April 30/2008

Ceremony marks the opening of the archives

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A ceremony today has marked the opening of the archives at the International Tracing Service in Bad Arolsen for historical research and the public. Among the 250 guests were representatives from the embassies of the International Commission for the Tracing Service, from the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Foreign Ministry at Berlin, Arik Rav On from Yad Vashem and Dr. Jürgen Matthaeus from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum as well as German historians and archivists from memorial sites, museums and research institutes. 

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April 11/2008

The long way back

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Four trainees of the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen today have handed old photographs and personal documents to the widow of a survivor of Concentration Camp Dachau. The Nazis had snatched these personal belongings away from her husband when incarcerating him. Within the context of a project, the ITS trainees sent old letters, photos and documents to 28 families of victims.

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April 3/2008

American and British Red Cross visit ITS at Arolsen

Representatives of the American and British Red Cross who visited the International Tracing Service (ITS) at Arolsen during the last two days were impressed by the changes that took place since the decision to open the archives to researchers.  “I was amazed at how fast and smooth the changes take place. The people here at ITS are committed and open-minded”, said Linda Klein, Director of the Holocaust and War Victims Tracing Center at Baltimore which is part of the American Red Cross.

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