State sanatorium and nursing home Wunstorf

Collection

Holding institution (official language):: Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Hannover

Scope and content:: Of special interest within this collection are various files about the accommodation and care of Jewish patients, which include UN directories and staff questionnaires on Jews with mental illnesses; temporary admission of Jews with mental illnesses from different hospitals allegedly for the purpose of further transport; separate accommodation of Jews and non-Jews with mental illnesses.

Administrative/biographical history:: The history of the State Sanatorium and Nursing Home (Landes-Heil- und Pflegeanstalt – LKH) began in 1757 with the establishment of a hospital for the sick and the creation of barracks for soldiers in 1787. In 1940, the Reich Minister ordered Jewish patients and patients of the North German region to be transferred to the Wunstorf State Sanatorium and Nursing Home. This measure was implemented in September of the same year with the relocation of 158 Jewish patients, all of whom eventually perished. In September 1941, the Wunstorf State Sanatorium and Nursing Home was abolished. In its place a provincial youth shelter was set up.

Subject terms:: Antisemitism; Health and medical matters; Health and medical matters--Hospitals; Health and medical matters--Mental health

System of arrangement:: The collection is ordered according to a thematic index. Keyword search is possible via the database.

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