Memorial book - Victims of the persecution of Jews under the National Socialist tyranny 1933–1945

The memorial book - Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny 1933–1945 of the German Federal Archives is a list of names and a memorial to German history. It lists people who fell victim to the Nazi persecution of the Jews because of their (supposed) Jewish origin. It is limited to residents who lived between 1937 and 1945 within the borders of the German Reich .

history

The second edition of the memorial book was published in 2006 and has also been published on the Internet since December 2007. The book is constantly updated. Additions and corrections can be sent to the Federal Archives.

“This memorial book gives the murdered their names and thus their human dignity. It is both a memorial and a reminder that every single human life has a name and a unique story. "

- Horst Köhler : Foreword by the Federal President on the 2nd edition of the memorial book

Online edition

The core of the online presentation is the name directory, which enables a complex search for the persons concerned using a search mask. The online offer also contains a deportation chronology and a supplementary bibliography.

Printouts

Two-volume edition from 1986:

• Memorial book: Victims of the persecution of Jews under the National Socialist tyranny in Germany 1933–1945 (edited by the Federal Archives, Koblenz and the International Tracing Service, Arolsen), Koblenz 1986, ISBN 3-89192-003-2 .

Four-volume edition from 2006:

• Memorial book - Victims of the persecution of Jews under the National Socialist tyranny in Germany: 1933–1945 (edited and published by the Federal Archives), second, significantly expanded edition, Verlag des Bundesarchivs, Koblenz 2006, ISBN 3-89192-137-3 .

Web links

• Homepage of the memorial book
• Introduction to the online version of the memorial book (describes, among other things, the sources and background of the project)
• Chronology of the deportations in the German Reich

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} The Federal Archives' memorial book for the victims of the National Socialist persecution of Jews in Germany (1933-1945). Federal Archives, January 14, 2016, accessed on March 29, 2016 .