Anne-Frank-Shoah-Bibliothek

The Anne-Frank-Shoah-Bibliothek is an international research library for the documentation of the Holocaust. The objective of the Anne-Frank-Shoah-Bibliothek is to collect, index and make available literature from all over the world on the persecution of the Jews under the regime of National Socialism in Germany and making it available to interested users. The collection also comprises publications on the persecution of other minorities - documents about people persecuted on the basis of ethnic, political, religious, medical and other motivations.

The Anne-Frank-Shoah-Bibliothek makes a significant contribution to the dissemination of literature on the Holocaust in keeping with its self-imposed obligation to serve as a "Bibliothek wider das Vergessen" (a living memorial library).

It is unlikely that an exhaustive collection of all publications related to the Shoah (Hebrew for "catastrophe" or "annihilation") can be compiled in the foreseeable future. Thus the library also focuses its efforts on the evaluation of bibliographies and numerous other source materials.

The online catalogue of the Leo Baeck Institute in New York is available to users of the Anne-Frank-Shoah-Bibliothek. It is also possible to request copies or entire works from New York for use in Leipzig.

The collection of the Anne-Frank-Shoah-Bibliothek currently comprises about 12,000 books, periodicals, audio-visual media, maps and other materials available for use in the special reading room.

The collection as well as the about 22,000 bibliographic citations are catalogued alphabetically and by subject in a database. Since March 2007 the catalogue of the specialized library online with the link  www.zeitgeschichte-online.de/alg-agg/detail.php   can be found under the search option "Anne-Frank-Shoah-Bibliothek"  in the field Bibliotheksauswahl.

The Anne-Frank-Shoah-Bibliothek is in contact with numerous institutions in Germany and abroad, e. g. the Anne-Frank-Haus in Amsterdam.

For the exhibition "Kindern vom Faschismus erzählen" in the year 2004 a 94-page list of books was drawn up, which may be ordered from Monika Pfitzner. Please include a postal address in all orders (including e-mail requests).

Since December 2007 the German National Library commemorates with the adoption of a "stumbling block" the almost forgotten writer Clara Caroline Schachne, who was known under the pen name of Clara Schott.
Image of the "stumbling block" (Preview)  Download (2,4 MB).
More about the initiative "Stumbling blocks Leipzig" at www.stolpersteine-leipzig.de

Brochure on the Anne-Frank-Shoah-Bibliothek

Opening hours:
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.