Documentation of the German Foreign Office, 1870-1945
Extent and Medium
300000 microfilm frames
Creator(s)
Scope and Content
The documentation from the Auswertiges Amt found in the Yad Vashem Archives dates from the establishment of the Second Reich through the end of the Third Reich, 1870-1945. In the Collection there is documentation on the following subjects:1. Jewish affairs in all the countries in which Germany had diplomatic legations, as well as general files photocopied from archives in countries such as the USSR and Ukraine during those periods when central events regarding the Jews took place; 2. Complete files regarding Middle East affairs and mainly Eretz Israel were photocopied;3. All documentation regarding the Jews was photocopied from files from the period of the Nazi regime including all the files of the Inland II Department.
Finding Aids
Documents of German Foreign policy 1918-1945, London 1949 Guide to jewish History under Nazi Impact 1960
Existence and Location of Originals
Politisches Archiv des Auswärtiges Amt
Dates of Descriptions
2013-02-17