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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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The courageous “apple pastor”
“I do not want to be a mute dog”: Under this life motto, the pastor Korbinian Aigner fearlessly took an …
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Forced sex work in camp brothels
In September 1944, the SS transported nineteen women from Ravensbrück concentration camp to Buchenwald. The youngest was 21 years old, …
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Clarifying fates, bringing biographies to light
The international Soviet Prisoners of War project is reconstructing paths of persecution and answering questions about the fates of individuals. …
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Digitization for Remembrance
To mark the 85th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Kyiv, the Arolsen Archives, in cooperation with the …
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A Watch Finds its Way Back to Krakow
“I never imagined the case would be reopened after 80 years. I was six weeks old when the Gestapo arrested my father,” says Adam Kękuś. Eighty-three years later, he is holding his father Franciszek’s watch in his hands.
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Orphaned Holocaust Survivors on Their Way to a Foreign Land
When World War II came to an end, hundreds of thousands of young Holocaust survivors were left wandering through the …
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On the Anniversary of the Nuremberg Laws
Through the “Reich Citizenship Law” announced on September 15, 1935, the Nazi regime officially established a two-tier system in German …
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An interview with Ukrainian teacher Hanna Tarkovska
“The most important thing in our lives right now is life itself. We don’t know if we’ll still be alive tomorrow, so we’re making the most of our lives here and now. We try not to put life off until tomorrow, because we don’t know if we’ll even have a chance tomorrow.”
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Two Lives, Two Reponses to the Rise of Nazism
One factor that contributed to the end of the Weimar Republic was the belief among established politicians that the National …
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Billy Joel’s Family Forced to Sell Their Business During the Nazi Era
In the early 1930s, the Karl Joel textile and clothing company in Nuremberg was one of the leading businesses in …
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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World Photography Day
What do Leica cameras have to do with Nazi persecution? More than you might think. The Wehrmacht’s propaganda photographers used …
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After Liberation
Starting in July 1944, Allied forces liberated hundreds of concentration camps in Germany and the occupied territories. In some of …
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Annual Report 2025
Remembrance is teamwork. The Arolsen Archives can only fulfil their mission in collaboration with strong partners from the fields of …
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Forced to emigrate
Uncovering the fates of victims of Nazi persecution is often like assembling a puzzle. As pieces of information come to …
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Reading to survive
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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Investigating a Tragedy
In the last days of the Second World War, one of the worst shipping disasters ever to occur took place …
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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 …
