Kissingen Jewish Community Collection
Scope and Content Note
The first folder contains transcribed excerpts from Bad Kissingen city council meeting minutes pertinent to Jewish affairs for the years 1666-1885. These transcriptions were prepared by K. Fuchs in 1948-1949.
The second folder consists of original correspondence and documents concerning Hartwig Heymann's service with the Red Cross and fire department, as well as a circular from 1919 on the sanatorium from the administration of the Israelitische Kurhospiz Bad Kissingen. There are photocopies of an 1899 Bavarian citizenship document, an 1893 program for a Purim celebration, materials on the gravesite of a fallen Jewish soldier, and clippings related to the history of Bad Kissingen. Also included is the typewritten speech "Begründungs-Geschichte (1899-1905) der israelitischen Kinderheilstätte in Bad Kissingen" delievered on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the sanitorium for children in 1936.
Dates
- Creation: 1893-1966
Creator
- Kissingen Jewish community (Organization)
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
Extent
2 Folders
Abstract
Transcribed excerpts from Bad Kissingen city council meeting minutes pertinent to Jewish affairs (for the years 1666-1885) prepared by K. Fuchs in 1948-1949, as well as varia relevant to the community, especially the sanatorium and the children's home (Kinderheilstätte).
Subject
- Kissingen Jewish community (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Kissingen Jewish Community Collection, 1893-1966 AR 3118
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Kate Jadwin and Timothy Ryan Mendenhall
- Date
- © 2012
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- July 02, 2013 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
