Rob Lederer Collection
Scope and Content Note
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1977-2000
Creator
- Lederer, Rob, 1967- (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German, Czech and English.
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
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
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.
Other Finding Aid
Inventories are available in each folder.
Note
Documents in this collection are low-quality photocopies, and legibility is not optimal.
Subject
- Lederer family (Family)
- Weisskopf family (Family)
- Harpman family (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the Rob Lederer Collection, 1977-2000 AR 25530
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Sarah Glover
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- September 17, 2014 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
