Gedern and Ober-Seemen Jewish Community Collection
Scope and Content Note
List of names of Jewish residents & businesses of Gedern and Ober-Seemen as of 1933.
Also included are photographs of the Jewish cemetery of Ober-Seemen before and after its restoration in 2002, taken by Siegfried Schnell in March 2004: 180 photographs of 89 gravestones (front and verso) are organized in four parts based on their physical arrangement in four rows; see the map at the start of part 1.
Dates
- 1933-2004
Creator
- Schnell, Siegfried (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
This material has been digitized to expand access while protecting the materials from degradation through physical handling. Access to the original materials in the reading room of the Center for Jewish History in New York City will only be granted to users who can demonstrate a legitimate research need to do so. Please submit requests to view original materials via email to lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org and include a description of your research project and an explanation of why access to the physical materials is necessary.
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
Ober-Seemen is a district of the city Gedern in Hessen.
Extent
1 Folders
1 CD
Abstract
List of names of Jewish residents & businesses of Gedern and Ober-Seemen as of 1933. Photographs of the Jewish cemetery of Ober-Seemen.
- Title
- Guide to the Gedern and Ober-Seemen Jewish Community Collection, 1933-2004 AR 5542
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
