Suchergebnisse

Archives are places of history. They preserve testimonies of the past and make them accessible to the public, and also keep documents that bear witness to their own past.The influence of politics and ideology on archival activity was strongly developed during the period of National Socialism in Germany. Thus, the State Archives of Hamburg took a special position in the issue of the so-called "proofs of the Aryan" ("Ariernachweise") on account of its sources.The present work examines the past as well as the role of the state archives as well as the scientific archivists - Heinrich Reincke, Hans Kellinghusen, Erich von Lehe, and Kurt Detlev Möller - during the period of National Socialism by examination of the records, and considers the results on basis of current research.

The archival material on the history of the Jewish communities of Hamburg which had been devastated during the Nazi era has been largely preserved. It allows in-depth family history and biographical research in numerous collections of the State Archives of Hamburg. The purpose of this guide is to promote the search for traces aces of the Jews of the past centuries. iNumerous examples provide an insight into the situation of Hamburg Jews during the past centuries.