Correspondence regarding Dokumentenwerk - with Bundeszentrale für Heimatdienst - Groneweg, Barbara

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/11
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 109315
Dates
12 Oct 1962 - 19 Jul 1963
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Bundeszentrale für Heimatdienst

Biographical History

Beginning in 1954 The Wiener Library and the Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ) in Munich worked jointly on an edition of documents (Dokumentenwerk) 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 Dokumentenwerk was cancelled eventually in May 1963.

Dr Barbara Groneweg was a German journalist who had temporarily worked at the BHD in the early 1960s.

Scope and Content

The correspondence centres on reviews of parts of the Dokumentenwerk manuscript as well as discussions of overdue work packages and related problems. The latter refers specifically to certain disagreements with the responsible IfZ project researcher. Additionally, the correspondence includes a confidential report reflecting Alfred Wiener’s view on several issues that caused the eventual cancellation of the project in 1963.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

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Related Units of Description

  • See the numerous correspondences on the Dokumentenwerk project within the Pre-1963 Correspondence series.

People

  • Groneweg, Barbara
  • Mommsen, Hans

Subjects

  • Vergangenheitsbewältigung
  • Publishing
  • Jewish history
  • German-Jewish dialogue
  • Educational organisations
  • Antisemitism, defence against

Places

  • West Germany [1949-1990]
  • England
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