Grete Rothschild Finkelstein Collection

The Grete Rothschild Finkelstein Collection comprehends mainly correspondence among members of the Rothschild family in Grünsfeld (Germany), Israel, Paraguay, New York, and Shanghai during World War II. The collection contains correspondence from friends in Grünsfeld after 1945. In addition it includes genealogical information, photographs and miscellaneous documents.

The first folder of the Grete Rothschild Finkelstein collection contains summaries or partial translations of the letters in this collection. Those were written by John and Eva Englaender.

Folder two of this series contains a list of family members (2003?). The third folder comprehends personal miscellaneous documents like copied photographs, an engagement announcement (1929), a document drawn by the Department of Labor (1938), a note, and a clipping about the 50th anniversary meeting of the class of 1906/07 in Grünsfeld.

The following folders contain correspondence. The fourth folder includes letters from Irma Baer (née Rothschild) and her mother Rosa in Germany to her sister Rita and her husband Martin Loewenberg as well as other relatives in New York (1939-1941). Folder five comprehends three letters written by Ludwig Baer to his family in the United States (1940). He reported about the situation in Shanghai and about his problems with health and money. The sixth folder contains letters from Emil Rothschild in Tel Aviv (1940-1941) to his sister Rita in New York, his mother Rosa and to other family members. Folder seven includes letters from Max and Clara Rothschild from Paraguay (1940-1941) to Rita and Martin in the United States as well as to mother Rosa in Gurs. Folder eight deals with postwar correspondence and is mostly written by former friends from Grünsfeld.

Folder nine comprehends various letters from family members and others (partially undated, 1936-1949). The tenth folder includes an undated letter written by Bruno and Esther Rothschild from Israel to the family in Germany. This is the only letter from these particular writers, also making reference to Bruno's sister Elly (Illy) and family, who are also in Israel.