Jewish Institutions of Adult Education in Berlin – Collection of Lectures
Scope and Contents
The collection holds mostly manuscripts of lectures given primarily at institutions of Jewish adult education. They were given by various scholars, lecturing on Judaism; Jewish history; Jewish philosophy; and other topics pertaining to Jewish culture.
Dates
- undated, 1933-1935
Language of Materials
The collection is in German.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
The collection has been digitized.
Biographical / Historical
The institution for Jewish adult education "Freie Juedische Volkshochschule Berlin" was founded in 1919 and supported by various Jewish organizations including the B'na-B'rith Lodge and the local branch (Ortsgruppe) of the Zionist Organization. The institution initiated courses and lectures on various aspects of Jewish religion and history, and organized courses on sociology, literature, and economics.
In 1934, the "Freie Juedische Volkshochschule" was merged with the "Schule der juedischen Jugend", renamed "Juedisches Lehrhaus Berlin. Freie Juedische Volkshochschule", and reshaped according to the model of the "Lehrhaus" in Frankfurt a. M. "Juedische Lehrstaette Ch. N. Bialik" was a Zionist institution. - "Rambam-Lehrhaus Berlin" had orthodox-Jewish roots.
Extent
2 Folders
Abstract
The collection holds mostly manuscripts of lectures given primarily at institutions of Jewish adult education. They were given by various scholars, lecturing on Judaism; Jewish history; Jewish philosophy; and other topics pertaining to Jewish culture.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in 1 series.
- Altmann, Alexander, 1906-1987
- Archival materials
- Baeck, Leo, 1873-1956
- Bamberger, Fritz, 1902-1984
- Feuchtwanger, Ludwig, 1885-1947
- Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums (Berlin, Germany)
- Jewish diaspora
- Jewish philosophy
- Jews -- History
- Judaism
- Jüdischer Kulturbund
- Lectures and lecturing
- Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204
- Manuscripts (documents)
- Strauss, Eduard
- Warschauer, Malwin, 1871-1955
- Zionism
- Author
- Processed by Judith Siepmann
- Date
- © 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository