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Hirsch family

 Family

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Albert F. Hirsch Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 1187
Abstract

This collection contains documents related to Albert Friedrich Hirsch, his family and the Philanthropin School in Frankfurt am Main, at which Hirsch was headmaster. Prominent topics are emigration and the school's fate under the Nazi regime as well as the attempts of its former pupils and faculty to stay in touch after 1945. The papers in this collection include some original material from the late 19th century through World War I and the "Third Reich" as well as several typescripts from the 1950s and 1960s that are related to a memorial book, which was eventually published in 1964.

Dates: 1880-1991; Majority of material found within 1930s-1960s

Allan T. Hirsh, Jr. Family Trees Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 5284
Abstract

The Allan T. Hirsh, Jr. Family Trees Collection holds the family trees of the Hirsch and related families, compiled by Allan Hirsch.

Dates: 1985-2001

Arthur Czellitzer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 302
Abstract

The Arthur Czellitzer Collection documents the work of Arthur Czellitzer through his papers on genealogical studies and his creative fiction.

Dates: 1919-1987; Majority of material found within 1930-1943

Bendix Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6138
Abstract

The collection contains documents relating to the Bendix family, particularly to Fritz Bendix and his wife, Johanna Bendix née Hahn. There are also many papers and photographs concerning the family company, a linen factory in Silesia.

Dates: 1873-1950

Frieda Hirsch Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 30
Scope and Contents

"Mein Weg von Karlsruhe ueber Heidelberg nach Haifa" is the memoir of Frieda Hirsch (née Goldberg) (1890- ). She describes the history of her parents, her upbringing in Karlsruhe as daughter of a well-to-do Jewish-orthodox family, her education at a humanistic high school (Gymnasium), her university studies (medicine) in Heidelberg, Karlsruhe and Breslau (1908-1913), and life during World War I in Karlsruhe and Heidelberg. She married Albert Hirsch (1887-1954) in 1915, a medical student and member of the Zionist student organization "Verein Juedischer Studenten" and settled in Heidelberg, where Albert worked as a pediatrician. Frieda Hirsch tells about life in Heidelberg, the births and upbringing of her children, various friendships (among others with Georg Hermann, Frieda Reichmann, Erich Fromm, and Eugen Taeubler), Zionist activities of her husband, and first anti-Semitic persecutions in Heidelberg in 1933. She gives detailed testimony of her emigration from Heidelberg via Salzburg and Triest to Haifa, where the family settled, of the difficult first years in Palestine with her husband opening a new medical office, and describes her experiences during World War II in Haifa, the founding of the state of Israel in 1948 and moving to Kiryat Ono after her husband's death in 1954.

The second text, an attachment of Hirsch's memoir, contains a genealogical table and a detailed history of Frieda Hirsch's (née Goldberg) and Albert Hirsch's families.

Dates: 1965

Herbert and Kaethe Hirsch Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25699
Abstract

This collection contains the family papers of Robin Hirsch, owner of the Cornelia Street Café in Greenwich Village, and child of German Jewish refugees, Herbert and Kaethe Hirsch. The collection is mostly made up of correspondence and photographs, dating from the 1910s-1980s, documenting Herbert's life in Berlin (especially his involvement in the Jewish rowing club "Ivria"), time as a World War I artilleryman, and refugee in London during World War II. Post-World War II materials in the collection mostly consist of Kaethe's restitution documents, correspondence between Robin and his parents, and material pertaining to Robin's academic and artistic pursuits.

Dates: 1912-1984

Hirsch Family Collection, Halberstadt

 Collection
Identifier: AR 3064
Abstract

The Hirsch Family, Halberstadt Collection documents the lives of Hirsch family members in the city of Halberstadt and the business of Aron Hirsch & Sohn located there. Included in the collection are personal papers such as vital documents and correspondence, business records including balance sheets and account books, correspondence, certificates and official announcements. Other papers include family trees, genealogical notes, and articles and essays about the family and their business.

Dates: 1765-1980; Majority of material found within 1810-1910

Hirsch Family Collection, Mergentheim

 Collection
Identifier: AR 1159
Abstract

The Hirsch Family Collection, Mergentheim holds the papers of Abraham Hirsch, his children and one grandson. The collection consists of various official, business and personal documents as well as four folders of personal correspondence, including the courtship letters of Jakob Abraham and Esther Hirsch.

