Correspondence regarding Dokumentenwerk - with Brügel, Johann Wolfgang

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/6
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 109310
Dates
25 Mar 1961 - 28 Apr 1962
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Institut für Zeitgeschichte

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 Johann Wolfgang Brügel (1905-1986) was a Czech solicitor and publicist who had fled to England in 1939. After translating Gerald Reitlinger’s pioneer study ‘The Final Solution’ (1953) into German he worked as a freelancer for The Wiener Library.

Scope and Content

Comprising mainly notes and memos the correspondence centres on meetings with The Wiener Library’s project researcher Francis L. Carsten as well as a meeting with IfZ project researcher Hans Mommsen and a review of his work.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

This material has been digitised. Readers should book a reading room terminal to access it.

Related Units of Description

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

People

  • Brügel, Johann Wolfgang
  • Carsten, F. L. (Francis Ludwig)
  • Carsten, F. L. (Francis Ludwig)
  • Mommsen, Hans

Subjects

  • Vergangenheitsbewältigung
  • Publishing
  • Libraries and Archives
  • Jewish history
  • German-Jewish dialogue
  • Antisemitism, defence against

Places

  • West Germany [1949-1990]
  • England
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