Correspondence with Wewer, Heinz

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/1538
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 110044
Dates
30 Apr 1962 - 29 Sep 1962
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Hans Wewer is a German journalist and historian. He covered the Eichman trial in Jerusalem and was an early advocate of compensation payments for Jewish survivors of medical experiments in Ravensbrueck concentration camp. His current publications focus on social philately.

Scope and Content

Correspondence regarding a visit of The Wiener Library for research on medical experiments in the Nazi era, and ordering books. Included is a brief statement of Wewer on the political situation in West Germany.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

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People

  • Wewer, Heinz

Subjects

  • Vergangenheitsbewältigung
  • Medical crimes

Places

  • Third Reich [1933-1945]
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