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[Memoirs of Baronne Hildegard von Gumppenberg], (1942-2019)

Gumppenberg, Hildegard, Freifrau von. ; Joliat, Dominique.

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Pages: 4 folders.

Year of publication: 1942-2019

Keywords: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Life in hiding. ; Jewish refugees. ; Women authors. ; Cologne (Germany) ; Düsseldorf (Germany) ; France. ; Archival materials ; Biographical sources ; Manuscripts. ; Finding aids. ; Finding aids.

Abstract: Two original German manuscripts and their English translations, describing the author’s escape from Nazi Germany (written in 1942) and her subsequent life underground (written in the 1960s).

Abstract: Also included is a report by Dominique Joliat, who’s father was a Swiss border guard, who rescued Gumppenberg’s original manuscript.

Description / Table of Contents: 1 : "[Vous êtes libre]", Macon; 1942

Description / Table of Contents: 2 : "La vie de Mme Ducaret". Köln; 1970

Description / Table of Contents: 3a: "Kaete Hildegard von Gumppenberg", English translation of "[Vous êtes libre]"; 2017

Description / Table of Contents: 3b: “My Life as Mme Ducaret : Living undercover in Cologne”, English translation of "La vie de Mme Ducaret"; 2017

Description / Table of Contents: 4 : "1942 : Baroness Von Gumppenberg and her attempted escape to Switzerland"; 2019

Note: English translations by Gerda Loosemore-Reppen, edited by Ruth and David Geall , German and English , Finding Aid

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Leo Baeck memorial lectures, (1958-2015)

Leo Baeck Institute, New York ; Altmann, Alexander, ; Bamberger, Fritz, ; [et al.]

New York :[publisher not identified],

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Language: English

Pages: 57 , publications.

Year of publication: 1958-2015

Keywords: Baeck, Leo, ; Jews, German Lectures and lecturing. ; Lectures and lecturing. ; Manuscripts. ; Publications.

Abstract: The Leo Baeck Institute was founded by representative organizations of Jews from Germany for the purpose of collecting material on and sponsoring research into the history of the Jewish community in Germany and in other German-speaking countries from the Emancipation to its dispersion. The Institute is named in honor of the man who was the last representative figure of German Jewry in Germany during the Nazi period. The Leo Baeck Memorial Lecture is an annual event at the Leo Baeck Institute in New York, when esteemed academics and scholars talk about various aspects of the German-Jewish experience and history, as well as to other, related topics.

Abstract: The Leo Baeck memorial lectures

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Löwenthal Family History : The Chronicles of our Family in the Diaspora (2014)

Livneh, Ernst. ; Lewy, Jeffrey. ; Barcan, Jeremy.

San Francisco :[publisher not identified],

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Language: English

Pages: 32 , pages : , typescript.

Year of publication: 2014

Keywords: Loewenthal (Family : ; Jews Genealogy. ; Bützow (Güstrow, Germany) ; Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany) ; Manuscripts. ; Manuscripts. ; Genealogy

Abstract: This is the partial translation of Ernst Livneh’s manuscript “From the history of our family in the diaspora”. The translated part deals with the family history of the Loewenthal family of Bützow and Schwerin.

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Stop Thief! : The true story of Abraham Greenthal, king of the pickpockets in 19th century New York City, as revealed from contemporary sources (2014)

Luft, Edward David, 1943-

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Pages: 165 , typescript; footnotes.

Year of publication: 2014

Keywords: Greenthal, Abraham. ; Thieves. ; New York (N.Y.) ; Manuscripts. ; Genealogical tables

Abstract: Biography and history of a Jewish thief who came from Germany to the US in the 19th century.

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The Nickelsburg family : A historical sketch. (2014)

Nickelsburg, George W. E., 1934- ; Teixeira, Victor Brandão.

Rio de Janeiro :[publisher not identified],

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Language: English

Pages: 168 , privat print (digital form).

