Information about more than 17.5 million people who fell victim to Nazi persecution.
A Paper Monument – that is how Holocaust survivor Thomas Buergenthal described the collection of the Arolsen Archives, which holds information on about 17.5 million people. It is part of UNESCO’s Memory of the World and contains documents on the various victim groups targeted by the Nazi regime, on forced labor, and on displaced persons and migration after 1945. The more people view and make use of the documents, the more significant the archive becomes. For this reason, we have set up a vast online archive that can be used by people throughout the world – for searching for information about their loved ones, for academic research, and for educational purposes.
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How to search our online archive
We are working on publishing as much of the collection as possible online and on making it searchable. For this reason, the number of documents and the amount of information that can be searched is constantly growing. If documents cannot be published for data protection reasons, a message to that effect will be displayed.
Your inquiry about specific persons or topics
Have you already searched our online archive and now want to learn more about what happened to members of your family who were victims of Nazi persecution? Or are you looking for information for a research or educational project? Contact us via our inquiry form.
The Arolsen Archives are a relevant resource for a variety of research questions relating to Nazi persecution. The work of local remembrance initiatives benefits from the comprehensive name search functionality, for example. Various projects we offer highlight the potential of our collection as a source of information for academic research and scholarship. This also applies to the field of Digital Humanities, where we can support projects by providing files and metadata.
