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  • Leo Baeck Institute New York  (10)
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  • 1
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    [Memoirs of Baronne Hildegard von Gumppenberg], (1942-2019)
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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
    URL: Digital form
    URL: http://digital.cjh.org/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=6659186
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  • 2
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    Meine Kinder!, (1942-1998)
    [Place of publication not identified] :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: German
    Pages: 38 + 28 pages : , manuscript; typescript.
    Year of publication: 1942-1998
    Former Title: No title
    Keywords: Fischer, Erwin. ; Treu family. ; Laundry. ; Socialism. ; Women authors. ; England Emigration and immigration 1933-1945. ; Germany History 1870-1918. ; Rheda (Harsewinkel, Germany) ; Vienna (Austria) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Louise Fischer's life story written by her at the Aldersbrook Hospital in England in April of 1942. Also available is an English translation by by Erwin Fischer, 1998.
    Note: Available on microfilm , English translation , German , Synopsis in file
    URL: Digital form:
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    Toni Ehrlich's diaries, (1906-1996)
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    Pages: 1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes) : , 29 handwritten notebooks +
    Additional Material: + English summaries
    Year of publication: 1906-1996
    Keywords: Goldschmidt, Flora (née Rother), ; Goldschmidt, Grete, ; Goldschmidt, Siegfried, ; Rosenow, Grete. ; Antisemitism. ; Children. ; Education, Higher. ; Education. ; Families 19th century. ; Jews Social life and customs 1871-1918. ; Sports. ; Voyages and travels. ; Women authors. ; Women Education ; Wrocław (Poland) ; Diaries ; Biographical sources
    Abstract: The diaries of Toni Ehrlich – 29 handwritten notebooks – document her life on an almost day to day basis, beginning on April 1, 1906 and ending with a single word (“Lo”, meaning “no” in Hebrew) on October 21, 1969. Her thoughts and observations concentrate mostly on matters and issues of art and culture, as well as – to a lesser degree – current events. Private matters, including life changing ones - like her husband’s death -, are mentioned on the side, if at all. The original diaries in old German handwriting are accompanied by detailed summaries in English and a list of names, provided by Irene Miller.
    Description / Table of Contents: Toni Ehrlich's diaries [29 volumes in Boxes ]: continuous from April 1, 1906 to August 27, 1969
    Note: German , English , Finding aid available online.
    URL: Digital form
    URL: http://digital.cjh.org/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=1209583
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    [Memoirs by Marianne Berel]. (1902-1989)
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    Pages: circa 153 + 135 + 152 pages (double space) : , partially bound typescripts; illustrations
    Year of publication: 1902-1989
    Keywords: Gurs (Concentration camp) ; Women authors. ; Jewish refugees. ; Concentration camps. ; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) ; Breslau. ; France. ; Morocco. ; Great Britain. ; United States Emigration and immigration. ; Wrocław (Poland) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: In 'Family fragments" Berel tells her nephew the story of her family and esp. of her sister Vera. In the form of letters, poems and photographs she reconstructs the history of the family in Germany, England and the USA. Contains original immigration documents from France, Morocco and the USA. [2 copies, one bound, one unbound]
    Abstract: 'I remember': Letters to author's mother, mostly written in Gurs internment camp; author's experiences in Gurs internment camp and emigration to New York via Nice (translated from German); Account of Berel's private life after her emigration to the USA.
    Description / Table of Contents: Folder 1: Family Fragments : compiled, written and edited by your mother's sister [MM reel 8; bound typescript]
    Description / Table of Contents: Folder 2: Letters to My Mother (Part I of 'I Remember') [bound typescript]
    Description / Table of Contents: Folder 3: The time of adjustment : The first ten years (Part II of 'I Remember') [MM reel 8; bound typescript]
    Note: Available on microfilm , English , German , French , See inventory , Synopsis in file
    URL: Digital form:
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    Tagebuch einer deutschen Frau in Paris von 1939-1944, (1939-1960)
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    Pages: 130 pages : , handwritten manuscript +
    Additional Material: addenda; letters; clipping
    Year of publication: 1939-1960
    Keywords: Bamberger-Beyfus, Max. ; Drancy (Concentration camp) ; Germany. ; Querqueville (Internment camp) ; Interfaith marriage. ; Women authors. ; World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives. ; France History German occupation, 1940-1945. ; Paris (France) ; Autobiographies ; Diaries ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Diary of war years in Paris; frequent interviews with Gestapo officials in Paris; internment and death of her husband in internment camp.
