Arnold Lazarus Collection
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains personal and family documents of the noted rabbi and scholar Arnold Lazarus, and is particularly strong in documenting his time as a German field chaplan in World War I.
Newspapers in the first folder contain photos of Lazarus on duty as field chaplan. The second folder contains documents pertaining to his field service, including identification, assignment, the award of the Iron Cross and an instructional pamphlet for Jewish field chaplans. Also in this folder are documents pertaining to his family's life under the Nazi regime, including Lazarus's death certificate and a document freeing Martha Lazarus, then in Belgium, from wearing the Jewish star. The final folder contains a printed copy of a speech celebrating Lazarus's 25 year tenure at the Westend Synagogue in Frankfurt am Main, and a photocopy of a dedication handwritten in a copy of Moritz Lazarus's biography.
Dates
- 1879-1944
Creator
- Lazarus, Arnold, 1877-1932 (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
Arnold Lazarus was born in Breslau in 1877, where his father Leiser Lazarus was Principal of the Jewish Theological Seminary. Lazarus passed his rabbinical examination at this seminary while simultaneously studying at the University of Breslau. After teaching religion in Breslau, he was summoned to Frankfurt in 1904, practicing there alongside Rabbi Caesar Seligmann and later with Rabbi Georg Salzberger. He was a field chaplain in World War I. He died in 1932.
Extent
3 Folders
Abstract
This collection contains personal and family documents of the noted rabbi and scholar Arnold Lazarus, and is particularly strong in documenting his time as a German field chaplan in World War I.
Other Finding Aid
A partial inventory is available in folder 1.
- Title
- Guide to the Arnold Lazarus Collection, 1879-1944 AR 4497
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- October 06, 2011 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
