The Central Committee of Liberated Jews’ Tracing Service

The American army rabbi Abraham Klausner (1915–2007) arrived at Dachau concentration camp in May 1945 shortly after it had been liberated and began to work for the interests of Jewish former concentration camp prisoners. By as early as June 21, 1945, he had compiled the first printed search lists with the heading Sh'erit ha-Pletah (The Surviving Remnant) which were then published by the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Bavaria. They included the names of several thousand survivors. With the help of the tracing service which was established, the search for family members was made possible worldwide.