Background

The Nuremberg Municipal Library holds about 10,000 confiscated books, under the heading "Collection Jewish Community Nuremberg" (Sammlung Israelitische Kultusgemeinde IKG). Most of these books were taken illegally by the Nazis from Jews and other victims of Nazi persecution – among them Freemasons, clergymen and activists and institutions connected with the labor movement and left-wing political parties, and were discovered in the library of Julius Streicher after the Second World War. About a third of the books carry marks of provenance (signatures, book plates, stamps etc.) of former owners from over 400 locations, mainly in Europe.

Under the supervision of Leibl Rosenberg, the authorized representative of the City of Nuremberg for the Collection IKG, provenance research has been done in accordance with the Washington Principles and the Joint Declaration by the Federal Government, the Länder (Federal States), and the National Associations of Local Authorities of 14 December 1999 to identify looted cultural property and enable its return to its rightful owners. The Nuremberg Municipal Library and the lender, Nuremberg's Jewish Community, together decided to restitute the Nazi-confiscated books to their former owners or their legitimate successors, wherever possible.

Leibl Rosenberg and the Jewish Community of Nürnberg have been working to return these books to the owners or their heirs for over 20 years. Over nine hundred books have already been returned.

This description was excerpted from https://www.lootedartcommission.com

Database

This database includes the names of 745 book owners. Some of these books may have already been returned and books will continue to be returned in the future. The fields in the database are:

• Surname
• Given Name
• Date of Birth
• Date of Death
• Last Residence-Country
• Last Residence-Town
• Last Residence-Street address
• Occupation
• Other Surnames (for maiden names and alternate names)
• Comments

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Nolan Altman, Director of Special Projects and Coordinator of the Holocaust Database, for his continued devotion and dedication to JewishGen’s important work.

The information contained in this database was indexed from a list provided by Leibl Rosenberg and the Jewish Community of Nüremburg. For more information, contact:

Leibl Rosenberg

Authorized representative of the City of Nuremberg for the Collection IKG

Stadtbibliothek Nürnberg / Nuremberg Municipal Library

Egidienplatz 23

90403 Nuernberg

Germany

Tel: +49-(0)911-231-2721

Fax: +49-(0)911-231-5476

Email: leibl.rosenberg@stadt.nuernberg.de

Web: http://www.stadtbibliothek.nuernberg.de/

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