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    Regensburg and his Jewish community in the Middle Ages

    Tuesday, 26. October 2021, the new virtual exhibition “Regensburg and its Jewish community in the Middle Ages” was held in the Directorate-General of the State Archives of Bavaria. Cultural portal bavarikon open. At the ceremony, Minister of State Bernd Sibler, MdL, Dr. Ludwig Spaenle, Minister of State a.D., MdL, commissioner of the Bavarian State Government for Jewish life and against anti-Semitism, for remembrance and historical heritage as well as Ms. Ilse Danziger, Jewish Community Regensburg and Vice President of the State Association of the Jewish Communitys in Bavaria. Dr. Astrid Riedler-Pohlers, Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv, who drew up the exhibition, introduced the virtual show and presented selected exhibits. About the link www.bavarikon.de/judentum-regensburg is the exhibition from the 26th October 2021. The event was broadcast via live stream. The project is a contribution of the Bavarian State Archives to the anniversary year 2021 Jewish life in Germany: https://2021jlid.de. The virtual exhibition tells the history of the Jews in the medieval Regensburg. What are the conditions for Jewish life in this important city? What relations existed between Jews and Christians? What professions did they practice and what social status did they have? As large as the number of sources is, so different are the topics they tell of. Certificates, seals, Hebrew manuscripts, pictures, maps, archaeological finds and other special pieces report from the Jewish Regensburgers. Digitalisate from the holdings of eleven cultural institutions allows to virtually take these unique sources and explore details. Six chapters show how the Jewish community of Regensburg has developed and why it is so important today. The Jewish quarter and its inhabitants are presented as well as their utility with everyday needs. Religi-on was the predominant element in the Middle Ages and this was also true for the Jewish community. What diverse activities Jews carried out, as they earned their living and to whom the Jewish community was in contact, are also exciting topics such as the rights and duties that Jews had in the medieval Regensburg. The Jewish community of Regensburg remained largely spared from the waves of persecution that the Jews of Europe were exposed to in the Middle Ages. At the time of her expulsion in 1519, she was able to look back on a more than 500-year history in the city, unlike most other Jewish communities. With over 60 exhibits in six sections, the virtual exhibition makes the medieval history of the Jewish community of Regensburg alive. All exhibits, including 3D digitalisates, which are accessible for the first time, are shown in outstanding digital quality. The exhibition is under www.bavarikon.de/judentum-regensburg. bavarikon is the website of art, culture and national history of the Free State of Bavaria (www.bavarikon.de). It makes Bavaria's diverse cultural heritage accessible worldwide free of charge and addresses both the broad culturally interested public and scientific users. Over 370 000 content of more than 110 cultural institutions is now online. bavarikon is a joint project of the Ministry of State for Science and Art and the Ministry of State for Digital Affairs. The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek carries the current editorial, technical and organizational operation. Issued on 25.10.2021, last added on 29.10.2021

    Exhibition poster for the virtual bavarikon exhibition to King Ludwig II.

    King Ludwig II of Bavaria – Life, Traces, Myth

    Ludwig II is still fascinated. No Bavarian ruler is known beyond the borders of his homeland. Declared and clapped as "March King", he draws millions of tourists every year into the castles Herrenchiemsee, Linderhof and Neuschwanstein. He has become an art figure behind which the historical personality almost completely disappears. But who was Ludwig II, and in what time did he live? bavaricon tries an answer in this virtual exhibition. Eleven short chapters and a level of deepening show Ludwig II in the world of 19. Century. 150 digital documents, photographs, paintings, documents and drawings provide information about the life and suffering(s) of the monarch and show you significant changes in the Kingdom of Bavaria. These include treasures of outstanding importance for Bavarian history, such as the Accession Treaty to the German Empire or the "Kaiserbrief" of 1870. Here you can visit the virtual exhibition! Posted on 22.07.2021

    The Constitution of the Kingdom of Bavaria 1818–1918

    The Constitution of the Kingdom of Bavaria 1818–1918

    The exhibition opens a wide panorama of the 19th and beginning 20. century in Bavaria. Not only is the creation of the constitution, but also its further development, which led to an increasing parliamentaryization of the Bavarian monarchy. Individual aspects of constitutional reality round off the picture. One can approach the topic about the intensively explained individual exhibits or thematically about the individual sections of the exhibition. In addition to the prehistory of the Constitution with the Constitution of 1808, “State and Constitutional Code”, “King and Parliament”, “The Way to the State Court”, “Constitutional Reforms in 19th Century”, “Constitutional reforms after 1900”, “problems and break lines of the Constitutional Regulation” and “Constitutional Jubilees”. Here goes to the virtual exhibition.

