C. Z. Kloetzel Collection

The collection consists of material collected by C. Z. Kloetzel in the course of his work. It comprises 15 folders. The material is arranged in 2 series. Series I contains manuscripts by C. Z. Kloetzel. The material is in German, English, and French, both typed and handwritten. It was created between 1947 and 1951. Among the material is Kloetzel’s autobiography “Eine jüdische Jugend in Deutschland” (incomplete), “Der unbekannte Columbus” (complete) and various travel reports, articles and short stories. Series II contains newspaper clippings of works by Kloetzel published in: Palestine Post, Züricher Illustrierte, Berliner Tageblatt, Jüdische Rundschau, Die Zukunft, Palästina-Blatt, Palestine Illustrated News, Ostjüdische Zeitung, National Zeitung, Jedioth Chadashoth, Radio Rundschau, Die Tribüne, Aufbau, Jüdische Weltrundschau, Orient-Express, Israelitisches Familienblatt, Pariser Tageszeitung, Mitteilungsblatt, La syrie et l’orient, Jerusalem Mail and the Manchester Guardian. Series II also contains material by other authors that Kloetzel had collected for his work, as well as some correspondence related to this material. Among Kloetzel’s correspondents are: Central British Fund for Jewish Relief and Rehabilitation, Jewish Agency for Palestine, Hitahdut Olei Germania, BBC, Jerusalem Post and Aufbau. The material of series II was created between 1920 and 1951. It is in English, German, French, and Hebrew, and is typed, handwritten, and printed.