Sulzbach Family Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains documents pertaining to the Sulzbach family, as well as documents pertaining to the Jewish communities of Hungen and Birstein.
Folder 1 contains documentation of the Sulzbach family, including an accounting of the estate of Julius Joel, with delineation of expenses and equal partition among the heirs; tax documents; telegram to Albert Sulzbach from the Hilfsverein Unterlindau and an affadavit of support; letter regarding the death of Julius Klipstein; documents pertaining to the estate of Isidor Sulzbach; and documents pertaining to the fates of Hermann and Florenze Kahn in World War II.
Folder 2 contains documents pertaining to the Jewish community in Hungen, Germany, including statutes of the Jewish burial society in Hungen; essay about the synagogue and Jewish religious community in Hungen from 1445 to 1942; a compilation of excerpts from the Hungen court book in the 15th century; and extensive correspondence of Albert Sulzbach regarding the condition and upkeep of the Jewish cemetery in Hungen.
Folder 3 contains articles and clippings pertaining to the Jewish communities in Birstein, Kirchbracht, Fischborn, Mauswinkel, and Lichenroth.
Dates
- undated, 1908-1991
Creator
- Sulzbach family (Family)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German and English.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Extent
3 Folders
Abstract
The collection contains documents pertaining to the Sulzbach family, as well as documents pertaining to the Jewish communities of Hungen and Birstein.
- Birstein (Germany)
- Germany -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 1933-1945
- Hungen (Germany)
- Inheritance and succession -- Germany
- Jewish cemeteries
- Jews -- Germany -- History
- Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Germany
- Jews -- Persecutions -- Germany
- Jews, German -- United States -- Biography
- Joel, Julius
- Kahn, Florenze, 1900-
- Kahn, Hermann, 1895-1942
- Klipstein, Julius, 1891-
- New York (N.Y.)
- Sulzbach family
- Sulzbach, Albert
- Sulzbach, Frieda
- Sulzbach, Isidor, -1952
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century
- Title
- Guide to the Sulzbach Family Collection, undated, 1908-1991 AR 11253
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Sarah Glover
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- September 04, 2014 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
