WGA Database (ID: 35704)
Authorship or Source:
- Landesarchiv Berlin.
- Facts & Files Historisches Forschungsinstitut Berlin.
Year:
[2012-]
Title or Main Description:
WGA Database = WGA Datenbank / Landesarchiv Berlin. [Internet resource]
Place Published or Holding Institution:
Berlin : Landesarchiv Berlin
Description:
Number of Names or Other Entries-- 436,534 datasets for surnames "A" through "Z" as of October 2016.
Type of Work:
HTML document with searchable database
Alternate or Series Title:
- WGA Datenbank.
- Wiedergutmachungsämter Datenbank.
- Wiedergutmachungsaemter Datenbank.
Provenance:
"Berlin Restitution Offices [=] Wiedergutmachungsämter von Berlin: The Berlin State Archive (Landesarchiv Berlin) started on 1 September 2012 the project for an online database for the records of the Berlin restitution offices (B Rep. 025). The project aims to facilitate provenance research by providing a publicly accessible online database of restitution case files. [...] The online database will be developed by Facts & Files Historical Research Institute Berlin, on behalf of the Berlin State Archive. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2014."--Background at http://www.wga-datenbank.de/en/background.html.
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) --Germany --Reparations --Sources.
Jewish property --Germany --History --20th century --Sources.
Jewish property --Europe --History --20th century --Sources.
Restitution and indemnification claims (1933- ) --Sources.
World War, 1939-1945 --Confiscations and contributions --Germany --Sources.
World War, 1939-1945 --Confiscations and contributions --Europe --Sources.
Jewish property --Germany --History --20th century --Sources.
Jewish property --Europe --History --20th century --Sources.
Restitution and indemnification claims (1933- ) --Sources.
World War, 1939-1945 --Confiscations and contributions --Germany --Sources.
World War, 1939-1945 --Confiscations and contributions --Europe --Sources.
Abstract:
Searchable database of Holocaust and other restitution files held by the Landesarchiv Berlin [= Berlin State Archive] in the records of the Wiedergutmachungsämter in Berlin [= Berlin Restitution Offices] (LAB, B Rep. 025) based upon a central names index card catalog of same for each case file listing the claimants, injured parties, defendant and the property claimed. Database may be searched by full text, applicant, defendant, injured party, birthdate, subject or file number.
Language and Other Notes:
Versions available in German (http://www.wga-datenbank.de/de/startseite.html) and English (http://www.wga-datenbank.de/en/home.html).
Last accessed: October 26, 2016
Last accessed: October 26, 2016
Location of Electronic or Internet File:
- http://wga-datenbank.de/en/home.html (English version)
- http://www.wga-datenbank.de/de/startseite.html (German version)