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There are several ways to be more specific in your search query:

"Phrase": Search an exact match of your query, e.g. "Member lists"
+Phrase: Given word has to be in the result, e.g. +Gestapo
-Phrase: Exclude given word from search, e.g. -Gestapo

Use the following syntax to restrict the search to specific fields:

field:"phrase": For instance, you can find all descriptions that have the phrase "Auschwitz Birkenau" in their titles by searching for title:"Auschwitz Birkenau".

The following fields are currently available:

identifier
title
creator
person
place
subject
address

The EHRI portal offers access to information on Holocaust-related archival material held in institutions across Europe and beyond. For more information on the EHRI project visit https://ehri-project.eu.

Countries

EHRI national reports provide an overview of the Second World War and Holocaust history as well as of the archival situation in the covered countries.

Browse 63 country reports.

Archival Institutions

An inventory of archival institutions that hold Holocaust-related material.

Browse 2,213 archival institutions in 60 countries.

Archival Descriptions

Electronic descriptions and finding aids of Holocaust-related archival material.

Browse 395,583 archival descriptions in 796 institutions.

Vocabularies

Subject heading and places related to archival descriptions.

Browse terms and places.

Authority Sets

Persons and corporate bodies related to archival descriptions.

Browse authorities.

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