GB 1556 WL 796 - Central Verein, Berlin: reports on anti-Semitism

1 folder

It is not known whether this material was formally accessioned. According to a letter from Alfred Wiener to Aronsfeld at 796/4 the material came from the records of the Central Verein Deutscher Staatsbürger jüdischen Glaubens, (of which organisation Alfred Wiener used to be a representative). It was loaned to Wiener by Dr. Hans Schäffer, former Staatssekretär im Reichsfinanzministerium. It was found in amongst his diaries - which are on permanent loan to the Institut für Zeitgeschichte in Munich.

GB 1556 WL 796 1932-1955 Collection level (fonds) 1 folder Wiener , Alfred , 1885-1964 , founder of the Wiener Library

Alfred Wiener was a German Jew, born, 1885; trained as an Arabist; Middle East, 1909-1911; fought in the First World War, winning the Iron Cross 2nd Class; high-ranking official in the Centralverein deutscher Staatsbürger jüdischen Glaubens (Central Association of German Citizens of Jewish Faith, CV), 1919; created the Büro Wilhelmstrasse of the CV, which documented Nazi activities and issued anti-Nazi materials; fled to Amsterdam, 1933; founded the Jewish Central Information Office (JCIO, later the Weiner Library), 1933; In 1939 he and the JCIO transferred to London; USA, 1939-1945; returned to London in 1945 to transform the JCIO into a library and centre for the scholarly study of the Nazi era. Died 1964.

It is not known whether this material was formally accessioned. According to a letter from Alfred Wiener to Aronsfeld at 796/4 the material came from the records of the Central Verein Deutscher Staatsbürger jüdischen Glaubens, (of which organisation Alfred Wiener used to be a representative). It was loaned to Wiener by Dr. Hans Schäffer, former Staatssekretär im Reichsfinanzministerium. It was found in amongst his diaries - which are on permanent loan to the Institut für Zeitgeschichte in Munich.

Jewish Central Information Office

Reports of interviews conducted by Alfred Wiener with individuals concerned with trying to influence antisemitic agitation by Hitler, 14 Jul 1932-27 Jul 1932, including on interviews with Dr Planck, Staatssekretär der Reichskanzlei; von Steinau-Steinrück, personal representative of the interior minister and Alfred Leonhard Tietz. Also letter from Wiener to Aronsfeld concerning the provenance of the material, 28 Apr 1955.

Original order

Open

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

German

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Mar 2008 Antisemitism Berlin Europe Germany Nazism Political doctrines Racial discrimination Third Reich Totalitarianism Western Europe Wiener , Alfred , 1885-1964 , founder of the Wiener Library

Jewish Central Information Office

Reports of interviews conducted by Alfred Wiener with individuals concerned with trying to influence antisemitic agitation by Hitler, 14 Jul 1932-27 Jul 1932, including on interviews with Dr Planck, Staatssekretär der Reichskanzlei; von Steinau-Steinrück, personal representative of the interior minister and Alfred Leonhard Tietz. Also letter from Wiener to Aronsfeld concerning the provenance of the material, 28 Apr 1955.

Original order

Open

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

• Engels

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German

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• Engels