Simon Anker Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains various letters, deeds, and certificates related to Simon Anker.
Included are 2 "open letters" (typed, in Yiddish with Latin characters) from Mendel Markus in Danzig to his friend Isaac Moses Hirsch in Berlin (1848?) and other deeds and certificates of Simon Anker. There is also a thank you letter from the Danzig Jewish community upon Anker's resignation, an anti-Semitic clipping regarding Anker and an anniversary publication for a Danzig grain wholesaler.
Dates
- 1848-1937
Creator
- Anker, Simon, 1845- (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German and Yiddish.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
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
Biographical Note
Born in 1845, prominent grain wholesaler in Danzig.
Extent
1 Folders (1 oversized folder)
Abstract
The collection contains various letters, deeds, and certificates related to Simon Anker.
Microfilm
Folder 1 is available on MF 585.
- Title
- Guide to the Simon Anker Collection, 1848-1937 AR 1218 / MF 585
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Julie Dawson
- Date
- © 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2011--September--26:: Timothy Ryan Mendenhall-minor revisions to code and access points
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