Year of publication: 2014

Keywords: Nickelsburg family. ; Emigration and immigration. ; Jewish families. ; Jews, German Genealogy. ; Berlin (Germany) ; Brazil. ; Koblenz (Germany) ; Mecklenburg (Germany : Region) ; United States. ; Manuscripts. ; Genealogical tables

Abstract: This is an illustrated history of a German Jewish family from Nikolsburg in Moravia, reaching back to ca. 1675, and following its genealogy through a number of German cities, such as Teterow, Schwerin, Gnoien, and Ribnitz in Mecklenburg; as well as Berlin and Koblenz, to the U.S. and Brazil.

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Uprooted : The story of a tree, a family, the internet, and the Jews. (2014)

Shull, Ben.

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Language: English

Pages: 11 , typescript.

Year of publication: 2014

Keywords: Kaminsky, Irene. ; Mileikowsky family. ; Mileikowsky, Hillel. ; Mitskun family. ; Mitzkun, David Moses, ; Shull, Avraham Michel. ; Shull, Shayna. ; Genealogy. ; Jews, Lithuanian Genealogy. ; Rabbis. ; Philadelphia (Pa.) ; Rīga (Latvia) ; Vilnius (Lithuania) ; Manuscripts.

Abstract: The description of a family tree and its significance for the author’s genealogy.

Note: The here described Mitskun family tree may be found in the LBI Archives, MS 1030.

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The Sinnreich genealogy : 1898 to 2014 from Czernowitz to Texas, to California and to New York (2014)

Sinnreich, Henry

Richardson, Texas :[publisher not identified],

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Pages: 123 , bound typescript; illustrated.

Year of publication: 2014

Keywords: Sinnreich, Nathan. ; Sinnreich family. ; Emigration and immigration. ; Jews Genealogy. ; Bucharest (Romania) ; Bukovina (Romania and Ukraine) ; Chernivt︠s︡i (Ukraine) ; Manuscripts. ; Genealogical tables

Abstract: Richly illustrated family history of the descendents of Jakob Sinnreich, particularly about the family of his son, Nathan Sinnreich, father of Henry Sinnreich.

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Letters from Peter Bloch to Alfonso Ramirez, (1967-2008)

Bloch, Peter, 1921-

New York :[publisher not identified],

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Language: English

Pages: 4 , 90+107+50+39 pages.

Year of publication: 1967-2008

Keywords: Fourth International. ; Socialist Workers Party. ; World politics. ; Manuscripts. ; Correspondence ; Correspondence ; Finding aids.

Abstract: Collection of 151 letters written by Peter Bloch in New York to his colleague and friend Alfonso Ramirez in Venezuela. The letters, written in English, touch primarily on socialist ideological interpretations of world events, triggering commentaries about politics in North America, Europe (Germany) and Asia (mostly China). Also discussed are various aspects of the Caribbean islands and Latin America. Alfonso Ramirez’ replies in Spanish are not included.

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Erich Drucker collection : diaries, essays, memoirs and poems, (1918-1980)

Drucker, Erich, 1905-

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Language: German

Pages: 1 linear foot : , 22 folders.

Year of publication: 1918-1980

Keywords: Mühsam, Erich, ; Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands. ; Oranienburg (Concentration camp) ; Anti-Nazi movement. ; Apartment houses. ; Bookstores. ; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) ; Jewish refugees. ; Poetry. ; Political persecution 1933-1945. ; World War, 1939-1945 Fiction. ; Youth movements. ; Berlin (Germany) ; Lisbon (Portugal) ; New York (N.Y.) ; Paris (France) ; United States Emigration and immigration. ; Vermont. ; Manuscripts. ; Autobiographies ; Diaries ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs ; Finding aids.

Abstract: Various manuscripts by Erich Drucker from the Erich Drucker Collection and the LBI Memoirs Collection

Note: Microfilmed on MM 18, MM 19, MM 20 , German , Finding aid available online.

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Jewish "Training" Centers in Germany. (1978)

Lande, Peter W.

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Language: German

Pages: 51 , typescript.

Year of publication: 1978

Keywords: Agriculture. ; Education, Secondary ; Vocational schools ; Germany Emigration and immigration 1933-1945. ; Manuscripts. ; Manuscripts.

