Correspondence regarding Dokumentenwerk - with Hellmann, Henry

Identifier

3000/9/1/18

Language of Description

English

Level of Description

File

Languages

German

Source

EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

19 items

Biographical History

Beginning in 1954 The Wiener Library and the Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ) in Munich worked jointly on an edition of documents () regarding the persecution of Jews in the Nazi era. Initiated by the Ministry of Interior (BMI) and funded by the Federal Agency for Homeland Service (BHD) this project was part of larger journalistic endeavors by these two authorities to fight and prevent Antisemitism in West Germany. Due to ongoing problems the was cancelled eventually in May 1963.

Henry Hellmann (born Heinrich Jakubowicz, 1906–1984) was a British Journalist of Jewish-German descent. He had come to England as a refugee in the late 1930s.

Scope and Content

Containing memos, status reports, and minutes of recurring work meetings almost exclusively the correspondence illustrates H. Hellmann’s research activities for the Dokumentenwerk project. This includes information about source materials, work progress, and results. The latter were discussed within The Wiener Library as well as with the Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ).

Conditions Governing Access

open

Related Units of Description

See the numerous correspondences on the project within the Pre-1963 Correspondence series.
http://wiener.soutron.net/Portal/Default/en-GB/RecordView/Index/71066
See further the .

People

Hellmann, Henry

Subjects

Jewish history
Antisemitism, defence against
German-Jewish dialogue

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