Silent Heroes Entschädigungsamt Berlin. Unbesungene Helden (B Rep. 078)

Identifier
irn86335
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.214
  • RG-14.107M
Dates
1 Jan 1958 - 31 Dec 1966
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

63 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

digital images,

Archival History

Landesarchiv Berlin

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Landesarchiv Berlin, Germany, A Rep. 078. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in November 2016.

Scope and Content

Contains a unique set of records documenting the cases of non-Jewish Germans who helped Jews hide. The collection contains unique stories of hiding of Jews in the West Berlin area through testimonies from helpers and survivors, including investigation if the information could be verified. The collection is a result of an early attempt and initiative of the Berlin senate between 1958-1966 to honor helpers in the Berlin area, on instigation of the Berlin Minister of Interior, Joachim Lippschitz. 1500 files were created which precedes Yad Vashem's Righteous Among the Nations Initiative. It gives a unique insight into the diverse motives of helpers and their relationship with those they did hide.

System of Arrangement

Case files of individuals arranged in alphabetical order, A-Z.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Landesarchiv Berlin

Subjects

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.