Abstract: List of 1800 persons who attended Jewish training centers in Germany between 1933 and 1938. Training centers include Gut Winkel, Post Spreehagen; Ahrensdorf, Landwerk Ahrensdorf bei Trebbing; Halbe, Halbe/Mark; Havelberg, Havelberg/Mark; Polenzwerder, bei Eberswalde; Rüdnitz, bei Bernau; Gross-Breesen, Kreis Trebnitz, Schlesien; Caputh, bei Potsdam; Ahlem, Kreis Hannover; Geringshof, Kreis Fulda; Berlin Hermsdorf, Berlin; Dragebruch; Berlin Niederschönhauser, Berlin.

Note: Collection is microfilmed on MF 786 and MF 806.

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A visit to Prague. (1978)

Weiner, Lewis

[Place of publication not identified] :[publisher not identified],

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Language: English

Pages: 5 , pages : , typescript.

Year of publication: 1978

Keywords: Rada židovských náboženských obcí (Czechoslovakia) ; Jewish communities. ; Jews ; Restitution. ; Czechoslovakia. ; Prague (Czech Republic) ; Manuscripts. ; Manuscripts.

Abstract: Description of Weiner’s visit with the Council of Jewish religious communities in Czechoslovakia.

Abstract: Part of the Prague Jewish community collection, AR 377, folder 1.

Note: English

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Dichtheit und Wahrung : mein Lauf durchs Leben. (1978)

Freudenthal, Heinz, 1905-1999.

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Language: German

Pages: 243 pages (1 1/2 space) : , typescript (photocopy).

Year of publication: 1978

Keywords: Freudenthal, Max, ; Freudenthal, Walter, ; Freudenthal, Walter. ; Hubermann, Bronislaw. ; Israel. ; Antisemitism. ; Conductors (Music) ; Emigration and immigration. ; Intermarriage. ; Jews Persecution 1933-1945. ; Musicians. ; Rabbis. ; Nuremberg (Germany) ; Sweden. ; Würzburg (Germany) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs

Abstract: Family-history circa 1870-1970: Memories of his father Max Freudenthal who was a rabbi in Dessau, Danzig and Nuremberg; childhood in Nuremberg; antisemitism in school before 1933; university study in Wuerzburg; beginnings of his career as a violinist and conductor; memories on Siegfried Wagner (son of Richard Wagner); marries the Catholic Elsbeth Hippeli; break with his parents; his father's intention to resign as a rabbi because of his son's intermarriage; orchestra engagements of Heinz Freudenthal in Meiningen, Ragaz (Switzerland), Goeteborg and Norrkoepping (Sweden); emigration of his mother to Sweden where she committed suicide; founding of an organization for Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany in Norrkoepping; musical life in Israel during 1950s; return to Sweden and work in Kristiansand (Norway).

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The case of Ilse Koch. (1978)

Steinweis, Alan.

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Language: English

Pages: 25 pages : , typed manuscript (photocopy).

Year of publication: 1978

Keywords: Koch, Ilse, ; Buchenwald (Concentration camp) ; Manuscripts. ; Manuscripts.

Abstract: Term paper in History, Fall 1978.

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Vortrag am 9. November 1978 zum Gedenken an Hans Ehrenberg. (1978)

Brakelmann, Günter

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Language: German

Pages: 42 pages : , typescript.

Year of publication: 1978

Keywords: Ehrenberg, Hans, ; Church and state in Germany 1933-1945. ; Jews Conversion to Christianity. ; Protestant churches ; Socialism and religion. ; Theologians Biography. ; World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements. ; Manuscripts.

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Erich Muehsam's Jewish Identity. (1978)

Baron, Lawrence

Canton, New York :[publisher not identified],

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Language: English

Pages: 21 pages : , typescript.

Year of publication: 1978

Keywords: Mühsam, Erich, ; Oranienburg (Concentration camp) ; Anarchists. ; Jewish authors. ; Jews Persecutions ; Jews Identity. ; Manuscripts.

Abstract: Biographical essay considering the attitude toward Judaism of Muehsam, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth.

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Staat und Synagoge : Geschichte des Preussischen Landesverbandes Juedischer Gemeinden 1922-1938. (1975-1978)

Birnbaum, Max P.

Jerusalem :[publisher not identified],

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Language: German

Pages: 1 linear foot : , typescripts.

