Gedenkstätte für die in der Shoah ermordeten Juden Österreichs / Memorial to the austrian jews who were murdered in the Shoah

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

QUESTION:
How can I obtain confirmation that the names of my family members who were murdered in the Shoah are actually in the DÖW Data Base and will therefore be engraved on the Walls ?

ANSWER:
Go to the DÖW Website www.doew.at and click first on the word “Opfersuche” (Search for victims). The DÖW Data Base contains several such categories, such as the people persecuted for political reasons and those condemned to death by the Gestapo. Click next on “Erweiterte Suche” (extended Search), which leads to four different categories. Leave the click marker only on “Shoah-Opfer” (Shoah Victims) and remove it from the other categories. Only then should you enter the name of the person you are searching for.

In case the name of an Austrian Shoah-Victim cannot be found in the Data Base, it should be reported to the DÖW at the address office@doew.at

In the future, the DÖW will attempt to include a short description of the person’s life and a photo. Descriptions and photos of family members should be sent to the DÖW at the same address.

 

QUESTION:
On what historical basis were Names included in the Data Base as “Shoah Victims” ?

ANSWER:
All the people who as of March 12th 1938 were declared to be Jews according to the “Nürnberg Laws”, living in Austria or born there and who perished in the Shoah, were recorded in the DÖW Data Base.