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  • Leo Baeck Institute New York  (7)
  • German  (7)
  • 1990-1994  (4)
  • 1985-1989  (3)
  • World War, 1914-1918.  (7)
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  • Leo Baeck Institute New York  (7)
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  • 1
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    Erinnerungen an das KZ Buchenwald : November - Dezember 1938. (1994)
    Escazu, Costa Rica :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: German
    Pages: 14 pages (single space) : , typescript with reproductions of photographs
    Year of publication: 1994
    Keywords: Buchenwald (Concentration camp) ; Jüdisches Auswandererlehrgut Gross-Breesen. ; Agriculturists. ; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) ; Jews Persecutions 1933-1945. ; Jews, German Agriculture. ; Kristallnacht, 1938. ; World War, 1914-1918. ; Wrocław (Poland) ; Netherlands Emigration and immigration 1933-1945. ; United States Emigration and immigration 1933-1945. ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Memoir by Harvey Newton, written in 1994, including information on his family background; his schooling in Breslau; the November Pogrom in the Hachsharah of Gross-Breesen; his imprisonment in the concentration camp Buchenwald; his emigration to the Netherlands and to the United States; and his career as an agronomist in the United States, Latin America, and Africa.
    Note: Available on microfilm , German , Synopsis in file
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    Zum 100sten Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. Med. Julius Kleeberg : Seine Autobiographie nur von 1894 bis ... 1930 (1994)
    [Haifa, Israel] :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: German
    Pages: 101 pages : , bound typescript.
    Year of publication: 1994
    Former Title: Autobiographie
    Keywords: Baeck, Leo, ; Goldmann, Nahum, ; Rudolf-Virchow-Krankenhaus‏ ‎(Berlin)‏. ; Education, Higher 1871-1918. ; Education, Higher 1918-1933. ; Hospitals. ; Jewish families. ; Physicians. ; Universities and colleges. ; World War, 1914-1918. ; Zionism. ; Düsseldorf (Germany) ; Heidelberg (Germany) ; Palestine Emigration and immigration 1929-1948. ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: The biography of the German physician Julius Kleeberg was written by his widow Anni, based on his own biographical notes.
    Abstract: Possible origins of family name; geneology; family history; early memories of parents; life in Salzuflen; illness of mother; childhood experiences of medicine and illness; memories of small town Boesingfeld and its Jewish community; family move to Duesseldorf; Gymnasium in Duesseldorf; religious instruction with Leo Baeck in Duesseldorf; study at University in Heidelberg starting 1913; encounter with Nachum Goldmann at Heidelberg in 1913; membership in Jewish student fraternity at Heidelberg; life in Heidelberg; outbreak of World War I; medical study at Bonn; studied chemistry at University of Munich 1920-1924; internship at Rudolf Virchow Krankenhaus in Berlin; 1925 - 1930 work in Frankfurt.
    Note: Available on microfilm , German , Synopsis in file
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    [Memoirs] : [1915-1992]. (1992)
    Lima :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: German
    Pages: 34 pages : , handwritten and typewritten letters.
    Year of publication: 1992
    Keywords: Grünwald family. ; Gruenwald, Ida, ; Münz family. ; Antisemitism. ; Businesspeople. ; Clerks. ; Jewish families ; Jewish refugees ; Jews Persecution 1933-1945. ; Orthodox Judaism. ; Socialism. ; Voyages and travels. ; Women authors. ; World War, 1914-1918. ; Austria History 1918-1938. ; Austria History Anschluss, 1938. ; Mistelbach (Austria) ; Peru Emigration and immigration 1946. ; Vienna (Austria) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: The memoirs were written in various letters to Albert Lichtblau between 1991 and 1992. Description of the author's family history. Her father was the son of an innkeeper in Holicz, Bohemia. He came to Vienna with his brothers and started a leather businesss. Her mother was born in Mistelbach, where her father was a grain dealer. The couple got married in 1908. During World War One her mother moved with her children to Mistelbach. Memories of her orthodox grandmother. Recollections of the Mistelbach Jewish community and relationships with the Gentile neighbors. Economic crisis after World War One, which caused the bankrupcy of her father's leather business. Childhood memories. Description of Jewish holidays at home and in the synagogue. Recollections of her school years and friendship with Christian colleagues. Memories of her Bat mizvah celebration. Passion for the opera. Weekend trips to the Vienna Woods. Alice was a member of the "Arbeiter-Turnverein". In 1929 her father had a stroke, which left him partially paralyzed. He died in 1934 at age 62. Due to the difficult economic situation Alice had to abandon her plans to study. After graduation from "Handelsschule" she found a position as a clerical worker. Journeys to France and Italy. Recollections of the "Anschluss" in 1938. In July 1938 Alice emigrated to England, where she had a position as a domestic servant. In 1939 she was able to bring her mother, grandfather and her sister with her husband and child to England. Alice moved with her mother to Birmingham, where they started a boarding house. After the war she married her cousin Ernst, who was living in Peru. Move to Peru with her mother in 1946. Alice started working as a language tutor. Her husband died in 1966.
    Note: Available on microfilm , German , Synopsis in file
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    [Memoirs] : [1909-1998]. (1991)
    Ramat Chen,
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    Language: German
    Pages: 145 , annotated typescript; illustrated (photocopies).
