Dagobert Nellhaus Collection
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.
Extent
2 Folders
Abstract
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.
Other Finding Aid
The original German-language inventory is available in the folder
Separated Material
Clippings have been removed to the Dagobert Nellhaus Clippings Collection, AR 3237 C
- Title
- Guide to the Dagobert Nellhaus Collection, 1810-1963 AR 3237
- 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 11, 2014 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository