Rob Lederer Collection

The collection contains documents pertaining to various Jewish communities in Hesse (Germany) and Bohemia (Czech Republic), including Oberaula; Blowitz (Blovice); Goltsch Jenikau (Golčův Jeníkov); Burghaun; and Langenschwarz. Included in the collection are photocopies of articles, maps, cemetery records, birth records, census records, family registers, and synagogue registers.

Documents pertaining to the Jewish community of Oberaula include a list of Jews from the city that were killed in the Holocaust and list of people buried in the Jewish cemetery of Oberaula.

Documents pertaining to the Jewish community of Blowitz (Blovice) include articles; maps; photocopies of birth records from 1785 to 1870, particularly those including the names Lederer, Weisskopf, or Harpman; and photocopies of census records from 1880 to 1900.

Documents pertaining to the Jewish community of Goltsch Jenikau (Golčův Jeníkov) include articles; maps; a list of the descendants of Simon Breth; and a chronicle of the Jewish community prepared by Zdenek Korecký.

Documents pertaining to the Jewish community of Burghaun include a list of people buried in the Jewish cemetery of Burghaun.

Documents pertaining to the Jewish community of Langenschwarz include articles; excerpts of family registers; and excerpts of synagogue registers.