    Year of publication: 1991
    Keywords: Altmann, Elsie ; Altmann family ; Friedjung, Joseph, ; Loos, Adolf, ; Marcus family ; Neumann, Paula ; Robert, Hans ; Thomsen, Carl ; Antisemitism. ; Children. ; Christmas. ; Manners and customs. ; Music. ; Musicians. ; Nazis. ; Socialism. ; Tailors. ; Women authors. ; Women Education. ; Women Employment. ; World War, 1914-1918. ; Israel. ; Palestine Emigration and immigration 1933-1939. ; Vienna (Austria) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: The memoirs are composed of various autobiographical tales, poems and photos. Anny Roberts grew up in an assimilated Jewish family. Her mother came from Olmoucz and her father from Vienna. Childhood recollections. Stories about her extended family. Recollections of the famous pediatrician Joseph Friedjung, who was a friend of the family. Experiences of antisemitism. Recollections of the depriviations during World War One and the depression in the aftermath. Anny was sent to Denmark with a special children's recreation program for malnourished Viennese children. She stayed with the widower Carl Thomsen in Aarhus, where she was well taken care of. Influence of Adolf Loos, who married her cousin Elsie Altmann and became a dear friend of the family. Friendship with Paula Neumann and her cousin Hilde. Importance of music and opera in her family. Piano lessons. Description of family characters. Interest in Socialism. Awareness of the rising nationalist movements in Austria and Germany. Anny attended a school to become a tailor and started her own "Salon" (business). Relationship with the musician Robert Chajet, who changed his name to Hans Robert. Civil marriage and move to Palestine in 1934. Initial difficulties and cultural differences. Life of emigrants in Palestine. Anny started to work in her profession and established a small business. Marriage difficulties. Journeys to Jerusalem and Haifa.
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    Geschichte eines Weltbuergers. (1989)
    [Place of publication not identified] :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: German
    Pages: 371 pages : , bound typescript.
    Year of publication: 1989
    Keywords: Levi, Julius Walter. ; Authors. ; Physicians. ; World War, 1914-1918. ; Berlin (Germany) ; Munich (Germany) ; Potsdam (Germany) ; United States Emigration and immigration 1933-1945. ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Note: Available on microfilm , Synopsis in file
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    Wanderer in drei Kontinenten. (1987)
    [Place of publication not identified] :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: German
    Pages: 3 + 55 pages : , typescript.
    Year of publication: 1987
    Keywords: Banks and banking. ; Education, Higher 1918-1933. ; Fraternal organizations. ; Jewish leadership. ; Lawyers. ; Jews, German Genealogy. ; Jews Persecution 1933-1945. ; Judaism Customs and practices. ; Restitution and indemnification claims (1933- ) ; Voyages and travels. ; World War, 1914-1918. ; Bremen (Germany) ; Chile Emigration and immigration 1936. ; Germany Emigration and immigration 1971. ; Santiago (Chile) ; United States Emigration and immigration. ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Childhood memories growing up in Bremen; secular and religious education; experiences during World War I in Bremen; revolution in Bremen; decision to study law; study at University of Heidelberg; experience of anti-Semitism; membership in Jewish student fraternity; study at University of Berlin, University of Goettingen; work as lawyer in Bremen; vacations sailing; loss of law practice after 1933; decision to emigrate to Chile in 1934; emigration to Chile in 1936; description of sea journey to Chile; arrival in Chile; émigré life in Chile; work as leather manufacturer; birth of children; post-war visits to Germany; life in post-war Santiago; work as lawyer dealing with restitution claims; emigration to Germany in 1971; work for bank in Bremen; activity in Bremen Jewish community and Zentralrat der Deutschen Juden; immigration to USA; death of wife; remarriage.
    Abstract: The following names are mentioned: Feyer, Walter; Goldberger, Paul; Hirschfeld, Emil; Katz, Karl; Kiefer, Leo; Lehmann, Claudio; Lehmann, Hilde; Lehmann, Irene; Levy family; Schwabe, Ida; Schumacher, Hans; Straus, Hilde; Seide, Hans; Wolff, Martin.
    Note: Available on microfilm , German , English synopsis in file
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    Erinnerungen aus meinem Leben / (1986)
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    Language: German
    Pages: 823 pages : , typescript.
    Year of publication: 1986
    Keywords: Bosch, Robert, ; Luther, Hans, ; Adult education. ; Education, Higher. ; Lawyers. ; Politicians. ; World War, 1914-1918. ; Berlin (Germany) ; Germany Politics and government 1918-1933. ; Germany History 1918-1933. ; Stuttgart (Germany) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Transcript of the very detailed memoirs by Fritz Elsas from 1908, when he enrolled at the University of Munich, ending abruptly in 1922 with England’s role in the Greek-Turkish war:
    Abstract: Student of law in Munich, Berlin, Tuebingen since 1908; after doctoral exam return to Berlin; rejected from military service; worked in Stuttgart during World War I, mostly connected with food supply; postwar years in Stuttgart until 1922, working in food supplies and employment problems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Erster Teil: Studienjahre
    Description / Table of Contents: Zweiter Teil: Im Beruf - Zeit des Aufbaus
    Note: Available on microfilms MM II 8 (parts 1-4) and MM II 9 (parts 5-7) , German , English synopsis in file , Table of content and extensive summary by Gaby Glueckselig in file.
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