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    Wiener Universitaetsjahre : [1899-1904].
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    Language: German
    Pages: 44 pages (double space) : , typewritten manuscript (carbon copy).
    Keywords: Buber, Martin, ; Ehrenhaft, Felix, ; Hahn, Hans, ; Steiner, Rudolf, ; Universität Wien. ; Ost und West (Periodical) ; Draft. ; Education, Higher 1871-1918. ; Philosophy. ; Jewish religious education 1871-1918. ; Universities and colleges. ; Literature. ; Jewish leadership. ; Mathematicians. ; Socialism. ; Physicians. ; Theosophy. ; Voyages and travels. ; Zionism. ; England Emigration and immigration 1933-1945. ; Memoirs ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Teachers
    Abstract: The second part of the memoirs concentrate mainly on the author's student life and Zionist awakening in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century. Ernst Mueller enrolled in studies of mathematics and physics at the Vienna University. Recollections of his colleagues, among them Felix Ehrenhaft, Olga Steindler and Hans Hahn. Occasional articles for the Zionist paper "Die Welt". Member of the Jewish student organization "Lesehalle juedischer Studenten" and the Zionist student association "Unitas". In 1900 Ernst Mueller joined the newly established Jewish "Toynbee-Halle" in Vienna, which was founded by Leon Kellner. Growing influence of Zionism. Participation in the "Juedischer Turnverein". Ernst Mueller was a member of the Jewish student's association in Vienna. Opposition of his parents against his growing involvement in Jewish and Zionist matters. Military service in the Austrian army. Assistant teacher at the "Sophiengymnasium". Acquaintance with Nathan Birnbaum and Martin Buber. Translations of Hebrew and Yiddish literature for the journal "Ost und West". Relationship with a Russian Jewish student, Sonia Rabbinowitz, who was active in Russian revolutionary movement. Teacher at private Jewish high school in Ungarisch-Brod. Russian Pogroms and influx of refugees. Journey to Warsaw and Eastern Europe. Participation at the Zionist Congress. Position as a teacher in Jaffa, Palestine.
    Abstract: The memoirs mention the following individuals:
    Abstract: Bergmann, Hugo, 1883-1975; Birnbaum, Nathan, 1864-1937; Bock, Ida; Boltzmann, Ludwig, 1844-1906; Brod, Max, 1884-1968; Buber, Martin, 1878-1965; Chajes, Hirsch Perez, 1876-1927; Ehrenhaft, Felix, 1879-1952; Fanta, Berta; Feiwel, Berthold; Friedlaender, Oskar; Gross, Karl; Gross, Nathan; Grunwald, Max, 1871-1953; Hahn, Hans, 1879-1934; Jerusalem, Wilhelm, 1854-1923; Jodl, Friedrich, 1849-1914; Kellner, Leon; Kobler, Franz; Kohn, Gustav; Kohn, Ignatz; Mach, Ernst, 1838-1916; Muellner, Laurenz; Muenz, Bernhard; Rabbinowitz, Sonia; Rosenzweig, Franz, 1886-1929; Steindler, Olga, 1879-1933; Steiner, Rudolf, 1861-1925; Stoehr, Adolf; Wachstein, Bernhard, 1868-1935; Weininger, Otto, 1880-1903; York-Steiner, Heinrich, 1859-1934; Zobel, Moriz; Zollschan, Ignatz.
    Note: Available on microfilm , German
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    [Transcript of grandmother's diary].
    Basel :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: German
    Pages: 20 pages (single space) : , typescript.
    Keywords: Household employees 20th century. ; Jewish way of life. ; Marriage. ; Voyages and travels. ; Women authors. ; Basel (Switzerland) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Diary circa 1917-1922 of private events in a Basel Jewish family; description of weddings and family life; contains also short account on speech of Bavarian Prime Minister Kurt Eisner in Basel in 1919.
    Note: Available on microfilm , German
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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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    Geistige Spuren in Lebenserinnerungen. : [1880-1914].
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    Language: German
    Pages: 49 pages (double space). , Typewritten manuscript (carbon copy).
    Keywords: Bergman, Samuel Hugo, ; Steiner, Rudolf, ; Universität Wien. ; Authors. ; Librarians. ; Literature. ; Mysticism Judaism. ; Teachers. ; Philosophy. ; Socialism. ; Theosophy. ; Voyages and travels. ; Brno (Czech Republic) ; Jerusalem. ; Prague (Czech Republic) ; Vienna (Austria) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Memories of the author's childhood of an assimilated Jewish family in a Moravian village. Influence of his rabbinic grandfather and close connection to Judaism. High school education at a Gymnasium in Brno (Bruenn). University studies in Vienna. Acquaintance with Otto Weininger. Cultural life in Vienna. Encounter with Socialism, Zionism and Theosophy. Involvement in Zionism and the eastern Jewish renaissance movement. Studies of philosophy and mathematics. Position as a teacher in Palestine. Interest for mysticism, Kabbala and occult science. Return to Europe and discussions with Martin Buber. Detailed description of Ernst Muellers fascination with theosophy and his studies with Rudolf Steiner. Position as a librarian in the Jewish community in Vienna. Visit to Prague. Friendship with the philosopher and Zionist Hugo Bergmann.
    Abstract: The following individuals are mentioned: Bergmann, Hugo; Birnbaum, Nathan; Bock, Ida; Boltzmann, Ludwig; Brod, Max; Chajes, Hirsch Perez; Fanta, Berta; Feiwel, Berthold; Friedlaender, Oskar; Gross, Karl; Gross, Nathan; Grunwald, Max; Kellner, Leon; Kobler, Franz; Kohn, Gustav; Kohn, Ignatz; Jerusalem, Wilhelm; Jodl, Friedrich; Mach, Ernst; Muellner, Laurenz; Muenz, Bernhard; Rosenzweig, Franz; Steiner, Rudolf; Stoehr, Adolf; Wachstein, Bernhard; Weininger, Otto; York-Steiner, Heinrich; Zobel, Moriz; Zollschan, Ignatz.
    Note: Available on microfilm , German
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