Provides an overview of the various institutions for “Judenforschung” in the Third Reich and the dynamics of the field from the mid-1930s until the end of World War II. It presents different responses to and perceptions of Nazi Judenforschung during and after World War II, analyzes the relationship between scholarship and antisemitism , which was crucial for the entire research field and its practice in the Third Reich, especially regarding the Holocaust. Also examines the specific nature of the participation of scholars in the Nazi crimes. Finally, it examines the repercussions in postwar Germany.