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Interviews about Nazi Forced Labor - The Collection
The digital archive “Forced Labor 1939-1945” contains interviews with 590 survivors of Nazi forced labor.
Overview: Facts and Figures, Development
590 members of various groups targeted for persecution recount their memories in life story interviews in 25 different languages. Overview »
Creation of the Collection: “Documentation of Life Story Interviews with Former Slave and Forced Laborers”
The interviews were conducted in 2005-2006. Creation of the Collection »
Subsets of the Collection: Interview Projects in Various Countries
The archive contains 32 subsets compiled from various interview projects in 26 countries under the direction of the FernUniversität in Hagen – University of Hagen. Subsets of the Collection »
Examples: Selected Biographies
A selection of biographies in the archive depicts the diversity of the lives and experiences of the witnesses. Examples »
Life Journeys of the interviewees: Biographical Maps
Five biographical maps,made for educational material, show exemplary life paths marked by forced labor. Life Journeys »
Access: Terms of Use, Registration
For reasons of privacy, registration for the use of the archives and acceptance of the Terms of Use are required. Access »
News
New project day on the Auschwitz Trial
At the second day of "Victims' Voices at the Perpetrators' Site" in the "Topograpy of Terror", students do research on witnesses and perpetrators at Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial (1963-65).
Second Edition Educational Material
The educational material about "Forced Labor 1939-1945" ist now available in a second edition. Video DVD, learning software and teachers' book are can be purchased at Federal Agency for Civic Education.
Testifying in Nazi Trials
On december 15, 1961, the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem ended with a death sentence. The Jewish Auschwitz survivor and artist Yehuda B. testified against Adolf Eichmann and - two years later - at the Auschwitz trial in Frankfurt.
