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  • Media Combination  (5)
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  • Mühsam, Paul,  (2)
  • Dirks, Christian
  • Orthodox Judaism.  (5)
  • 1
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    Erinnerungen, Betrachtungen, Gestalten / (1959-1964)
    Jerusalem :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: German
    Pages: 3 + 149 pages : , bound mimeographs.
    Year of publication: 1959-1964
    Keywords: Mühsam, Erich, ; Mühsam, Hans. ; Silbergleit, Arthur, ; Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft. ; Antisemitism. ; Authors. ; Education, Higher. ; Lawyers. ; Jewish families ; Orthodox Judaism. ; Red Cross and Red Crescent. ; Students' societies. ; World War, 1914-1918. ; Brandenburg (Germany) ; Chemnitz (Germany) ; Germany History 1918-1933. ; Görlitz (Görlitz, Germany) ; Israel. ; Palestine Emigration and immigration 1929-1948. ; Zittau (Germany) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Family history: father opened clothing store in Brandenburg; bankruptcy and move to Chemnitz where father opened shoe store; visits to uncle in Luebeck; helps in his father's store; move to Zittau (Saxony); description of small orthodox Jewish community of Zittau; anti-Semitism in school; limits of social integration of Jews; Christmas celebration at home; university studies in Freiburg, Munich and Leipzig; Max Weber among his professors; member of "Sozial-wissensschaftliche Vereinigung" and the primarily Jewish student fraternity "Thuringia"; his cousins, the writer and anarchist Erich Muehsam, and the Zionist Hans Muehsam; apprenticeship as lawyer in Mittenwalde; lawyer in Goerlitz; Jewish community of Goerlitz; moves only in Jewish circles; beginnings of his literary career; with beginning of World War I Muehsam became pacifist; in "Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft" and International Red Cross; encounters with Else Lasker-Schueler, Martin Buber and Stefan Zweig; Revolution of 1918-19 and political events of Weimar Germany; after World War I considered himself primarily a writer; literary circles of Weimar Germany; friendship with the writer Arthur Silbergleit; emigration and life in Palestine; last volume on death of his wife and continuation of literary work in Israel.
    Note: Available on microfilm , German , Synopsis in file
    URL: Digital form:
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    Leo Baeck Institute New York
  • 2
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    Ich bin ein Mensch gewesen. (1935-1956)
    Jerusalem :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: German
    Pages: 2,173 pages (double space) : , typescript (carbon copy).
    Year of publication: 1935-1956
    Keywords: Mühsam, Erich, ; Mühsam, Hans. ; Silbergleit, Arthur, ; Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft. ; Antisemitism. ; Authors. ; Education, Higher. ; Lawyers. ; Jewish families ; Orthodox Judaism. ; Red Cross and Red Crescent. ; Students' societies. ; World War, 1914-1918. ; Brandenburg (Germany) ; Chemnitz (Germany) ; Germany History 1918-1933. ; Görlitz (Görlitz, Germany) ; Israel. ; Palestine Emigration and immigration 1929-1948. ; Zittau (Germany) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Family history: father opened clothing store in Brandenburg; bankruptcy and move to Chemnitz where father opened shoe store; visits to uncle in Luebeck; helps in his father's store; move to Zittau (Saxony); description of small orthodox Jewish community of Zittau; anti-Semitism in school; limits of social integration of Jews; Christmas celebration at home; university studies in Freiburg, Munich and Leipzig; Max Weber among his professors; member of "Sozial-wissensschaftliche Vereinigung" and the primarily Jewish student fraternity "Thuringia"; his cousins, the writer and anarchist Erich Muehsam, and the Zionist Hans Muehsam; apprenticeship as lawyer in Mittenwalde; lawyer in Goerlitz; Jewish community of Goerlitz; moves only in Jewish circles; beginnings of his literary career; with beginning of World War I Muehsam became pacifist; in "Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft" and International Red Cross; encounters with Else Lasker-Schueler, Martin Buber and Stefan Zweig; Revolution of 1918-19 and political events of Weimar Germany; after World War I considered himself primarily a writer; literary circles of Weimar Germany; friendship with the writer Arthur Silbergleit; emigration and life in Palestine; last volume on death of his wife and continuation of literary work in Israel.