Dates: 1832-1886; Majority of material found within 1842-1852

Hirsch Family Collection, Thorn

 Collection
Identifier: AR 3328
Abstract

The collection contains documents of the Hirsch family of Thorn, including a citizenship certificate; thank you letter from the Beth HaMidrash/Forschungshaus to Moritz Hirsch; and marriage certificate accompanied by invoices and receipt.

Dates: 1848-1869

Julius and Elisabeth Hirsch Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25585
Abstract

The Julius and Elisabeth Hirsch Collection holds the papers of this couple, with much of the collection consisting of family correspondence. Prominent subjects include the immigration of family members and genealogy of the family. In addition to extensive correspondence and family trees the collection includes notebooks, essays and articles, newspaper clippings, photographs, early drafts of Julius Hirsch's family memoir, and research notes.

Dates: 1842-2008; Majority of material found within 1935-1950, 1990-1996

Julius Glass Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10178
Abstract

The collection contains photocopies of various documents relating to numerous members of the Glass family and their activities during the early 20th century. There are also several family trees.

Dates: 1907-1999

Metallgesellschaft Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25139 / MF 927
Abstract

Materials collected by Helmut Waszkis about the Metallgesellschaft AG

Dates: [unknown]

Samson Raphael Hirsch Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 902
Abstract

Contains three signed letters from Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch and an unsigned and undated nine page letter/report. The latter report and a letter of August 20, 1860 were discussed in a 1940 article on Rabbi Hirsch in the Dutch newspaper Nieuw Israelitisch Weekblad, a copy of which along with partial English translation is in this collection. There are also eight lengthy letters from leaders of the Amsterdam Jewish community sent to Rabbi Hirsch. Other documents in this collection include bank checks, photocopies of Hirsch letters circa 1834-1835, photocopy of Hamburg citizen oath (1851), and a Raphael Hirsch family tree tracing lineage to 17th century.

Dates: 1835-1961

Sartorius Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25504
Abstract

The Sartorius Family Collection holds documentation on the history of the Sartorius family, along with its related families. Most of the collection consists of family trees and correspondence concerning family genealogy, although memoirs and biographical articles are also present, as are a number of family photographs. The collection especially provides information on the family's origins in Germany and lives in the American South, including family members' service in the Confederate forces during the Civil War, in addition to some information on parts of the family who resided in France.

Dates: 1839-2009

Schwab family genealogy collection

 Collection — Consolidated Box P11, Folder: P-388
Identifier: P-388
Abstract

Consists of a genealogical chart of the Schwab family and its collateral branches (the Lehman, Hirsch, Schwartz, Ottenheimer, and Johl families) and a postcard and brochure of the Schwab family business in Memphis, TN.

Dates: undated, 1980

Sol Feinstone Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 320
Scope and Contents

Rare documents relating to the following: Inquisition in Salamanca, Spain, 1482. Jewish community of Prague, 1752. Business records of a German-Jewish merchant, 1849. Correspondence from American Jews including Mordecai Manuel Noah, the Gratz family, Henry Solomon, Samuel Hays and Simon Etting, 1784-1838. Records of benevolent societies affiliated with the N.Y. Uptown Talmud Torah, 1928-1935. Records of the Hirsch family hotel in Prague, 1926-1939.

Dates: 1882 - 1939

Susanne B. Hirt Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25340
Abstract

The Susanne B. Hirt Collection deals with the life and significant events of the physical therapy professor Susanne Hirt and her family members. Prominent topics in this collection include Susanne Hirt's professional development and family members' immigration and wartime experiences. The collection contains a considerable number of photographs, photo albums, and slides. In addition, it consists of correspondence, official papers, manuscripts, notes and research material, educational certificates, clippings, scrapbooks, and a few videocassettes.

Dates: 1822-2008; Majority of material found within 1938-1990

Sussmann-Hirsch Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25042
Abstract

The Sussmann-Hirsch Family Collection sketches the history of the Hirsch family from 1859 until 1980. The collection centers on the correspondence and memories of Sigmund and Rosa Hirsch, Herbert Hirsch and Lilli Sussmann. Most of the documents date from the First World War.

Dates: 1893-1995; Majority of material found within 1914-1918

Waller Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6456
Abstract

The Waller Family Collection contains genealogical research on the Waller, Baer and other related families. It includes research correspondence, notes, photocopied historical records of family members, family trees, and photographs.

Dates: 1824-2002; Majority of material found within 1979-2002