Heilbronn Family Collection, Tann
Scope and Content Note
The first part contains 50 documents from 1804 to 1863. About 20 of them refer to real estate property, houses and land. The documents of the 18th century show no Jewish names; they describe change of ownership of various properties which probably later came into Jewish hands; there is also the story of a certain family Hoffmann. Family Heilbronn appears as property owner in 1811. Various testaments give names of members of families Heilbrunn, Gerber, Rabenstein. Joseph and Sandel Heilbrunn received their concessions as weavers in 1843 and 1848.
The second part shows the influence of the manufacturing firm of Josef Heilbronn Sohn in Tann. Correspondence attests to the family’s efforts to build a railroad from Fulda to Tann; a petition for building of the railroad was granted in 1886. Also included are papers regarding the fraternal organization Chewrath Habichurim, which was established in Tann in 1833 and celebrated its 60th anniversary in 1893 under its president S. Heilbronn.
Dates
- 1704-1893
Creator
- Heilbronn family (Family)
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Use Restrictions
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
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
Tann an der Rhoen in the district of Hilders, a small city in central Germany (1200 inhabitans in 1919) had a Jewish community active in the cattle trade and as weavers.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
German
Abstract
The first part contains 50 documents from 1804 to 1863. About 20 of them refer to real estate property, houses and land. The documents of the 18th century show no Jewish names; they describe change of ownership of various properties which probably later came into Jewish hands; there is also the story of a certain family Hoffmann. Family Heilbronn appears as property owner in 1811. Various testaments give names of members of families Heilbrunn, Gerber, Rabenstein. Joseph and Sandel Heilbrunn received their concessions as weavers in 1843 and 1848.
Other Finding Aid
A typed item level inventory is included in folder 1.
- Title
- Guide to the Heilbronn Family Collection, Tann, 1704-1893 AR 4157
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2009
- 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
