project on working with contemporary witnesses and historical artifacts.
• Croatian History Teacher AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Bringing history to life?' project on working with contemporary witnesses and historical artifacts.
• Documenta – Center for Dealing with the PastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in multiple international projects including 'The Power of Personal Stories in Confronting Oblivion' and 'Meeting Memories'.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center: Israel's international Holocaust remembrance and education institution; a broader, globally recognized incumbent in Holocaust education, research, and teacher training that sets standards MMSZ programming aligns with.
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Larger US federally chartered institution providing Holocaust education, teacher training, and digital resources; comparable pedagogical approach and target audiences (school groups, teachers, multipliers).

Direct peers

• Stiftung Topographie des Terrors: Berlin memorial and education center on National Socialism sites; co-organizer with MMSZ of the Bundesweites GedenkstättenSeminar. Comparable scope of historical-political education and teacher professional development.
• Anne Frank Zentrum: Berlin-based non-profit providing Holocaust and remembrance education for young people; peer in digital innovation (developed SHOAH STORIES platform that MMSZ distributes to educators) and in school-based civic education programming.
• House of the Wannsee Conference Memorial and Educational Site: Berlin-based memorial and educational site focused on the Holocaust's planning and perpetration; comparable multi-day study programs, teacher trainings, and antisemitism-critical education offerings.
• Buchenwald Memorial (Stiftung Gedenkstätten Buchenwald und Mittelbau-Dora): Major German concentration camp memorial foundation with international youth programs, teacher training, and research symposia; directly competes for the same federal memorial education funding pool and educator audience.
• International Youth Meeting Centre Oświęcim/Auschwitz (IJBS/MDSM): Direct peer and active collaborator. Both are non-formal educational centers located at former Nazi concentration camp memorial sites, both run international youth exchanges and teacher trainings, and they jointly developed the 'ben jakov' Visual Novel.
• Terezín Memorial / Terezín Initiative Institute: Czech memorial and educational institution at the former Theresienstadt ghetto/camp; MMSZ jointly runs German-Czech youth encounters with this site, and both offer school programs and international exchanges.
• Flossenbürg Memorial (KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg): Bavarian concentration camp memorial site that MMSZ explicitly serves with subsidized school class visits; provides comparable historical-political education programming for youth and multipliers in the same German state.

Others

• Bayerischer Jugendring: Parent managing organization of the MMSZ foundation since 2014; Bavaria's statewide youth association providing infrastructure and operational management to MMSZ, making it the most directly comparable operator of youth civic and educational programs in the region.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mmsz.dachau
• Instagraminstagram.com/mmsz_dachau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/max-mannheimer-studienzentrum

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Profiles3 records

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