Elimination of Jews from cultural life in the »Third Reich«
The object of the research project is the elimination of Jews from cultural life in National-Socialist Germany.
Elimination of Jews from cultural life in the »Third Reich«
Researcher: Dr. Jörg Osterloh
The history of Katzbach concentration camp in Frankfurt am Main
Researcher: Jason Polhammer M.A.
Resercher: Prof. Dr. Raphael Gross, Prof. Dr. Martin van Gelderen
Fritz Bauer: Collected essays
As a state prosecutor, Fritz Bauer went down in the history of the German Federal Republic as the man who initiated the Auschwitz trials and was responsible in a large number of other cases for bringing about prosecution of Nazi crimes.
History of research on anti-Semitism
The aim of this project is to make little known or forgotten late 18th to early 20th century German-language texts that theoretically examined the phenomenon of hostility toward Jews, again accessible. These texts will be presented as the history of anti-Semitism theory, in a
Biographische Skizzen über Spieler und Funktionäre von Eintracht Frankfurt in der NS-Zeit und der frühen Nachkriegszeit
Researcher: Maximilian Aigner M.A.
Jewish debate in exile during the 1920s:
The »Jewish-Bolshevism« stereotype plays a special role in Nazi anti-Semitism. Use of this canard enabled the National Socialists to combine the fears of a Socialist revolution with those of liberal capitalist growth of a modern democratic state and to exploit these fears for
Researcher: Dr. des. Niklas Krawinkel
Victim witnesses in the Auschwitz trials 1950–1980
Resercher: Dr. Katharina Stengel
Persecution and self-idealisation.
The aim of this research project is to research the justification structures specific to National Socialism and their anchoring in feelings and behavioural dispositions (»Nazi morals«) and to ask questions about the continued effect of such justification structures and feelings
The Fritz Bauer Institute maintains the written records of the research and education centre regardless of their media format. It maintains the documents of concluded research projects and creates supplemental written heritage collections on the Institute’s main topics and
The archive of the Fritz Bauer Institute may be used by everyone for research purposes. Usage is governed by the Hessian Archive Law dated 26 November 2012 as amended by the Law dated 5 October 2017 as well as the archive’s rules of use in the currently valid version.
Fritz Bauer Institut
An-Institut der Goethe-Universität Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1 60323 Frankfurt am Main
+49 (0)69 798 322-40 info@fritz-bauer-institut.de
Visiting Scholar
Samuel J. Miner
(University of Maryland) Fulbright- und DAAD-Stipendiat, September 2018 bis
Scholarships and Tenders
Dorothee Freudenberg Fund
The Fritz Bauer Institute is intensifying its research on the subject of the Nazi »euthanasia« mass killings in Europe during World War II and is focusing in particular on the crimes committed in the German-occupied parts of
Jens Kolata M.A.
Fritz Bauer Institut Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1 60323 Frankfurt am Main
IG Farben-Haus V3, 5. OG, Raum 5.352
+49 (0)69 798 322-28 j.kolata@fritz-bauer-institut.de
Jens Kolata M.A.
Jens Kolata has been a Research Associate at the Fritz Bauer Institute
The history of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main during National Socialism and the early years of the German Federal Republic
The history of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main during National Socialism and the early years of the German Federal Republic
Funding: Johanna Quandt-Stiftung und Alfons und Gertrud Kassel-Stiftung
The history of Frankfurt University during the »Third Reich« and the early
Armaments research at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main during National Socialism
Armaments research at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main during National Socialism
Funding: Johanna Quandt-Stiftung und Alfons und Gertrud Kassel-Stiftung
What contribution did Frankfurt University’s natural scientists make to the »Third Reich« armament and war efforts? This
Friedrich Karl Kaul and the role of the GDR in West German National Socialist violent crime
The issue of legal prosecution of Nazi crimes in East Germany has thus far largely yielded research of trials on National Socialist violent crime in the Soviet occupation zone or the
Hermann Langbein
The object of the research project is the elimination of Jews from cultural life in National-Socialist Germany.
Vor der Auslöschung...
The object of the research project is the elimination of Jews from cultural life in National-Socialist Germany.
Cinematographie des Holocaust
The object of the research project is the elimination of Jews from cultural life in National-Socialist Germany.
»Gerichtstag halten über uns selbst«
The object of the research project is the elimination of Jews from cultural life in National-Socialist Germany.
Nadine Docktor
Knowledge Transfer
Fritz Bauer Institut Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1 60323 Frankfurt am Main
IG Farben-Haus Q3, 5. OG, Raum 5.314
49+(0)69 798 322-32 n.docktor@fritz-bauer-institut.de
Nadine Docktor
Nadine Docktor has been delegated to the Fritz
Dr. Veronika Duma
Chair on the History and Impact of the Holocaust
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Historisches Seminar Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1 60323 Frankfurt am Main
IG Farben-Haus V3, 5. OG, Raum 5.353
+49 (0)69 798 31907 duma@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Dr. Veronika
Madhuri Jacobs-Sharma
Madhuri Jacobs-Sharma
Madhuri Jacobs-Sharma has been working as a Guide at the Fritz Bauer Institute’s Educational Department since 2018. In addition to conducting workshops and guided tours, she also helps design their content. She studied law at the Goethe University
Thomas Siurkus
Thomas Siurkus
Thomas Siurkus has been a Guide at the Fritz Bauer Institute’s Educational Department since 2018. He offers guided tours of the Norbert Wollheim Memorial and workshops. He is studying political science and law at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. During
Paul Kracht
Paul Kracht
Paul Kracht has been working as a Guide at the Fritz Bauer Institute’s Educational Department since 2020. He is studying for a Master’s degree in religious studies and a Bachelor’s degree in educational science at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. He already
Social hygiene and healthcare policy in Frankfurt am Main from 1920 to 1960
Researcher: Jens Kolata M.A.
Lilia Tomchuk
Lilia Tomchuk holds the Jürg Breuninger Doctoral Scolarship at the Fritz Bauer Institute and is currently working on her dissertation project entitled »Erfahrungsdimensionen jüdischer Frauen im Holocaust in der besetzten Ukraine« [Experiences of Jewish women in
