15.01.2019: Introduction of Archive Director Dr. Christian Kruse as new head of the Bamberg State Archive

Tuesday, 15th In January 2019, Dr. Christian Kruse, Director General Dr. Margit Ksoll-Marcon, was officially introduced as Head of the State Archives. Ms. President of the Government Heidrun Piwernetz has spoken a greeting. Dr. Christian Kruse was effective from 1. December 2018 appointed Head of the Bamberg State Archives. He followed archive director a.D. Dr. Stefan Nöth, who has been the state archive since 1st. August 2006 and retired as of 31 August 2018. Christian Kruse, born in Kiel, studied history and German at the universities of Erlangen and Vienna. He received his doctorate in Erlangen with a work on “Franz Friedrich Anton von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld 1750–1806”. After training as a scientific archivist at the Bayerische Archivschule, he worked from 1991 to 2002 in the Bayerischer Hauptstaatsarchiv and from 2002 to 2007 in the Staatsarchiv Augsburg and Nuremberg. From 2007 to 2008, he worked as a permanent representative of the Head of State Archives in Munich, from 2008 to 2018 he was responsible for archive building, stock conservation, publications and public relations in the Bavarian State Archives Directorate-General. Dr. Kruse represented the state archives of Bavaria in federal-counter-gremien. The state archive Bamberg can inaugurate a modern magazine building in the next few months. Networking in the region with archives, authorities, courts, educational institutions and schools is a central task that will be intensified.

Archives of the Free State of Bavaria for “Reparation” National Socialist Unright

‘reparation files’ are important sources of historical research due to the detailed biographical information and the attached evidence. On the 7th Day of Provenance Research on the 9th April 2025 show the Bavarian State Archives with a small showcase presentation in the Bavarian Main State Archive, which provides insights into persecution skills based on this file group. The Day of Provenance Research conveys the social and scientific relevance of this research area and takes place every year on the second Wednesday in April. In the example of the persecution fate of the Jewish woman Hedwig Bobelle during the NS period, it is shown which evaluation possibilities for example offer the compensation files. The Compensation Act contains applications submitted by Hedwig Bobelle to the Bavarian State Compensation Office from 1954. These requests for damage to freedom, property and property as well as professional and economic progress illustrate, among other things, the handling of the recovery authorities with the formerly persecuted. In many cases, detailed evidence was required which were hardly to be provided, since almost everything had to be left behind on the flight, in detention and other war-related fates. It is also clear that not only cultural goods such as paintings, musical instruments or valuable books have been robbed. Everyday objects, from personal memorabilia to furnishings, were also deprived of Nazi persecution. Files such as those of Hedwig Bobelle will be made available online in the future, taking into account the legal bases. For this purpose, between 2023 and 2030 a part of the archival tradition is digitized and deepened for the “reparation” of NS injustice of the state archives of Bavaria. Development data and digitalisates are provided online via the finder database of the Bavarian State Archives and the thematic portal “Reparation of National Socialist Unright” in the “Archivportal-D”. The digitization project was initiated by the Federal Ministry of Finance, which has been responsible for the “reparation” of national socialist injustice as the top specialist authority since the early 1950s. The theme portal implements one of the following tasks of the “reparation”. The presentation is from 2 to 30. April 2025 in the Bayerischer Hauptstaatsarchiv, Schönfeldstr. 5, 80539 Munich, to see. The entrance is free. Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 8.30-18.00 Friday 8.30-13.30 closed: Good Friday and Easter Monday, 18th and 21st April 2025 Links: on the theme portal ‘Reparation of National Socialist Unright’ link to the online collection "Reparation for National Socialist Injustice" Working group Provenance research e.V. to Events on the Day of Provenance Research the Research association Provenienzforschung Bayern Poster and Flyer: Nicole Edwards, GDA. Issued on 08.04.2025, amended on 12.05.2025.

11.04.2019: "Freeze in Bavaria in the 19th Century" - Teaching Exhibition in the Bavarian Main State Archive

The Basic Law and the Bavarian Constitution guarantee today the freedom of the press and the report reimbursement by broadcasting and media – the basis for free expression and democracy. Nevertheless, in 2018, the Federal Republic of Germany ranked 15th place on the press freedom index, the press freedom index, the international non-governmental organisation reporter without borders behind Portugal. On the 3rd day of press freedom May, the small exhibition looks back 200 years, asks for the roots of the term “freeze” and highlights its development in Bavaria in 19th. Century. The term “freeze” comes from the age of enlightenment. He received political importance with the French Revolution. In a German-speaking reference book, the term appears for the first time in 1784. Initially, the “freeze” was equal to the freedom of printing. This didn't mean Art today. 5 of the Basic Law guaranteed central fundamental right of freedom of expression, but simply to print freedom. With the transition to the modern state at the beginning of 19. A time began in Bavaria, characterized by the change of censorship and freedom of the press. The dispute was conducted at the legal or constitutional level. Important cesures were the decree of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bavaria (1818), the Hambach Festival (1832), the March Revolution (1848) and the German Reich Foundation (1871). In the course of 19. The press took over the role of an opinion-maker. The bourgeois public was sensitized for the democratic concerns of the press. The small exhibition with 29 exhibits from the Bavarian Main State Archives, the State Archive Munich and the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek was organized as part of the training in the pre-breeding service 2017/2020 for the entry into the 3rd century. Qualification level of the field of education and science, specialist focus on archives, at the University of Applied Sciences in Bavaria. The exhibition is from 11 April to 21 April May 2019 in the main building of the Bavarian Main State Archive (Treppenhaus, 1st OG), Schönfeldstraße 5, 80539 Munich. Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 8.30 – 18.00 hrs, Friday 8.30 – 13.30 hrs; closed on all holidays. Free admission. Guided tours for groups can be agreed under (089) 28638-2575. Submitted on: 11. 04.2019

24.9.2024: Online lecture by Prof. Dr. Michael Brenner with panel discussion. Cutting the lectures on our YouTube channel.

