Language:
German
Pages:
85 + 14
,
typescript (carbon copy).
Year of publication:
1953
Keywords:
Hildesheimer, Hirsch,
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Hildesheimer, Ezriel,
;
Hildesheimer family.
;
Hirsch family.
;
Antisemitism.
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Children.
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College teachers.
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Jewish families Genealogy.
;
Jewish physicians.
;
Jews Social life and customs.
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Orthodox Judaism.
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Rabbis.
;
Women authors.
;
Women Education.
;
World War, 1914-1918.
;
Autobiographies
;
Biographical sources
;
Memoirs
Abstract:
The memoir was written in 1953 in Ramat Gan, Israel. Part One describes an orthodox Jewish childhood in the late 19th century in Berlin, including recollections of her grandfather Esriel Hildesheimer, description of the extensive household with various relatives and maids. The author's father, Hirsch Hildesheimer, was member of associations such as the "Hilfsverein der Deutschen Juden", "Ezra" and a literary society ("Juedische Geschichte und Literatur"). The family was known for their charity and was involved in relief programs for Russian pogrom refugees. Hirsch Hildesheimer was also active in the fight against antisemitism. Also contains detailed descriptions of the celebration of Shabbat and Jewish holidays in the Hildesheimer family.
Abstract:
Part Two was written after the death of Henriette Hirsch's husband in Israel. Description of Henriette's childhood in the large Hildesheimer houshold, which housed the rabbinic seminary and a synagogue established by her grandfather. Esriel Hildesheimer was the founder of the seperate congregation "Adass Jisroel". Her father Hirsch Hildesheimer was a professor of Jewish History in the rabbinic seminary and founder of the newspaper "Die Juedische Presse". He was a student of Theodor Mommsen at the University of Berlin. Description of the author's wealthy maternal family with her ancestors Salomon and Fanny Hirsch. Recollections of various maids, nannies, wetnurses and seamstresses in the Hildesheimer houshold. Reverence for the royal family in Imperial Germany. Theater visits and cultural life. Numerous guests and visitors of her father in the Hildesheimer household. Henriette's mother Therese Hildesheimer was a member of the "Hausfrauen Verein". Weekend outings and summer vacations in the seaside resort Heringsdorf. Summer holidays at the maternal Hirsch family near Eberswalde. After a few years at a private institute for girls Henriette was enrolled in a public school ("Hoehere Toechterschule"), where she experienced the feeling of being different due to her orthodox upbringing for the first time. Limited education options for girls at that time. Private piano lessons and attending "Religionsschule". Henriette persued her wish to become a teacher at the "Lehrerinnen Seminar", where she was the only Jewish student. Due to state regulations she was only allowed to teach private lessons. In 1907 she married her long-time fiance Remy Hirsch.
Note:
Available on microfilm
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Copy available on MF 42
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German
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Synopsis in file
URL:
http://digital.cjh.org/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=381951&custom_att_2=simple_viewer
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