Metadata: Collection Weimar Republic
Collection
- Country:
- Germany
- Holding institution:
- Hildesheim Municipal Archive
- Holding institution (official language):
- Stadtarchiv Hildesheim
- Postal address:
- Am Steine 7, 31134 Hildesheim
- Phone number:
- +49 5121 301 4100
- Web address:
- https://www.hildesheim.de/stadtarchiv.html
- Reference number:
- 804
- Title:
- Collection Weimar Republic
- Title (official language):
- Sammlung Weimarer Republik
- Creator/accumulator:
- Hildesheim Municipal Archive
- Date(s):
- 1918/1933
- Language:
- German
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- This collection includes documents from the time of the Weimar Republic (1918/1933) which could not be assigned as parts of other collections. These are mainly general printed matter, mostly without reference to Hildesheim, but also private documents. The following items are relevant to Jewish history: the journal "Hildesheimer Beobachter" with supplement, no. 1, Nov. 1929, therein an article about Jews of the Central Association (“Central-Verein“, CV) in Hildesheim (no. 20); the journal "Sturm" with supplement for no. 25 of 22 June 1924, therein the article “Goethe and the Jews“ (“Goethe und die Juden“) (no. 28), the CV Journal ("C-V-Zeitung"), Berlin, special edition with “spotlights“, series 2, no. 7, „The "Jewish" financial and economic dictatorship. A presentation by State Secretary Professor Hirsch“ („Die "jüdische" Finanz- und Wirtschaftsdiktatur. Ein Vortrag von Staatssekretär z.D. Professor Dr. Hirsch“), a publication on the consequences of inflation, ca. 1924 (no. 43); a leaflet or public notice: "Hildesheimers! On Friday 20 June 1930 8.30 om in the great hall of the city hall speaks Provincial Member of Parliament Karwahne (Hanover) on the topic "The SPD and their bourgeois panderers - the downfall of Germany". Jews are not allowed. National Socialist German Workers Party Local Group Hildesheim." (“Hildesheimer! Am Freitag 20. Juni 1930 abends 8.30 Uhr im großen Saal der Stadthalle spricht Pg. Provinziallandtagsabgeordnete Karwahne (Hannover) über das Thema "Die SPD und ihre bürgerlichen Zuhälter - der Untergang Deutschlands". Juden haben keinen Zutritt. Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei Ortsgruppe Hildesheim.“) 2 copies (no. 48); the publication "Jewish Soldier Councils in Poland. Traitorous machinations during the German retreat - According to official sources " (“Jüdische Soldaten-Räte in Polen. Verräterische Machenschaften beim deutschen Rückzuge - Nach amtlichen Quellen“) by Willehalm, “Hammer“ publishing house, Leipzig, 1922 (no. 61); a pamphlet: “Imperial Union of Jewish Front Soldiers: Who can find a Jewish mother who had three sons in the trenches for three weeks? Dietrich Eckart set reward, the reward has been won“ (“Reichsbund jüdischer Frontsoldaten e.V.: Wer kann eine jüdische Mutter ausfindig machen, welche drei Söhne drei Wochen lang im Schützengraben hatte? Dietrich Eckart setzte Belohnung aus, die Belohnung ist gewonnen worden“, 2 copies (no. 69); a poster for a mass rally on a Saturday 23 April at 8.30 pm, Minister of State Klages: "Red Prussia falls" ("Rot-Preußen fällt"), NSDAP District Hildesheim-Marienburg, exhibition hall, Jews are not allowed, 1927/1932 (no. 71), a pamphlet: "A world conspiracy! Sensational revelations about the Jewish World Program! True socialism is practicable only on a national basis against the Jewish International. Join the ranks of the National Socialist German Workers Party" (“Eine Weltverschwörung! Aufsehen erregende Enthüllungen über das jüdische Welt-Programm! Wahrer Sozialismus ist nur auf nationaler Grundlage, gegen die jüdische Internationale durchführbar. Tretet ein in die Reihen der National-sozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiter Partei“), ca. 1926 (no. 95); a pamphlet: “Artisans - Businessmen! Your death is the Jewish department store! The German merchant, craftsman and tradesman can only vote for the National Socialist German Workers Party (Hitler movement) List 10“ (“Handwerker - Geschäftsleute! Euer Tod ist das jüdische Warenhaus! Der deutsche Kaufmann, Handwerker und Gewerbetreibende kann seine Stimme nur der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiter-Partei geben (Hitlerbewegung) Liste 10“, ca. 1928 (no. 101); leaflets and pamphlets, therein “Secrets Revealed", "Germany for the Germans", "Prophetic Words of German Men" and "Questions and Answers on the Jewish Topic" (“Enthüllte Geheimnisse“, „Deutschland den Deutschen“, “Prophetische Worte deutscher Männer“, “Fragen und Antworten zum Judenthema“) (no. 109).
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The city of Hildesheim was the capital of the prince-bishopric principality (Fürstbistum) Hildesheim until the end of the Holy Roman Empire. It was independent within the principality and assigned to none of its districts. After the secularisation of the diocese in 1802, the city and principality fell to Prussia after the peace treaty of Paris. After the defeat of Prussia in the battle near Jena and Auerstedt in 1806 , the city became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Westphalia, a Napoleonic satellite state, and became the capital of the district Hildesheim in the Département de l'Ocker (Oker District). Through an agreement between Prussia and Hanover in 1813, which was confirmed at the Congress of Vienna, the principality of Hildesheim became a part of the Kingdom of Hanover. The city of Hildesheim became independent under the new Hanoverian constitution and remained an independent city, even after the acquisition of the Kingdom of Hanover by Prussia in 1866 and the Prussian district reform of 1885. In 1911, the community of Moritzberg was incorporated, as well as Gutsbezirk Steuerwald in 1912. In 1938, the urban area was extended by the villages Neuhof and Drispenstedt. As part of an administrative and territorial reform in 1974, the city of Hildesheim was incorporated into the district of Hildesheim. At the same time, the city was enlarged by the municipalities of Achtum-Uppen; Bavenstedt; Einum; Himmelsthür; Itzum; Marienburg; Marienrode and Sorsum, making it a metropolis (Großstadt). In 2013, Hildesheim lost the metropolitan status due to the nationwide census which established fewer than 100,000 inhabitants in Hildesheim. [Information taken from the archive's website (German): hildesheim.de ]
- Access points: locations:
- Hannover
- System of arrangement:
- The material is arranged in thematic order.
- Finding aids:
- An online finding aid (Arcinsys) is available.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/start
- Yerusha Network member:
- Institute for the History of German Jews
- Author of the description:
- Matthias Springborn, 2019