    Description / Table of Contents: Folder 1: Manuscript “Befreiung von Paris’ with notes, correspondence, addresses, and a genealogical table; 1944 - 1961
    Description / Table of Contents: Folder 2: Letters; March 9, 1944 - May 31, 1943
    Description / Table of Contents: Folder 3: Original diary of a German woman in Paris; 1940-1944
    Description / Table of Contents: Folder 4: Printed synopsis in: Merkur, v. 14, no. 5, May 1960
    Note: Available on microfilm , German and French
    URL: Digital form:
    URL: http://digital.cjh.org/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=1291396&custom_att_2=simple_viewer
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    Tante Adele erzaehlt... (1929-1950)
    Vienna / New York :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: German
    Pages: 156 + 17 , typescript.
    Year of publication: 1929-1950
    Keywords: Eisenstadt, Meïr ben Isaac, ; Kallir family. ; Kolir, Elasar, ; Landau family. ; Mises, Adele von, ; Nathanson family. ; Fasts and feasts Judaism. ; Jewish families 19th century. ; Jews, East European. ; Jews, German Genealogy. ; Judaism Customs and practices. ; Orthodox Judaism. ; Politicians. ; Public welfare. ; Rabbis. ; Women authors. ; Brody (Lʹvivsʹka oblastʹ, Ukraine) ; Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) ; Vienna (Austria) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: The memoir was written between 1929 and 1931 (in Vienna). Recollections of the author's childhood in Brody, Galicia. Celebration of Jewish holidays with the grandparents Kallir. Detailed descriptions of Jewish festivals and customs. Charity traditions within the family. Domestic life and family servants. Traditions of "Kaschern" and "Chumez sales" before the Passover holidays. Description of family characters. Welfare activities of the Landau family. Recollections of the great fire in Brody (1867). Stories and anecdotes of Adele's uncle, the lawyer Dr. Joachim Landau. Outings and summer vacations in Podhorce. Description of daily life activities in the family. School system and private lessons in German and Hebrew. In 1876 the Landau family moved to Vienna. Genealogy of the Nathanson and Kallir family. Addendum: Family history by Dr. Joachim Landau. Notebook of Adele's grandmother Esther Landau with birth dates and family chronicles in the Hebrew calendar. Biographical sketches of Rabbi Meir Eisenstadt (1670-1744) and Rabbi Eleasar Kallir (1739-1801). Collection of letters by Esther and Alexander Landau. Appendix: Lecture by Leopold Lourie on the "Galizischer Hilfsverein" in Vienna.
    Note: Available on microfilm , German , Synopsis in file
    URL: Digital form:
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    [My Mother's diary], (1920-1942)
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    Pages: 3 + 84 + 35 + 6 , synopsis; handwritten manuscript (copy); typescripts.
    Year of publication: 1920-1942
    Former Title: Diary of My Mother
    Keywords: Pick, Leopold. ; Pick, Ruzena. ; Pick, Vilem. ; Neurath, Regina. ; Rosenbaum, Jonas. ; Auschwitz (Concentration camp) ; Children. ; Education. ; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) ; Women authors. ; Austria History 1918-1938. ; Czechoslovakia History 1918-1938. ; Prague (Czech Republic) ; Vienna (Austria) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Ella Pick’s handwritten diary that describes mainly her son’s upbringing is followed by Rudolph Pick’s English translation of his mother’s diary. Also included is Rudolph Pick’s short typescript about his and his own family’s survival of the Holocaust (in German).
    Abstract: The diary was written between 1920 and 1942. Description of the birth of the author’s son Rudolph on January 3, 1920 and his first childhood illnesses. Milestones and accidents. Summer holidays with the author’s extended family. Visits at her husband’s home in Cetno. Appendicitis operation and recovery stay in Grado, Italy. Rudolph is enrolled at grade school in 1925. Summer in Baden and more illnesses. First sign of the swastika during the summer holidays in Bohemia in 1929. Rudi enters “Realschule”. Subtle Anti-Semitism at school. Anti-Semitic encounter during the summer holidays in Carinthia in 1930. Bar mitzvah celebration in 1933. Rudi joins the Jewish Boy Scouts. Hitch-hike trip to Paris. In 1937 he enrolls at the Vienna Technical University. Anschluss in 1938 and move to Prague. After the German occupation of Prague in March of 1939, Rudolph Pick leaves for Paris.
    Note: Available on microfilm , German and English , synopsis in file
    URL: Digital form:
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    Tagebuch, (1940-1942)
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    Pages: 100 , Photocopy of autograph (clear handwriting in modern script).