    Revolution and Räterepubliken in Bavaria 1918/19

    Revolution and Räterepubliken in Bavaria 1918/19

    100. Birthday of the Free State presented bavaricon the exciting and dramatic history of its beginnings in a virtual exhibition. Five chronological sections and a level of deepening bring you closer to the Revolutionary Years 1918/19. The focus is on the events in the capital Munich, which were decisive for all Bavaria. In addition, the various developments are included in ten other locations of Altbayerns, Frankens and Schwabens. 90 high-calibre exhibits from archives, libraries and museums show you the decisive changes and changes of this time – with all their breakthrough achievements, but also the problematic accompanying phenomena and consequences. Here you can visit the virtual exhibition!

    “Key Experiences” – Nuremberg key to various high-quality objects, 16. Century (State Archive Nuremberg, Cimelien 173/1, 173/5, 173/9, 173/10) [JPG file].

    Event series "DREI um DREI"

    In spring 2020, the State Archive Nuremberg had to withdraw from its buildings in the Archivstraße 17 in Nuremberg due to the necessary renovation. It'll take time to move back. Common formats of public relations such as archive tours or exhibitions cannot be offered during the outsourcing. The State Archive Nuremberg has been taking place since 30th. November 2023 with a new lecture format in memory: Under the title “Three Around Three”, archivists in a colourful mix of the rich archives of the State Archives show surprising and precious, eye-catching and consequences-rich, everyday and rare. Three topics are presented each on the third, starting at 3:00 in the afternoon. Three events per year are planned. On the occasion of the introduction of the reformation in Nuremberg 500 years ago, Dr. Christian Kruse, Dr. Daniela Palzer and Dr. Daniel Burger from the State Archive Nuremberg will present on 20th. March original source texts. The focus is on: Advice on “the right and most notable main thrust of our faith and Christian preaching”. The Council and the Nuremberg religious talk of March 1525. They “should, however, be generously ruen with irem Bapisthic measurements”. Nuremberg is evangelical. Determine “how to keep [...] with the void vnd Ceremonien”. The Confessio Augustana and the Brandenburg-Nürnberg church order. The next lectures in 2025: Thursday 20th March 2025, at 3 pm at the Sophien Hall Thursday November 13th 2025 at 3 p.m. Place of event is due to the lack of its own rooms of the Lorenzer Parish (Lorenzer Platz 10, 90402 Nürnberg, entrance right) on 6.2.2025 and 13.11.2025 in the "Osiander" room on 1st floor (record available), on 20.3.2025 on "500 years of reformation in Nuremberg" in the Sophiensaal in the EC. All lectures will be on Blog 'Archive in Bayern' to be read. Contributions to the lecture series "Drei um Drei": /wp:heading wp:paragraph Dr Christian Kruse, "The Süddeutsche Schreiner-Fachschule von Karl Maibaum, Nuremberg - ein Wiederdiscover" (11.3.2024) Dr Daniel Burger, "Key moments. Why does the State Archive Nuremberg keep the keys of the Nuremberg city gates?" (11.3.2024) Dr Daniela Palzer, "The robbery of Johann Paul Forster – a right-historical curiosity" (14.5.2024) /wp:paragraph wp:paragraph /wp:paragraph wp:paragraph /wp:paragraph We hope you are curious about us and our archives. We look forward to your coming! Contact: Staatsarchiv Nürnberg, Rollnerstraße 14, 90408 Nürnberg E-mail: poststelle@stanu.bayern.de Created on 19.12.2023, as amended on 10.03.2025.

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

    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.

    illustration of the linen shirt for the newborn prince Ludwig., with embroidered king crown and number 3, approx. Size 56, Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv, Family Archive Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos (Photo: Bayerisches Hauptstaatarchiv)

    11.10.2021: 100. Day of death King Ludwig III.