    Description / Table of Contents: Folder 1: vol. 1 (pp. 1-560)
    Description / Table of Contents: Folder 2: vol. 2 (pp. 1-400)
    Description / Table of Contents: Folder 3: vol. 2 (pp. 401-811, index)
    Description / Table of Contents: Folder 4: vol. 3 (pp. 1-539); vol. 4 (pp. 1-121)
    Description / Table of Contents: Folder 5: vol. 5 (pp. 1-130)
    Description / Table of Contents: Folder 6: Digest version in 7 parts (162 pages); bibliography of books by Paul Muehsam
    Note: Available on microfilm , Vol. 1 on MM 58 , Vol. 2 on MM 55 - MM 56 , Vol. 3 on MM 56 , Vol. 4 on MM 56 , Vol. 5 on MM 58 , Digest on MM 57 , German , Synopsis in file
    URL: Digital form:
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    Leo Baeck Institute New York
  • 3
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    Rabbi Mendel Rosenbaum. (1868)
    Mainz :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: German
    Pages: 4 , typescript (photocopy).
    Year of publication: 1868
    Former Title: Lebensabriss.
    Keywords: Rosenbaum, Mendel, ; Country life. ; Orthodox Judaism. ; Rabbis. ; Bavaria (Germany) ; Franconia (Germany) ; Zell (Hof, Germany) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Transcript of an obituary for Rabbi Mendel Rosenbaum (1782-1868); refers to fight between orthodox and liberal Judaism in 19th century Bavaria.
    Note: Available on microfilm; Copy on MF 83(16) , some Hebrew , German
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  • 4
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    Lebenserinnerungen eines Juden /
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    Language: German
    Pages: 25 , typewritten manuscript (carbon copy).
    Keywords: Kahn, Arthur David. ; Children. ; Families 19th century. ; Judaism Customs and practices. ; Orthodox Judaism. ; Germany History 1789-1900. ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Childhood in a small German town in orthodox Jewish atmosphere; description of domestic life and Jewish festivals.
    Note: Available on microfilm , German
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  • 5
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    Language: English
    Pages: 560 pages (double space) : , Typewritten manuscript (carbon copy).
    Keywords: Folklore ; Fasts and feasts Judaism. ; Hasidism. ; Hotelkeepers. ; Jewish families 19th century. ; Jewish religious education. ; Jewish way of life. ; Jews Social life and customs 19th century. ; Jews Social life and customs 19th century. ; Judaism Liturgy. ; Judaism Customs and practices. ; Orthodox Judaism. ; Rabbis. ; Voyages and travels. ; World War, 1914-1918. ; Hungary. ; New York (N.Y.) ; Slovakia. ; Vienna (Austria) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: The memoirs start at the "Hotel Vienna" in New York, where the author starts his reflection on his childhood in Vamia, a small Hungarian-Slovak town. Predominance of Hungarian and Magyar culture within the official institutions and schools. German and Yiddish were the main languages for the Hasidic Jewish community besides knowledge of Hungarian, Slovak and Hebrew. Superstition and mysticism within the general populace. Business connection with Vienna, the capital of the monarchy. Description of the Hasidic Jewish community and its members. Jewish education and studies with the well-respected Rabbi Shloimo Gasser. Reflection on Jewish traditions and circumcision rites. Description of certain characters in the community. Recollections of Jewish wedding ceremonies and engagement traditions. Celebration of Jewish holidays within the family and the Jewish community. Detailed portrayal of ritual and liturgy. Description of the synagogue's interior and its functions for the celebration of the holidays. Reflection on the Jewish history throughout the centuries. Rich recollection of stories and myths in the Hasidic tradition. Description of certain food customs and clothing traditions. Trip with the author's grandfather to Belz, where they spend Yom Kippur at the Belz wonder rabbi (Tzadik). Detailed description of prayers and the encounter with the Tzadik at the Kol Nidre night.
    Abstract: Changing scene to the "Cafe Zentral" in Vienna, the meeting place of intellectuals. The author studied at the Vienna Theological Seminary and composed short stories for newspapers. Story about the fate of two female Jewish protagonists (Sonya and Katya). Recollections of World War One. Detailed description of a Sabbath celebrations and scholastic discussions. Reflection on "eshes chayil". The author emigrated with his wife to the United States. They settled in New York, where he took over the management of the "Hotel Vienna". Recollections of the World Congress of Jewish Women in New York. Description of the spas in Bohemia.
    Note: Available on microfilm , English , Synopsis in file, table of contents
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