die zeit search engine
Definition
An innovative online search tool launched by the German newspaper Die Zeit in April 2026, enabling users to query over 12 million digitized Nazi Party (NSDAP) membership cards from historical archives to uncover family connections to the Third Reich.
A digital database and search interface developed in partnership with German and American archives, designed for quick lookups by name, birthdate, and location to reveal if ancestors were enrolled in Hitler's NSDAP.
Examples
Mit der Die-Zeit-Search-Engine hab ich gecheckt, ob Opa wirklich nur Briefmarken sammelte – spoiler: er hat auch Parteikarten gehortet.
With the Die Zeit search engine, I checked if Grandpa really only collected stamps – spoiler: he also hoarded party cards.
Die Die-Zeit-Search-Engine ist wie Ancestry.com auf Steroiden, nur dass sie statt Ahnenforschung Nazi-Funde liefert.
The Die Zeit search engine is like Ancestry.com on steroids, except it delivers Nazi finds instead of family trees.
Nach einem Tipp von meinem Cousin hab ich die Die-Zeit-Search-Engine angeworfen und plötzlich war ich mit Goebbels' Nachbarn verwandt.
After a tip from my cousin, I fired up the Die Zeit search engine and suddenly I was related to Goebbels' neighbor.
Die Die-Zeit-Search-Engine macht Familientreffen spannend: 'Pass das Bier, du NSDAP-Enkel!'
The Die Zeit search engine makes family gatherings exciting: 'Pass the beer, you NSDAP grandson!'