Julius Klein Papers
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains copies of correspondence, a dossier, memorandum, news articles, and press releases relating to Major General Klein's career in both World Wars; his service as Past National Commander of the Jewish War Veterans and Past President of the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A. Memorial in Washington, D.C.; and his involvement in establishing diplomatic relations between Israel and Western Germany in 1965. Major correspondents include David Ben-Gurion, Kurt Birrenbach, Abba Eban, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ludwig Erhard, Levi, Eshkol, Golda Meir, and Felix E. Shinnar.
Dates
- undated, 1931, 1948, 1955, 1957, 1960-1971
Creator
- Klein, Julius, 1901-1984 (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to all researchers, except items that may be restricted due to their fragility, or privacy.
Use Restrictions
No permission is required to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection, as long as the usage is scholarly, educational, and non-commercial. For inquiries about other usage, please contact the Director of Collections and Engagement at mmeyers@ajhs.org.
For reference questions, please email: inquiries@cjh.org
Extent
1 Manuscript Boxes
Language of Materials
German
Abstract
Contains copies of correspondence, a dossier, memorandum, news articles, and press releases relating to Major General Klein's career in both World Wars; his service as Past National Commander of the Jewish War Veterans and Past President of the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A. Memorial in Washington, D.C.; and his involvement in establishing diplomatic relations between Israel and Western Germany in 1965. Major correspondents include David Ben-Gurion, Kurt Birrenbach, Abba Eban, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ludwig Erhard, Levi, Eshkol, Golda Meir, and Felix E. Shinnar.
Acquisition Note
Julius Klein 1965.014
- Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973
- Birrenbach, Kurt, 1907-
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Diplomacy
- Eban, Abba Solomon, 1915-2002
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
- Erhard, Ludwig
- Eshkol, Levi, 1895-1969
- Israel -- Foreign relations -- Germany (West)
- Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc
- Jewish soldiers
- Jewish statesmen
- Meir, Golda, 1898-1978
- Shinnar, Felix E. (Felix Eliezer), 1905-
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945
- Title
- Guide to the Julius Klein Papers, undated, 1931, 1948, 1955 - 1957, 1960-1971 P-835
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by marc2ead_ajhs.xsl
- Date
- © 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- October 2020: RJohnstone: post-ASpace migration cleanup.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
