Institute for the History of the German Jews, Hamburg, Research foundation in Hamburg, Germany
The Institute for the History of the German Jews is a research facility dedicated to documenting and examining Jewish life across Germany. The building houses extensive archives with materials about communities, their stories, and their traces across several centuries.
The institute was founded in 1966 and was the first German academic center devoted exclusively to Jewish history. It emerged from a desire to gather and study knowledge about centuries of Jewish life in Germany.
The institute preserves memories of Hamburg's Jewish communities and their everyday life, traditions, and contributions to the city. The work here connects academic research with the transmission of stories that might otherwise be forgotten.
Access is open to researchers and students who want to use the library and archives. Registration is required, and it is worth checking in advance which collections are relevant to your interests.
The institute preserves records from communities dating back to the 1500s, including both Sephardic and Ashkenazi traditions. These documents tell stories of life worlds that were destroyed in the 20th century but continue to have a voice through these archives.
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