Recha Freier Collection

Collection

Identifier: LBIJER 364

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The file contains various documents relating to Recha Freier and her activities in Youth Aliyah in Germany.

I : Various documents about Recha Freier: newspaper articles about her (1980, undated, photocopied); a play (?) about Freier and the establishment of Youth Aliya (1983); a transcript of a radio interview with Freier and her children (1984); transcripts of interviews held by Avraham Schiff-Badholf with Shalheveth Freier (Recha's son) and others; a letter from Prof. Serem Freier (son of Recha) to Dr. Schultz about his father (Recha's husband) Rabbi Dr. Moritz Freier (2001). The folder also contains an audio cassette.

II: Material pertaining to Freier's autobiography "Let the Children Come": a copy of Freier's statement to the Palestine Office in Germany (1940, with translation); excerpts from the Book in English; a version of the same events described in the book in German (undated); correspondence between the Federation of German Jews (Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden) and the publishers of Freier's book in England, concerning her references to Rabbi Dr. Leo Baeck (1959-1965). The folser also contains Freier's Hebrew book Yashresh (ישרש) (1953).

Dates

Creation: 1940-2001

Creator

Freier, Recha (Person)
Schiff-Badholf, Avraham, 1914-2013 (Person)

Language of Materials

The collection is in German, Hebrew and English.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

The collection has been digitized.

Extent

2 Folders

Additional Description

Abstract

The file contains various documents relating to Recha Freier and her activities in Youth Aliyah in Germany.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in 1 series.

Bibliography

Recha Freier was born in Germany and was a Zionist, social worker and a writer. Freier established and headed the Youth Aliya movement in Germany in 1932, before escaping to Palestine in 1941. She subsequently established "Hamifal – Educational Children’s Homes" and in 1981 was awarded the Israel Prize for her lifetime activities.