Lessing Family Collection, Danzig
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains documentation of the Lessing family of Danzig, including citizenship documents; correspondence with the Jüdische Gemeinde zu Berlin confirming family members' birth and marriage dates and other genealogical information; letter to the Leo Baeck Institute discussing recent family history; identity card; and family photographs.
Dates
- 1814-1963
Creator
- Lessing, Georg, 1872- (Person)
- Lessing family (Family)
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 documentation of the Lessing family of Danzig, including citizenship documents; correspondence with the Jüdische Gemeinde zu Berlin confirming family members' birth and marriage dates and other genealogical information; letter to the Leo Baeck Institute discussing recent family history; identity card; and family photographs.
Other Finding Aid
The original German-language inventory is available in the folder
Separated Material
Some photographs have been removed to the LBI Photograph Collection
- Berlin (Germany)
- Gdańsk (Poland)
- Hamburger, Ernest, 1890-1980
- Hamburger, Salo, 1860-1922
- Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Germany
- Lessing family
- Lessing, Barthold, 1843-1883
- Lessing, Baruch Leiser
- Lessing, Kurt, 1883-
- Lessing, Louis, 1812-1887
- Photographs
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Jewish
- Title
- Guide to the Lessing Family Collection, Danzig, 1814-1963 AR 2019
- 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
- March 2015:: Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
