Roland Borchers

Roland Borchers, currently the deputy director of the Documentation Center NS Forced Labor in Berlin-Schöneweide, has been appointed as the new director of the Stiftung Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung (SFFV), also known as the Foundation Flight, Expulsion, Reconciliation. His appointment follows a period of political turmoil and controversy surrounding the search for a new director, with accusations of historical revisionism being raised. Borchers' selection is seen as a compromise solution to a political dispute. He is taking over the directorship of the SFFV during a turbulent time, suggesting the foundation is facing challenges and disagreements that his appointment may not fully resolve. The SFFV and its leadership are relevant due to the sensitive and politically charged nature of its mission, which deals with the complex history of displacement, expulsion, and reconciliation in Germany and Europe.