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Hirschland, Georg, 1885-1942

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Hirschland Bank and Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25638
Abstract

The Hirschland Bank and Family Collection contains the family papers and banking records of the Hirschland banking firm established by Simon Hirschland in Essen. Family papers pertain to members of the Hirschland, Grünebaum, Neumann and other families, with an emphasis on family members' emigration and role in the family firm. Banking records focus on the history of the family firm from the 1930s through the 1960s, including records of successor financial firms. The collection includes prolific correspondence, banking files and financial records, family papers, official documents, photographs and photo albums, contracts, and other papers.

Dates: 1819-1999; Majority of material found within 1925-1970

"Meine letzten Jahre in Deutschland"

 Collection
Identifier: ME 287b
Abstract

In this memorial article, Herzfeld offers deep insight into the problems and the predicament for German Jews from 1933 to 1938. He especially describes the creation and the work of “Reichsvertretung der deutschen Juden”, the new organization for German Jews, facing the Nazi-regime.

Dates: 1919-1973

Reichsvertretung der deutschen Juden

 Collection
Identifier: AR 221
Abstract

This collection contains materials about the Reichsvertretung der deutschen Juden, a federation of Jewish organizations and regional and local Jewish communities, founded in 1933, that aimed to provide a unified voice for German Jewry in dealing with the Nazi authorities. It includes a significant amount of correspondence surrounding the formation of the Reichsvertretung, as well as articles, budgets, clippings, ephemera, leaflets, minutes, reports, and statistics.

Dates: 1933-1963; Majority of material found within 1933-1934

Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 555
Abstract

The file contains various documents pertaining to the activity of the Reich Representation of German Jews (Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden) and comprises ten folders.

Dates: 1933-1939, 1945-1983

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Berlin (Germany) 3
Clippings (information artifacts) 3
Essen (Germany) 3
Jewish leadership 3
Manuscripts (documents) 3