"Meine letzten Jahre in Deutschland"

Collection

Identifier: ME 287b

Staff Only

Abstract

In this memorial article, Herzfeld offers deep insight into the problems and the predicament for German Jews from 1933 to 1938. He especially describes the creation and the work of “Reichsvertretung der deutschen Juden”, the new organization for German Jews, facing the Nazi-regime.

Dates

Creation: 1919-1973

Creator

Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948 (Person)

Language of Materials

German

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: http://www.lbi.org/ask

Biographical Note

Ernst Herzfeld was born in Graetz (Posen) in 1875 into an upper-middle-class Jewish family. He was a well-known industrial lawyer in Essen and the co-founder and chairman of the Rhineland branch of the CV. After the death of his brother-in-law Julius Brodnitz, Herzfeld became his successor as the chairman of the CV, over which he presided until its dissolution in 1938. Herzfeld emigrated to Palestine in 1938 and died in Argentina in 1948.