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Zentralarchiv zur Erforschung der Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland
or by appointment
Contact: | Herr Dr. Peter Honigmann |
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Tel.: | + 49 (0) 6221/164141 |
Fax: | +49 (0) 6221/181049 |
E-Mail: | zentralarchiv@uni-hd.de |
Web: | http://www.zentralarchiv.uni-hd.de/ |
"Cementary documentation
Nearly 2.000 Jewish cemeteries exist today in the Federal Republic of Germany. The total number of Jewish gravestones have been estimated at 600.000. Destruction, willful and by the elements, endanger these tombstones. A major task of the Central Archives in the first years of its existence was the preservation of the inscriptions by an extensive photo-documentary. Photographs of about 54.000 Jewish tombstones in Baden-Württemberg are now in possession of the Central Archives. In addition, the Central Archives stores photographs of more than 5.000 Jewish gravestones of Lower Saxony. Information on other documentation-projects of Jewish gravestone inscriptions is collected systematically.
Newsletter
The collection of all periodical publications by Jewish groups or organizations is a further aim of the Central Archives in Heidelberg. Written newsletters that are sent, that is, "made public" to members of a Jewish community, association, or organization are considered publications. The collections of the Central Archives consist of public newspapers and journals, newsletters of Jewish communities, programs of Jewish adult education centers, and photocopied circulars.