A group of descendants of victims of Nazi persecution whose families were affected by the so-called “Silberzwangsabgabe” (“Silver Levy”) visited the Bavarian Main State Archives on 1 April 2025.

A demo version of 900 datasets makes the search for persons much easier and offers new opportunities to find persecuted victims and their relatives.

The list of bibliographical references to various aspects and topics in the scope of Wiedergutmachung for National Socialist injustice will be frequently updated.

How did people persecuted by the National Socialist regime and their descendants receive compensation? Did they get back their former property? How did „Wiedergutmachung” look like after the fall of the National Socialist regime? The new podcast „The German Wiedergutmachung” tries to answer these and other questions.

The Online Collection offers an overview of information on the most relevant archival holdings on Wiedergutmachung for National Socialist Injustice.