Collection of Herbert A. Bernhard
Scope and Contents
American anti-Semitic material (1939-1967); a Soviet evacuation permit (July, 1941); genealogical materials from Hungary, Romania and Palestine, including marriage, divorce and birth certificates (1905-1961), death announcements, diplomas (1922, 1929), individual school report cards (1875-1922); documents relating to Jewish communal life in Hungary (1926); Hebrew-Yiddish prayer leaflet (1920s?); Soviet Jewish calendar for 5746 (1985-1986); two applications for residency in Palestine (1932); a song sheet in Hebrew from Jerusalem (1940); correspondence with Rachel Holcenberg of the Lewin-Epstein Publishing Co. and the B. Manischewitz Co. (1922-1928).
Dates
- Creation: 1875 - 1986
Creator
- Bernhard, Herbert A. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Mr. Bernhard is a collector who has been donating art works and Judaica to various museums, including the Honolulu Academy of Arts and the Smithsonian, as well as to Jewish museums. He lives in Beverly Hills, California.
Extent
3 Boxes (1 5" letter, 2 3" OS)
Language of Materials
English
Russian
Yiddish
Hebrew
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These records were received from Herbert A. Bernhard.
Legacy Finding Aid
A digitized version of the legacy finding aid is available at http://digipres.cjh.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE2128375.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Repository
