Dagobert Nellhaus Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 3237

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains documents of Dagobert Nellhaus, mostly pertaining to his work as a rabbi. Included are a marriage contract; sermon; correspondence; essay by Nellhaus on the Jews of Silesia; birth, death, and marriage records of the Jewish community of Pirmasens for the years 1931 to 1939; and Nellhaus' records for his activities as a rabbi in Hirschberg (Jelenia Góra) and Pirmasens for the 1920s and 1930s, including records of sermons, bar mitzvahs, and birthdays.

Dates

1810-1963

Creator

Nellhaus, Dagobert, 1891-1980 (Person)

Language of Materials

This collection is in German, English and Hebrew.

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

Biographical Note

Rabbi, born 1891 in Breslau. Ordained as a rabbi by the Jewish Theologcial Seminary in Breslau in 1922. Arrested and interned in Dachau concentration camp in 1938. In 1943, Nellhaus began work as a librarian at Hebrew Teachers College, Brookline, Massachusetts.