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George Eckstein Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10351 / MF 887

Scope and Content Note

The bulk of the collection consist of George Eckstein's writings, but there is also correspondence as well as personal documents and materials about family members.

The following individuals are mentioned in this collection: Eckstein, Wilhelm; Habicht, Hubert; Hart, Max; Kahn, Frederick E.; Kuechenteig, Ernst; Eckstein, Susan Eva; Henning, August; Henning, Gertrud;

The following individuals are mentioned in this collection: Lamm, Fritz; Grebing, Helga; Zetkin, Katja; Zetkin, Gertrud; Osner, Karl; Thalmann, Clara; Thalmann, Paul; Tittel, Hans; Tittel, Gerda; Lang, Josef; Eckstein, George, 1909-1995

Dates

  • 1718-1983

Creator

Language of Materials

This collection is in German, English.

Access Restrictions

Collection is microfilmed, please use MF 887.

Access Information

Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.

Readers may access the collection by visiting the Lillian Goldman Reading Room at the Center for Jewish History. We recommend reserving the collection in advance; please visit the LBI Online Catalog and click on the "Request" button.

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

George (Guenther) Eckstein was born in Munich in 1909. He was a member of the youth group "Kameraden" in Nuremberg. From 1927 to 1933 he worked in his parents' toy factory. He was a leader of the Freie Deutsch-Juedische Jugend and was arrested in 1933. On his release, he remained under police surveillance but managed to escape to Paris, where he became active in left-wing anti-Stalinist polictial circles. His parents Wilhelm and Martha Eckstein and his sister Lotte settled in Switzerland in 1934, when their toy factory was ‘aryanized’. In 1939, George Eckstein immigrated to New York, where he worked for the magazine "Politics" and later "Dissident". He also wrote about the youth movements of the 1960s and 1970s. He died in 1995.

George Eckstein was married to the artist Ruth Friedmann.

Extent

3.75 Linear Feet

Abstract

The bulk of the collection consist of George Eckstein's writings, but there is also correspondence as well as personal documents and materials about family members.

Microfilm

Collection is available on 7 reels of microfilm (MF 887).

  1. Reel 1: 1/1-2/1
  2. Reel 2: 2/2-3/2
  3. Reel 3: 3/3-4/11
  4. Reel 4: 4/12-5/27
  5. Reel 5: 5/28-6/64
  6. Reel 6: 7/1-8/4
  7. Reel 7: 8/5-8/9

Bibliography

See also Ruth Eckstein Collection (AR 10462)
Title
Guide to the George Eckstein Collection, 1718-1983 AR 10351 / MF 887
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by LBI Staff
Date
© 2009
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is in English.

Revision Statements

  • November 29, 2011 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.

Repository Details

Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository

Contact:
15 West 16th Street
New York NY 10011 United States