News, well-researched dossiers, background information and biographies, interactive scroll stories that bring history to life: we explore important issues for you here.
From press releases to information about upcoming events or updates about the current activities of the Arolsen Archives – whether you are a journalist or simply interested in our work, our news section will keep you updated.
News
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Dedicated to the dead of Dachau: The secret diaries of Edgar Kupfer
Eighty-five years ago today, on 11 November 1940, the Gestapo took Edgar Kupfer to Dachau concentration camp. Over the next …
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The powerlessness of the ICRC during the Nazi period
During the Second World War, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sent 179 delegates to visit 12,750 prisoner-of-war …
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(No) post for Alice Lesser?
“Alive! Full of wonder! Intense! Back from hell, from the depths of dehumanization – but above it all stretched a …
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Messages to the mother in KZ Ravensbrück
“The child is very worried about her parents,” wrote the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the German …
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History meets technology: Remembrance on the internet
Seventeen million names, about 40 million documents, and nearly 700,000 searches per year: The Arolsen Archives’ online archive has helped …
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Strengthening European Connections
Serbia and Germany: What history, what stories connect these two countries? That is the question at the core of our …
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The genocide in Srebrenica mustn’t be allowed to remain a niche issue
What drives a person to dedicate themselves tirelessly to education, remembrance, and civic engagement? Born in 1977 in Zenica (Bosnia …
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Holocaust Survivor Finds Answers in the Archives
Accompanied by his sister and her husband, Dr. Peter Kenedi visited the Arolsen Archives in early September 2025 to conduct …
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Remembering the Children of Papenhorst
Their names were Viktor, Luisa, Jurji or Irene – 28 gravestones at the cemetery in Nienhagen near Celle commemorate the …
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Persecuted and Branded “Anti-Social”
Millions of people were persecuted and murdered by the Nazis. After the war, the Federal Compensation Act was drawn up …
Scroll stories
Our scroll stories offer you deeper insights into biographies and historical events – narrated in a multimedia format. Biographical documents and historical documents from the Arolsen Archives are often the starting point. It is worth checking back regularly, because the number of scroll stories is growing all the time.
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Concentration camp prisoner libraries
Despite the inhumane conditions in the Nazi concentration camps, some camps had what were known as prisoner libraries. The camp …
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Anna’s search for the truth
The hidden picture Anna Salton Eisen was first introduced to the Holocaust when she was a young child and found …
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Bad Arolsen: Tracing the history of the Nazi era
A small town called Bad Arolsen in the north of Hesse, Germany, has been home to the Arolsen Archives since …
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Annual Report 2023
We are currently witnessing major changes accompanied by significant challenges. The conflict in Gaza and the war in Ukraine mark …