Around 200 archives of Bavarian Jewish communities and rabinates have been held in the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP) held in Jerusalem. These documents are important and widely used sources for all historical research on Jewish history in Bavaria and Germany. The accessibility of stocks via the Internet has therefore long been an urgent wish for local and regional research. On the initiative of the commissioner of the Bavarian State Government for Jewish life and against anti-Semitism, for remembrance work and historical heritage and with generous financial support by the Bavarian State Ministry for Science and Art, these documents have been digitized with the CAHJP since 2023 in a cooperation project of the Bavarian State Archives. The aim is to open a free online access to all documents about the finder database of the Bavarian State Archives. With 30 digitized municipal archives and more than 100,000 digital images, an important milestone is achieved in this major project running until 2028. Most of the 19th Centuries already offer fascinating insights into the diverse history of Judaism in Franken, Schwaben and the Upper Palatinate. The scope of the individual municipal archives is very different. Many stocks consist of only a few files, others of 200, some sometimes even more than 500 archives. The Jewish community of Fürth, one of the oldest and most important Bavarians, forms the most extensive stock with over 1,000 files. Many other documents from the collections of the Bavarian State Archives, which convey Jewish life in Bavaria from the Middle Ages to the present, as well as the impasseous persecution in the time of National Socialism, come to this tradition of the communities themselves. Especially in times when Jewish life is once again threatened in Germany and worldwide, it is important to provide authentic testimonies and documents with low thresholds for historical-political education and cultural mediation. Prof. Dr. Michael Brenner Owner of the Chair of Jewish History and Culture at the Historical Institute of Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (e.g. American University, Washington, D.C.), in his lecture focuses on the importance of the written tradition of the Jewish communities of Bavaria. The lecture will include a panel discussion on key research and mediation issues: How can this unique treasure be used in documents in future in historical-political educational work? What are the evaluation options available? Where are the points of contact for mediation in museums, archives, schools and universities? Moderated by Jutta Fleckenstein, Commissioner of the Jewish Museum Munich, Prof. Dr. Michael Brenner, Inka Arroyo Antezana, German Department CAHJP, Elisabeth Singer-Brehm, Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, Katharina Willimski, Stellv. Head of the Max-Josef-Stift High School as well as Dr. Hubert Seliger, speaker for retrodigitalization of the Bavarian State Archives and Dr. Alexis Hofmeister, project coordinator “Jewish municipal archives”, Directorate-General of the Bavarian State Archives. A recording of the lectures by Prof. Dr. Brenner, Dr. Seliger and the subsequent panel discussion can be found on our YouTube channel to be viewed.   The documents of the Jewish communities can be found as a separate section in the Finding media database of the Bavarian State Archives.   BU 2: German-Reichräischer „Lob- und Dank-Gesang“ zum 25 Jahre Regierungsjubiläum von Maximilian I. Joseph (1755–1825), written by Ansbacher Rabbiner Moses Höchheimer (1755–1835), 1824, CAHJP, D-An2-114. BU 3: Oldest known mention of Jewish life in Bavarian sources around 904 in the Raffelstetten customs order. Received copy in the Lonsdorf Code of Passau Bishop Otto von Lonsdorf, around 1260, Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv, Hochstift Passau Inneres Archive 5. BU 4: Passport of the German Reich with stamped “J”, Hannchen Sara Arnstein, 1939, State Archive Nuremberg, Police Office Fürth 25 (Arnstein). Created on 24.9.2024, as amended 11.11.2024

17.07.2024: State Archives as a resource for provenance research

Within the framework of the practical seminar, the most important traditions are presented at the central government level (in the Bavarian Main State Archive) and in the regional area (exemplarily in the State Archive Munich). Provenance research serves to develop object and collection biographies and thus contextualizes the origin of an object. Although the object itself is initially examined, it is usually not enough to determine who the (art) work has heard in the course of time without doubt. In addition to museum documents such as sales books, files and official books are often indispensable in public archives in order to reconstruct the provenance. Many of these documents do not use the object, but are used for persons who have been deprived of assets. Within the framework of the practical seminar, the most important traditions are presented at the central administrative level (in the Bavarian Main State Archive) and in the regional area (exemplarily in the State Archive Munich) – from the tax and withdrawal files of the NS authorities to the reparation files from the post-war period to relevant documents of the ministries and large museums such as the Bavarian State Painting Collections. In practical exercises, research strategies are to be communicated. Comments on the legal framework and the terms of use in the Bavarian State Archives round off the event. Referencing Maria Stehr M. A.is an expert in enquiries from provenance researchers in the department II New holdings of the Bavarian Main State Archive, Robert Bierschneider performs the same function in the State Archive Munich. Gerhard Fürmetz M. A. leads the Department II of the Bavarian Main State Archives and is an expert in the field of overdelivery as well as in the presentation and evaluation of relevant archives. event in the Bavarian Main State Archive and the State Archive Munich, Schönfeldstr. 5 and 3 in 80539 Munich, the Wednesday, 17th July 2024, from 09:30 to 16:00. More information and registration can be found on the page of the State office for non-governmental museums in Bavaria. Created on 27.3.2024   Related files Programflyer [PDF-Datei].