Ahlfeld-Zeitlin Family Collection
Scope and Content Note
Three volumes of Fritz Zeitlin's correspondence sent from the front, and a short notebook containing genealogical information on the Ahlfeld-Zeitlin families.
The three volumes of correspondence appear to be handwritten transcriptions of letters sent by Fritz Zeitlin to relatives while he was on active duty in the German military. The majority of the letters from 1915 were sent from Lockstedter Lager (L.L. or LoLa), a training facility in Holstein, while the 1916 letters generally list Lille and other areas on the Western front as their origination. A couple of original cards by Fritz Zeitlin are interleaved in the volumes.
Joseph Ahlfeld's notebooks contains assorted notes on various friends and relatives, with an occasional newspaper clipping or obituary inserted.
Dates
- 1844-1916
Creator
- Ahlfeld, Josef (Person)
- Zeitlin, Fritz, 1896-1916 (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German.
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
Biographical Note
The Ahlfeld family came from Dessau in Anhalt. In the middle of the 19th century they moved to Leipzig. Joseph Ahlfeld (1781-1843) was the grandfather of Fritz Zeitlin (1896-1916).
Extent
4 Folders
Abstract
Three volumes of Fritz Zeitlin's correspondence sent from the front, and a short notebook containing genealogical information on the Ahlfeld-Zeitlin families.
Note
Joseph Ahlfeld's notebook is a low-quality photocopy. Legibility is not optimal.
- Ahlfeld family
- Ahlfeld, Josef
- Bernburg (Germany)
- Correspondence
- Leipzig (Germany)
- Lille (France)
- Lockstedter Lager (Holstein, Germany)
- Nelke, Anna
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Jewish
- Zeitlin family
- Zeitlin, Fritz, 1896-1916
- Zeitlin, Johanna
- Title
- Guide to the Ahlfeld-Zeitlin Family Collection, 1844-1916 AR 4733
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Timothy Ryan Mendenhall
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- May 20, 2014 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
