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Mittler-Herzog-Picard Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25199

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains correspondence among members of the Mittler, Herzog, and Picard families during World War II, and other books and papers belonging to these families. Much of the correspondence relates to family news and life in Slovakia at that time. Some of the books and papers in the collection go back to the nineteenth century, while others date from postwar family trips to Germany and Slovakia.

Dates

  • 1870-2000
  • Majority of material found within 1939-1944

Creator

Language of Materials

The collection is in German and English, with some Yiddish.

Access Restrictions

Open to researchers.

Access Information

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 "Reserve" 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

Melitta Mittler was born in Stampfen (now Stupava, Slovakia) in 1917, the daughter of Rabbi Moritz Samuel and Leontine (née Picard) Herzog. She married Paul Mittler and emigrated from Slovakia to Palestine in 1939. Her grandfather, Eliakim Picard, was a noted rabbi from Randegg, Germany.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Abstract

This collection contains correspondence and family papers from the Mittler, Herzog, and Picard families, mostly from or concerning the time and events of the Holocaust.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in two series:

Digitization Note

The collection was digitized and made accessible in its entirety.

Separated Material

A family Hagaddah was moved to the LBI Library.

Title
Guide to the Papers of the Mittler-Herzog-Picard Family 1870-2000 AR 25199
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Michael Himmel
Date
© 2013
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is in English.
Sponsor
Digitized as part of the CJH Holocaust Resource Initiative, made possible by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany.
Edition statement
This version was derived from Mittler_Herzog_PicardFamily.xml

Repository Details

Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository

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