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The immigration records which came into existence because of the EWZ (Einwandererzentralstelle, the Immigration Control Center) are a treasu…
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Einwandererzentralstelle is translated incorrectly. "Einwanderer" can be either singular or plural: immigrant or immigrants. Zentralstelle is "central office." Thus, the term Einwandererzentralstelle is "Immigrants' Central Office" or, alternatively, "Central Office for Immigrants." Nowhere is "control" suggested in this word.
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