Rudy Appel Family Collection.
Scope and Content Note
The bulk of the Rudy Appel family collection holds detailed family trees of the Appel family; the Appel-Loewenstein families; the Willstätter-Appel families; the Hofmann family; the Stein family; and the Stein-Hofmann families, all created by Rudy Appel, 1966-1969. Also included is a 2 page typescript with the biography of Ephraim Willstaetter (1761-1829), written originally by his son Rabbi Elias Willstaetter (1796-1842) and translated by Rudy Appel. There is also a page with Yiddish notes on noteworthy events in Krefeld (1805-1811), and Rudy Appel’s letter to the LBI, explaining his donation.
A second folder holds Rudy Appel’s translation of the diary of Benjamin Willstaetter (1813-1895), recounting events in Karlsruhe in the Duchy of Baden, 1852 to 1872: 22 page typescript with copied inserts of the original diary and a sketched map of the area around the village of Willstätt, Germany; also available as DM 29.
Dates
- 1966-1969
Creator
- Appel, Rudy, 1925- (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in English and Yiddish.
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
Rudy Appel’s paternal grandmother was a Willstätter; his paternal great-grandmother was a Loewenstein; his maternal grandfather was a Hofmann; and his maternal grandmother was a Stein.
Extent
2 Folders
Abstract
The bulk of the Rudy Appel family collection holds detailed family trees of the Appel family; the Appel-Loewenstein families; the Willstätter-Appel families; the Hofmann family; the Stein family; and the Stein-Hofmann families, all created by Rudy Appel, 1966-1969. Also included is a 2 page typescript with the biography of Ephraim Willstaetter (1761-1829), written originally by his son Rabbi Elias Willstaetter (1796-1842) and translated by Rudy Appel. There is also a page with Yiddish notes on noteworthy events in Krefeld (1805-1811), and Rudy Appel’s letter to the LBI, explaining his donation.
- Title
- Guide to the Rudy Appel Family Collection., 1966-1969 AR 3614 / MF 585
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2015
- 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
