Correspondence with Ormond, Henry
Extent and Medium
246 letters
Creator(s)
- International Auschwitz Committee
- IG Farben
Biographical History
Henry Lewis Ormond (born Hans Ludwig Jacobsohn; Hans Ludwig Oettinger upon being adopted; 1901-1973) was a Jewish German lawyer. Upon being imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp in the wake of the November Pogrom 1938 he emigrated to Switzerland and later to the UK. Returning to West Germany after the war Ormond became a co-founder of the magazine Der Spiegel and campaigned in prominent restitution as well as criminal cases. See Rauschenberger, K. et. al. (eds.), Henry Ormond : Anwalt der Opfer: Plädoyers in NS-Prozessen, Frankfurt am Main, Campus, 2015.
Scope and Content
Documenting the close association between Ormond and the Library the correspondence centres on various restitution cases, including the Wollheim case (former forced labourer Norbert Wollheim vs IG Farben) and a case that involved Freemasonry; enquiries on past political affiliations of certain individuals, including West German right wing journalist Giselher Wirsing; investigations on certain Nazi war criminals, including SS- and concentration camp physician Carl Clauberg. Briefly mentioned is Ormond’s support of the Library’s eyewitness testimony project.
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People
- Ormond, Henry
- Wollheim, Norbert
- Wirsing, Giselher
- Clauberg, Carl
Subjects
- Frankfurt Trial
- War criminals
- Restitution
- Personal narratives
- Freemasonry
Places
- West Germany [1949-1990]