StoryMaps documents Jewish-owned businesses in Berlin from 1900 to 1945 — an interactive map, a growing archive, and a memorial plaque program. It is built by volunteers: developers, researchers, translators, and people willing to knock on doors. This page is where you start.
Next.js, TypeScript, Mapbox GL. Work on the interactive map, timeline, themes, and performance. Sharp edges only.
Read the onboarding guide →Confirm dates, addresses, and business histories against archival sources. Every record is the story of real people.
Browse research tasks →Contact current occupants of former business addresses about memorial plaques. Tracked address-by-address in our pipeline.
Open the outreach tracker →English, German, Yiddish, Hebrew. Help the stories reach the communities they belong to, RTL included.
See i18n tasks →Every former business address moves through a tracked pipeline — from first research to an approved memorial plaque. The tracker tells you exactly what needs doing next.
Start at /onboarding — mission, setup, ground rules, and which track fits you.
Pick a GitHub issue (look for good-first-task) or an address in the outreach tracker. Comment to claim it.
Branch, build, test all themes, open a PR. Outreach work is logged directly in the tracker.
This is a memorial, not a product. Every record is the story of real people. We work accurately, respectfully, and in the open.