    Year of publication: 1940-1942
    Keywords: Gurs (Concentration camps) ; Concentration camps. ; Funeral rites and ceremonies Jews. ; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) ; Religious life. ; Women authors. ; France History 1933-1945. ; Les Milles (France) Concentration camps. ; Cuba Emigration and immigration 1933-1945. ; United States Emigration and immigration 1945- ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Diary by Rosa Traub, written between 1940 to 1942. The first entry dates from November 20, 1940, written in Gurs internment camp in France, and recollects the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany, and the effects on school children, businesses, cultural life etc. She herself was a witness to the burning of books. Her business had to be sold, and their goods were stolen. On October 21, 1940, all Jews were deported from Baden and the surrounding region to France. Rosa describes in detail when the Gestapo came to their apartment to arrest them. She was put on a train to Orleans, France, where she had to wait several days on the train until the internment camp in Gurs was set up for the new prisoners. She then describes the conditions and her experiences at Gurs in detail. At first, there were still some Spanish prisoners (Spanish Republicans). In February of 1941, her sister Bertha dies at Gurs. In October 1941, visas to get to the USA via Cuba arrive for Rosa and her family. They depart from Gurs on October 23, 1941, to Marseilles, where they board a ship in February (after many difficulties). On Rosa's last entry in her diary, dated from February 12, 1941, she decribes the trip on the ship which made stops at Casablanca, Morocco, and Bermuda, before arriving in Cuba. They were told to stay in Cuba until the end of the war.
    Note: Available on microfilm , German and English , Synopsis in file
    URL: Digital form:
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    Kindheitserinnerungen / (1942)
    Haifa,
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    Language: German
    Pages: typewritten manuscript (bound).
    Year of publication: 1942
    Keywords: Goldschmidt, Flora (née Rother), ; Goldschmidt, Grete, ; Goldschmidt, Siegfried, ; Rosenow, Grete. ; Antisemitism. ; Children. ; Education, Primary ; Families 19th century. ; Jews Social life and customs 1871-1918. ; Sports. ; Voyages and travels. ; Women authors. ; Wrocław (Poland) ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: The memoir was written 1942 in Haifa, Palestine. Recollection of Toni Ehrlich (née Goldschmidt)'s childhood in Breslau at the end of the 19th century (1880-1895) in an assimilated upper-class Jewish family. Her father, Siegfried Goldschmidt, was the representative of Hoechst IG Farben, the chemical industry company in eastern Europe and founded the largest soap factory in eastern Germany. In 1872 he married Flora Rother. Both her parents were fond of traveling. Her older sister Grete, born 1873, was an excellent student and very close to her. Toni Ehrlich attended the Froebel Kindergarten from age 4 to 6. Recollections of summer vacations in the countryside. Memories of Christmas celebrations and fasting on Yom Kippur. Cultural life and family meetings. Her mother encouraged toughening (Abhaertung) through physical exercises and swimming lessons for her daughters at an early age. Recollections of her elementary school and her early awareness of being different as the only Jewish student among her class amtes. Memories of Imperial Germany and patriotic celebrations of the emperor's birthday at school. Piano and dance lessons. Dream of becoming a dancer, which was impossible in her social setting. In 1891 Toni Goldschmidt was enrolled in the Augusta girl's school in Breslau, where she received Jewish religious education for the first time. Summer vacations in Tyrol and Italy. Recollections of the invention of electric light and memories of the first telephone. Private French lessons. Engagement of her sister to the lawyer Felix Abramczyk. Death of her father in 1894.
    Note: Memoir available on microfilm , German
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    Citizenship: None. (1942)
    [Cleveland, Ohio] :[publisher not identified],
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    Language: English
    Pages: 15 pages (single space) : , typescript.
    Year of publication: 1942
    Keywords: Leufer, Eva. ; Dachau (Concentration camp) ; Education, Primary 1918-1933. ; Education, Secondary 1933-1945. ; Girls ; Jewish refugees. ; Jews Persecution 1933-1945. ; Kindertransports (Rescue operations) ; Kristallnacht, 1938. ; Trips and voyages. ; Women authors. ; Ashtabula County (Ohio) ; Cleveland (Ohio) ; Cologne (Germany) ; Great Britain Emigration and immigration 1933-1945. ; United States Emigration and immigration 1933-1945. ; Autobiographies ; Biographical sources ; Memoirs
    Abstract: Memoirs by Anne Koppel, including information on the background of her parents and recollections of her childhood and schooling in Cologne; of life in Germany before and after 1933; of the detention of her father in Dachau after the 1938 November Pogrom; of her emigration to England and to the United States; and of her experiences in Ashtabula and in Cleveland, Ohio.
    Abstract: The essay was written in Anne Koppel’s 11A English class at East High School in Cleveland, Ohio.
    Note: English
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