George Eckstein Collection
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
- Eckstein, George, 1909-1995 (Person)
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).
- Reel 1: 1/1-2/1
- Reel 2: 2/2-3/2
- Reel 3: 3/3-4/11
- Reel 4: 4/12-5/27
- Reel 5: 5/28-6/64
- Reel 6: 7/1-8/4
- Reel 7: 8/5-8/9
Bibliography
- 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