Year of publication: 1975-1978

Former Title: Staat und Synagoge

Keywords: Preussischer Landesverband Jüdischer Gemeinden. ; Jewish leadership. ; Jewish way of life. ; Religion and state ; Germany Politics and government 1918-1933. ; Prussia. ; Manuscripts.

Abstract: History of the umbrella organization of Jewish communities of Prussia: General evaluation of the role of the 'Preussischer Landesverbandes juedischer Gemeinden' in historical perspective.

Description / Table of Contents: Box 1: Correspondence about the publication of the manuscript; corrections and changes; English summary; text; and notes.

Description / Table of Contents: Box 2: Edited copy of 380 page manuscript; typescripts of some additional sections.

Note: Available on microfilm , German , Also included is an English synopsis by the author

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Dr. Jacob Braude. (1978)

Carlebach, Alexander, 1908-

[Tel Aviv][ :[publisher not identified],

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Language: English

Pages: 17 pages : , typescript (copy).

Year of publication: 1978

Keywords: Braude, Jacob, ; Exiles. ; Civic leaders. ; Leipzig (Germany) ; Great Britain Emigration and immigration 1933-1945. ; England. ; Manuscripts.

Abstract: Biography of the Jewish community leader with special emphasis on his work in England.

Note: English

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Johannes Reuchlin's "Opinion on Jewish Literature", a landmark on the road to toleration. (1978)

Herz, Frank L. 1908-2006.

Southbury, CT :[publisher not identified],

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Language: English

Pages: 207 pages : , typescript.

Year of publication: 1978

Keywords: Reuchlin, Johann, ; Jewish literature. ; Manuscripts, Renaissance. ; Renaissance ; Toleration. ; Manuscripts.

Abstract: Manuscript on Reuchlin's legal opinion regarding the study of Jewish literature submitted to Emperor Maximilian I in 1510, including chapters on Reuchlin's biography.

Note: Available on microfilm , English

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Die Geschichten des Wunderrabbi von Michelstadt. (1978)

Maier, Mathilde

[Brazil] :[publisher not identified],

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Language: German

Pages: 58 pages : , bound typescript.

Year of publication: 1978

Keywords: Wormser, Seckel, ; Jews Persecution 1933-1945. ; Miracle workers. ; Rabbis Biography. ; Michelstadt (Germany) ; Odenwald (Germany) ; Manuscripts.

Abstract: Stories about the Ba’al Shem Seckel Wormser of Michelstadt, interwoven with reminiscences about Jews in the German Odenwald, told by a Jewish refugee upon return to her homeland after the Holocaust.

Note: Available on microfilm , German , Synopsis in file

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[Freund Robert Eisner]. (1978)

Pick, Joseph C.

Stamford, CT :[publisher not identified],

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Pages: 6 , photocopied typescript.

Year of publication: 1978

Keywords: Eisner, Robert. ; Kafka, Franz, ; Assicurazioni General. ; Prague. ; Manuscripts.

Abstract: A letter from Joseph C. Pick to Hartmut Binder about the insurance company Assicurazioni Generali and the director of its branch in Prague, Robert Eisner. Included are also photocopied extracts of Generali’s financial reports in 1906, prior to Franz Kafka’s tenure with the company.

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Die Lieder des einsamen Wanderns. (1978)

Parsons, Margarethe J.C.

[Middlesex, England] :[publisher not identified],

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Language: German

Pages: 50 pages : , typescript.

Year of publication: 1978

Keywords: Emotions. ; Grief. ; Poetry. ; Manuscripts.

Abstract: 50 poems about various depressed feelings, such as solitude, mourning, bitterness, yearning and silence.

Note: Available on microfilm , German

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Tagebuch-Blaetter. (1978)

Parsons, Margarethe J.C.

[Middlesex, England] :[publisher not identified],

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Language: German

Pages: 60 pages : , typescript.

Year of publication: 1978

Keywords: Exile (Punishment) in literature. ; Poetry. ; Wandering Jew in literature. ; Dresden (Germany) ; Manuscripts.

Abstract: 60 poems dealing primarily with being in exile.

Note: Available on microfilm , German

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