Willy May Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains documents pertaining to the Willy May, Salomon Kahn, Herz Levi, and Auerbach-Ehrlich families. Included are documents pertaining to Willy May's work as a butcher, his service in World War I, and the civilian war work of May and his wife Martha May née Levi during World War II; documents pertaining to the military service of Salomon Kahn and Julius Kahn; documents pertaining to work the as butchers of Levi Levi II and his son Hermann Levi, as well as genealogy of their family in Griesheim; and family tree of the Auerbach-Ehrlich family from 1600 to the early 20th century, including birth and death dates and locations.
Dates
- 1858-1944
Creator
- May, Willy, 1885- (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German.
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
2 Folders
Abstract
The collection contains documents pertaining to the Willy May, Salomon Kahn, Herz Levi, and Auerbach-Ehrlich families. Included are documents pertaining to Willy May's work as a butcher, his service in World War I, and the civilian war work of May and his wife Martha May née Levi during World War II; documents pertaining to the military service of Salomon Kahn and Julius Kahn; documents pertaining to work the as butchers of Levi Levi II and his son Hermann Levi, as well as genealogy of their family in Griesheim; and family tree of the Auerbach-Ehrlich family from 1600 to the early 20th century, including birth and death dates and locations.
Other Finding Aid
The original German-language inventory is available in the folder
- Auerbach family
- Butcher shops
- Darmstadt (Germany)
- Ehrlich family
- Genealogical tables
- Griesheim (Hesse, Germany)
- Groß-Bieberau (Germany)
- Iron Cross
- Jewish soldiers
- Jewish veterans
- Jews -- Germany -- Genealogy
- Jews, German -- United States -- Biography
- Kahn, Julius Jakob
- Kahn, Salomon
- Levi family
- Levi, Hermann, 1862-
- Levi, Herz, 1792-1846
- Levi, Levi II
- May, Martha
- May, Willy, 1885-
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Jewish
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work
- Title
- Guide to the Willy May Collection, 1858-1944 AR 49
- 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
- June 23, 2014 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
