Gedenkbuch

The Gedenkbuch – Opfer der Verfolgung der Juden unter der nationalsozialistischen Gewaltherrschaft 1933–1945 ("Memorial Book - Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933–1945") is a memorial book published by the German Federal Archives, listing persons murdered during the Holocaust as part of the Nazis' so-called "Final Solution". It is limited to people, regardless of nationality, who voluntarily lived within the borders of the German Reich as of December 31, 1937.[1] Since 2007, it has been available online. As of February 2020, it contained 176,475 names.[1]

History

The first edition of the Gedenkbuch was published in 1986 in two volumes, prepared by the German Federal Archives in Koblenz, and the Arolsen Archives - International Center on Nazi Persecution, in Bad Arolsen, Germany (ISBN 3-89192-003-2).

A considerably expanded second edition of the Gedenkbuch was published in 2006 in four volumes, edited and published by the German Federal Archives (ISBN 3-89192-137-3).

Since December 2007, the Gedenkbuch has been available online; the German Federal Archives continuously publishes additions and corrections based on research and submissions.[1]

Dieses Gedenkbuch gibt den Ermordeten ihren Namen und damit ihre Menschenwürde wieder. Es ist zugleich ein Denkmal und eine Erinnerung daran, dass jedes einzelne Menschenleben einen Namen und eine einzigartige Geschichte hat.
This memorial book gives the murdered their names and thus their human dignity back. It is both a memorial and a reminder that every single human life has a name and a unique story.

— Preface to the second edition, written by president of Germany Horst Köhler[1]

Online edition

The core of the online edition is a searchable directory of names.[2] It also contains a detailed chronology of deportations[3] and a bibliography.

References
  1. "Memorial Book - Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933 - 1945". German Federal Archives. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. "Gedenkbuch - Search in memorial book". German Federal Archives. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. "Gedenkbuch - Deportation chronology". German Federal Archives. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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