Kurt Metzger speeches and sermons
Scope and Content Note
Original typescripts of sermons and speeches by Rabbi Kurt Metzger.
Dates
- 1931-2005
Creator
- Metzger, Kurt L., 1909-1992 (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
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
Kurt Metzger was born in Nuremberg in 1909. From 1935-1938 he was the district Rabbi of Landau. He was arrested on November 10, 1938 in Breslau, where he attended the Jewish Theological Seminary, and incarcerated in the Buchenwald concentraion camp for several months. Afer his release, he served as the rabbi of Nuremberg until his immigration to the USA in 1940. From 1942-1962 he was the rabbi of Temple Beth El in Glen Falls, NY. He returned to Germany many times, and in 1977 he was named Honorary Rabbi of his native Nuremberg. He died in 1992 and was buried in his wife's family plot at the cemetery in Landau.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Abstract
Original typescripts of sermons and speeches by Rabbi Kurt Metzger.
- Title
- Guide to the speeches and sermons by Kurt Metzger AR 12030
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2017
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
