Berlin, Germany – Holocaust Memorial Adding Large Online Database

Berlin, Germany – Germany's main Holocaust memorial is adding an online database, with direct access to the federal archives to its museum, on nearly 159,000 murdered and deported Jews by the Nazis, which will allow visitors to trace the fates of individual victims.

This new information will allow people to search for names, places of residence and dates of birth, deportation and death for Jewish victims.

The memorial is a major tourist draw, attracting 3.5 million people in its first year alone. The new addition will be opened January 23. [thetimes]