Pages:
3 volumes :
,
typed and bound manuscripts, double sided +
Additional Material:
+ 3 CDs
Year of publication:
1930-1933
Keywords:
Jewish lawyers
;
Thuringia (Germany) Personal narratives. Social life and customs
;
Memoirs
;
Autobiographies
;
Biographical sources
;
Lawyers
;
Genealogy
Abstract:
The three volumes of Jacob Simon’s Memoirs (Lebens Erinnerungen) were written in the postwar period 1919-1933. In Volume I he writes about his family’s 19th century history and his own life experiences in pre-Holocaust Germany. Based on his own genealogical research he displays a family tree which traces the family’s roots back to Vitus von Worms in Frankfurt in 1485. Starting from the 18th century he shows connections to Hoffactor Simon Levi Simon (1749-1826), the progenitor of the Simon family in Hildburghausen. Volume II deals entirely with his law practice. More than 100 cases are described in anecdotal form; these cases are grouped in a legal outline format and range from sexual offenses to Communist riots. Much discussion deals with the difficulty in making the transition from medieval property law to the civil code (BGB) in a still largely agrarian society. In Volume III he discusses philosophy, Jewish history, politics, and Judaism. In the supplement to this volume are included sections on Yiddish expressions and 19th century Hildburghausen recollections.
Abstract:
In addition the collection contains a complete English translation of the original three German volumes. Five recently discovered notebooks hand-written in old German script that appear to be the original draft of Volume I are also displayed.
Abstract:
Memoirs and family history dating back to the 15th century. The memoirs deal primarily with the author’s law firm from the end of the 19th to the early 20th century, as well as his views of religion and Judaism. Five handwritten notebooks in old German script were the basis for the author’s memoirs; they are also available in an English translation.
Description / Table of Contents:
3 bound parts of a memoir – edited, typed and bound
Description / Table of Contents:
Erster Teil : Familien- und Lebensgeschichte, 1930, 117+26+26 double sided pages
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Zweiter Teil : Aus dem Leben und der Praxis, 1930, 117 double sided pages
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Dritter Teil: Ueber Lebensanschauung, 1931-1933, 60+10+12+20+11 double sided pages
Description / Table of Contents:
5 handwritten notebooks
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Digital copies on 3 CDs:
Description / Table of Contents:
CD: Digital copies of Lebenserinnerungen, Band I, II, III
Description / Table of Contents:
CD: Digital copies of 5 notebooks, handwritten by Jacob Simon May 1922-Dec. 1929.
Description / Table of Contents:
CD: digital copy of the translated memoirs: Memoirs of Jacob Simon; Edited by Drs. Rona & John Simon, April 2008. The CD also contains images of charcoal portraits of the Crown Agent (Hoffactor) Simon Levi Simon; his oldest son Louis; and granddaughter Pauline, painted by the Carl August Kessler (1788-1862) in 1819 (owned by Stadtmuseum Hildburghausen).
Note:
German
URL:
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