Isidor Choyke Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains items pertaining to the life and work of lawyer Isidor Choyke, particularly items documenting his legal career. The collecion also contains some family documents, including birth, vaccination, and school certificates.
The first folder contains school certificates for Isidor Choyke, including certificates from the Gymnasium in Lissa, Königliche Universität zu Breslau, and Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin; appointments for various positions within the legal profession, with some related correspondence; correspondence pertaining to Choyke's resignation from the legal profession in March 1919; document describing a farewell celebration for Choyke, which was organized by the Jewish community in Magdeburg after his resignation and before his relocation to Berlin; handwritten speeches by Choyke for various occaions; and obituaries.
The first folder also contains some family documents, including birth, school and vaccination certificates for Friedrich Samuel (Fritz) Choyke; birth certificate for Johanna Gertrud Choyke (later Johanna Rubino); and vaccination certificate for Margarete Choyke (later Margarete Löwenstein).
The oversize folder contains two certificates presented to Isidor Choyke by the board of the synagogue in Magdeburg.
Dates
- 1869-1920
Creator
- Choyke, Isidor, 1856-1920 (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German and Latin.
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
Lawyer, 1856-1920.
Extent
2 Folders
Abstract
The collection contains items pertaining to the life and work of lawyer Isidor Choyke, particularly items documenting his legal career. The collecion also contains some family documents, including birth, vaccination, and school certificates.
Other Finding Aid
The original German-language inventory is available in the folder
Separated Material
Photograph of Isidor Choyke has been removed to the LBI Photograph Collection.
- Berlin (Germany)
- Choyke, Fritz, 1889-
- Choyke, Isidor, 1856-1920
- Correspondence
- Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin
- Jewish lawyers
- Jews -- Germany -- Berlin -- History
- Jews -- Germany -- History
- Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1800-1933
- Königliche Universität zu Breslau
- Lissa (Germany)
- Löwenstein, Margarete, 1887-
- Magdeburg (Germany)
- Photographs
- Rubino, Johanna, 1892-
- Title
- Guide to the Isidor Choyke Collection, 1869-1920 AR 1341
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Sarah Glover
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- July 2015:: dao links added by Emily Andresini.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