    100. King Ludwigs III dedicate the Bavarian State Archives to the last Bavarian king Online presentation. Written considerations of the king’s to a European “federation of states” which have not yet been disregarded by research are presented. The unlocking took place on Monday, 11. October 2021 on the occasion of a visit by the Head of the Bavarian State Chancellery, Minister of State Dr. Florian Herrmann, MdL, and SKH Herzog Franz von Bayern in the Bavarian Main State Archive. The First World War and the November Revolution in 1918 led to the end of the monarchy in Bavaria. The last Bavarian King Ludwig III fled from Munich on 7 November 1918. He spent the rest of his life at Schloss Wildenwart im Chiemgau, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Hungary. Ludwig III died 76 years on 18th. October 1921 at Nádasdy Castle in Sárvár in Hungary. The state archives of Bavaria preserve diverse testimonies from the life of the last monarch. Some selected special pieces from the Bavarian State Archive, Department III Secret Home Archive and Department V Estates and Collections and State Archive Munich are presented in an online presentation. A first-hand shirt, baptism and birth certificate, will and death-matric entry as well as photos provide an insight into the life-reality of the prince and later monarchs. From research to Ludwig III. a document which was found in his desk in Sárvár after the death of the king has not been honoured. It opens up a new look at the monarchs named “Millibauer” in the Bavarian population due to their passion for agriculture. Ludwig held reflections on the project of a “federation of states” in a volatile pencil. The political plans contained are partly very time-bound, but point in time ahead of what is or is being pursued in the European Union today. ↗ to online presentation Submitted on 11.10.2021

    29.4-1.10.2024: The Penzberger Pechkohlenbergwerk. The last years of an era (1954/56–1966)

    29.4-1.10.2024: The Penzberger Pechkohlenbergwerk. The last years of an era (1954/56–1966)

    From 29. April 2024 is the small exhibition “The Penzberger Pechkohlenbergwerk. The last years of an era (1954/56–1966)” in the city archive Penzberg. The exhibition was developed as part of the current archiving training for the 3rd level of qualifications at the University of Applied Sciences in Bavaria (HföD). Looking back to the past, it is clear that the search for mineral raw materials has a long tradition. Mining is particularly important. The spectrum of raw materials obtained ranges from precious stones and uranium to salts and ores to coal. Coal is mainly used as fossil fuels. Even Oberbayern was not too long ago characterized by a certain type of coal: the pitch coal. This type of coal originated in the tertiary age. As a result of the folding of the Alps and the resulting tectonic stress due to pressure and temperature, the pitch coal solidified to such an extent that it clearly belongs to the brown coal, but optically resembles the coal. It was built in Bavaria in the Penzberg, Hausham, Peiting, Peißenberg and Marienstein mines. The exhibition takes a look at the depreciation of pitch coal in the Upper Bavarian small town of Penzberg in the district Weilheim-Schongau. The focus is on modernising the mine during the last years of operation. Despite the most modern technology, however, shutdown was no longer to be stopped – the pitch coal could not withstand the cheaper mineral oil as an energy carrier. The path of coal in the modernized mine is explained in detail from the seam to the mountain neck. Archives and reproductions from the city archive Penzberg and the state archive Munich are shown. - accompanying exhibition is a leaflet available on this page under 'Family files' and HERE available for download. The exhibition is from 29. April to 1 October 2024. the City Archive Penzberg, City Hallpassage UG, Karlstraße 23 in 82377 Penzberg to see. Opening hours: Monday to Tuesday 9.00 - 12.00 and by telephone: 08856 - 813141. Admission is free. Cross identification: In 2013, a small exhibition of the Bavarian State Archives dealt with the work and housing construction for huts and miners of Bayerische Berg, Hütten- und Salzwerke AG. The accompanying booklet is available for download online: Home – stove – blast furnace. Industrial and residential construction for hut and mountain workers in Bavaria. An exhibition of the Bayerischer Hauptstaatsarchiv, 5.2-22.3.2013. Conception and editing: Renate Herget, 12 p., color illustration, no ISBN. Online finder for state mining: Bavarian State Archives: General and Salin Administration (GBS), Acts Bavarian State Archives: General Mines and Salin Administration (GBS), Personal Shares Bavarian State Archives: DGion BHS 1: Key facts Bavarian State Archives: GDion BHS KuPl 2: Maps and Plans up to 1927 (Submissions 2012/2014) Bavarian State Archives: Oberbergamt 1: Mining and mining, mine safety Bavarian State Archives: Oberbergamt 2: Individual mining companies Bavarian State Archives: Southern German mining account 1 In addition to the exhibition we show the YouTube channel Coal advertising film "The Kiss" of 1958. This was sent to the Bayerische Hauptstaatsarchiv via the Directorate-General for Mines, Iron and Salt Plants in 18 copies as a 35 mm film and was digitized in 2022. Posted on 30.4.2024

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