Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

Tracing the rightful ownersNazi-looted books in theCentral and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

„The West” Versus „The East“ or the United Europe?October 8 – 9, 2013

Sebastian FinsterwalderPeter Prölß

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

Henry M. Stanley: Im dunkelsten Afrika. Leipzig: Brockhaus, 1926.

1. Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

„Meinem lieben Rudi zum dreizehnten Geburtstag von Mutti.“

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

„Meinem lieben Rudi zum dreizehnten Geburtstag von Mutti.“

Source: Memorial Book Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933 – 1945www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/en1083051

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

Berliner StadtbibliothekBerlin City Libraryest. 19011948-1989 East Berlin

Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin (ZLB)

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

1.1 A bargain in 1943

„The forfeited property shall be used to promote all means contributing to the solution of the Jewish Question“ office of the Mayor, April 3rd, 1943

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

1.1 A bargain in 1943

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Bm 289 [88]9 Stanley, Henry M. Im dunkelsten Afrika. 1926.

1.1 A bargain in 1943

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Bm 289 [88]9 Stanley, Henry M. Im dunkelsten Afrika. 1926.

1.1 A bargain in 1943

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1.2 Rebuilding a library: 20,000 „gifts“?

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

J / 1358 G45 / 859

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1.2 From „J“ to „G“

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

1.2 the „Bergungsstelle für wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken“

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

1933 – 1945: - Books from the homes of the deported (1943) - Used books since 1933

Summary: the sources of Nazi-looted books in the ZLB

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

1945/1946: „Bergungsgut“ including- Books taken from organziations and Jewish communities- Books from occupied countries („Beutegut“)- Used books

Summary: the sources of Nazi-looted books in the ZLB

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

2. Tracing the rightful owners

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

2.1 Research

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

2.1 Research

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

2.2 Publication

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

2.2 Publication

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

2.3 Restitution

Tracing the rightful owners – Nazi-looted books in the Central and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

Tracing the rightful ownersNazi-looted books in theCentral and Regional Library Berlin (ZLB)

Database:http://raubgut.zlb.de

Contact:raubgut@zlb.de+0049 (0)30 90 226 733

„The West” Versus „The East“ or the United Europe?October 8 – 9, 2013

Sebastian Finsterwalder (finsterwalder@zlb.de)Peter Prölß (Peter.Proelss@klassik-stiftung.de)