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Wilhelm Buchheim Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 2078 / MF 687

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains various personal documents of Wilhelm Buchheim and numerous lectures he gave in English and German. Folder 1 contains I.D. cards, passports, school exam certificates, Ehrenkreuz for WWI, reference letter, autobiographical notes to LBI, old inventory. Lectures in Folder 2 include English language (held in London) "Does Anti-Semitism Affect the Character of the Jews?" and "Education in Germany". Germany language lectures include "Das Jüdische Kind und seine Umwelt" "Apologetische Fragen im Religionsunterricht" "Die Neuordnung der Lehrerbildung." Folder 3 contains clippings, often on pedagogical topics, with some articles by Buchheim, others by Gustav Krojanker. The Jewish newspapers include "Gemeindeblatt Essen", "Jüdische Schulzeitung" and "Blätter fuer Erziehung und Unterricht."

See Inventory list in Folder 1 for detailed entries.

Dates

  • 1902-1956

Language of Materials

This collection is in English and 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

Biographical Note

Born in Rosenthal bei Marburg on December 28, 1887, Wilhelm Buchheim studied to become an elementary school teacher and, after army service during World War I, taught in the Jewish school in Essen. From 1933 to 1939, he was principal of the Jewish school in Dortmund. He emigrated to the United States via Great Britain in 1939-1940 and died in New York City on October 15, 1957.

Extent

5 Folders

Abstract

The collection contains various personal documents of Wilhelm Buchheim and numerous lectures he gave in English and German. Lectures in folder 2 include English language (held in London) "Does Anti-Semitism Affect the Character of the Jews?" and "Education in Germany" . Germany language lectures include "Das Jüdische Kind und seine Umwelt" "Apologetische Fragen im Religionsunterricht" "Die Neuordnung der Lehrerbildung." Folder 3 contains clippings, often on pedagogical topics, with some articles by Buchheim, others by Gustav Krojanker. The Jewish newspapers include "Gemeindeblatt Essen", "Jüdische Schulzeitung" and "Blätter fuer Erziehung und Unterricht."

Other Finding Aid

5-page inventory.

Separated Material

Wilhelm Buchheim's diaries are cataloged separately in the memoir collection. See ME 1535. They include war diary (1914-1917), London diary (1939 -1940), USA diary (1940-1943) and cover his experiences in World War I, life in Dortmund in the Nazi era, and his emigration as well as a family history by Buchheim.

Bibliography

The following photos were removed to the Photograph Collection: 7 photos of Buchheim and others, 8 photos of "Israelitische Volksschule Essen," 1919-1932, 4 photos of "Städtische Israelitische Volksschule Dortmund," 1933-1935.
Title
Guide to the Wilhelm Buchheim Collection, 1902-1956  AR 2078 / MF 687
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by LBI Staff
Date
© 2014
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

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