Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database
The German Towns Project (ID: 48805)
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Description:
In the 1960s, the International Tracing Service (ITS. Now Arolsen Archives) in Bad Arolsen, Germany wrote letters to mayors and other officials of West German counties and towns, requesting lists of Jewish inhabitants in 1933 and the fate of these Jews, if known. The resulting I.T.S collection (1.2.5.1) includes reports created by these local towns.
The information on each individual varies in detail. In almost all cases, dates and places of birth, as well as dates of death, where known, are listed. (In some cases street addresses were provided, but these have not been entered into the database). Where it was known that an individual had been deported, this is noted, though a check of other material indicates that the compilers were not aware that many persons on the lists had been deported. Accordingly, researchers should always check other sources of information, such as the German Government's Gedenkbuch, before concluding that a person had not been deported.
The information on each individual varies in detail. In almost all cases, dates and places of birth, as well as dates of death, where known, are listed. (In some cases street addresses were provided, but these have not been entered into the database). Where it was known that an individual had been deported, this is noted, though a check of other material indicates that the compilers were not aware that many persons on the lists had been deported. Accordingly, researchers should always check other sources of information, such as the German Government's Gedenkbuch, before concluding that a person had not been deported.
Compiler:
JewishGen
Credit:
Arolsen Archives
Language:
- English
- German
Nationality:
German
Persecution Status:
Jew
Number of Persons (Exact):
37476
Associated Place:
Germany
Keyword:
Jews--Germany
List Type:
Registration / register
Notes:
- This is an ongoing project. As of the July 2019 update, there are 178 towns listed. Subsequent updates will include the remainder of the towns, as the project continues.
- Created from the files available in the Arolsen Archives collection 1.2.5.1 Local Lists of Jewish Residents.
Reference URL:
From Collection
Description:
The Arolsen Archives, formerly International Tracing Service (ITS), Located in Bad Arolsen, Germany, are an international center on Nazi persecution with the world’s most comprehensive archive on the victims and survivors of National Socialism. The collection has information on about 17.5 million people and belongs to the UNESCO’s Memory of the World. It contains documents on the various victim groups targeted by the Nazi regime and is an important source of knowledge for society today.
Only a very small part of Arolsen Archives’ collection is imported in the USHMM’s Holocaust Survivors and Victims database.
Only a very small part of Arolsen Archives’ collection is imported in the USHMM’s Holocaust Survivors and Victims database.
