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Wartensleben-Levi-Rosenbaum-Klippstein Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6635
Abstract

The Wartensleben-Levi-Rosenbaum-Klippstein Collection pertains to the genealogy and history of these related families. Included are genealogical tables and photocopied documents. Photocopies consist of a narrative history of the family, photographs, clippings, and official documents such as birth, marriage, and death certificates.

Dates: 1791-1986; Majority of material found within 1980s

Wassermann Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 269
Abstract

The Wassermann Family Collection contains information on the entire Wassermann family. Prominent topics include the family history and life and death of individual family members. The collection consist of birth certificates, death certificates, and books of condolence, identification papers, academic documentations, emigration papers, photographs, family history documents, memoirs, and a family tree.

Dates: 1842-1942

Web Archive Collections at the Center for Jewish History

 Collection
Identifier: CJH CA-2
Abstract

The Center for Jewish History has, in close collaboration with Internet Archive, captured the websites, content, and peripheral web-based applications of websites chosen by the Center for Jewish History and its five partner organizations to better fulfill their collecting missions.

Dates: 2016 April-ongoing

Weichert Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25558
Abstract

This collection contains the personal papers of Vienna lawyer Joachim David Weichert, his wife Käthe, and their son Hans (later John). The family immigrated to the United States in 1938. Included are education records, military records, official documents, medical records, emigration records, photographs, and prints of painted portraits.

Dates: 1888-2001

Weil Family, Frankfurt Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6266
Abstract

The collection holds correspondence and manuscripts pertaining to the extended Weil family. The bulk of the correspondence comes from Berthold and Selma Weil in Frankfurt and in England to their children in Palestine/Israel and in the USA. Also included are letters from Rickchen Rosenthal née Marx (Selma Weil’s mother) from Frankfurt and Theresienstadt.

Dates: 1934-1994; Majority of material found within 1934-1956

Weill Family, Kippenheim Collection.

 Collection
Identifier: AR 3926 / MF 632
Scope and Content Note

Folder 1 contains "Stammbaum der Familie Weill" by Elise Bier-Weill, 22 pages from 1932.

Folder 2 contains "Ahnentafel der Kinder des Nathan Weill (Sohn des Löw Weill) in Kippenheim" published by Alfred Sonder, researched by Berthold Rosenthal, 24 pages, printed copy of "Kiddush" by Kurt Weill.

"Genealogy of the Children of Nathan Weill (son of Loew Weill) of Kippenheim," translation with annotations and updated family tree by Gerhard Sonder of document in Folder 2, 164 pages

Dates: undated, 1932-1935, 1999

Weinberg Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 5307
Abstract

The collection contains Heinrich Meyer's diary with an accompanying transcription, photographs of all legible tombstones of the Rheda cemetery and accompanying maps, as well as correspondence related to both topics. There is also a booklet with the Founders Day Addresses of the Hebrew Union College from 1984 with Werner Weinberg's contribution Remember - Do Not Forget.

Dates: 1882-1984

Weinberg-Oppenheimer Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25790
Abstract

The Weinberg Oppenheimer Family Collection contains the papers of these families, with documentation primarily about Zacharias Oppenheimer, Leopold Oppenheimer, and Hermann and Bella (née Oppenheimer) Weinberg. The collection centers on the Weinberg family members' emigration to America as well as Leopold Oppenheimer and Hermann Weinberg's time in World War I. The collection includes many family and wartime photographs and a photo album of Leopold Oppenheimer's fraternity brothers, official documents and other papers used in the Weinbergs' emigration, family and emigration correspondence, documents related to the death of Zacharias Oppenheimer, newspaper clippings, a few diary entries, and other papers.

Dates: 1899-1993; Majority of material found in 1911-1918, 1930-1939

Weiss-Frohsinn Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25783
Abstract

The Weiss-Frohsinn Family Collection contains the papers of members of the Weiss and Frohsinn families, with a focus on the life of the gymnastics teacher Lily Frohsinn (née Weiss). The collection includes official documents, correspondence from friends, photo albums and photographs, a family tree, poetry, and other papers as well as prayer books..

Dates: 1755-1886, 1919-1996, 2018 ; Majority of material found within 1925-1950

Welisch Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11717
Abstract

The collection contains documentation of the Welisch family of Graz, particularly Rudolf Welisch and Doris née Fleischmann and her parents Martin Fleischmann and Josefine née Borges. Included in the collection are vital records, identity cards, educational records, and photographs.

Dates: undated, 1915-1952

Werner and Gisella Cahnman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25210
Abstract

This collection contains material pertaining to the sociologist Werner Cahnman and his wife, the biophysicist Gisella Levi Cahnman. It primarily documents the early years and immigration of Werner Cahnman, as well as his and his wife's careers in the United States. It also illustrates the immigration of family members. Papers in this collection include a large amount of photographs, correspondence, diaries, some writings, official papers, and restitution files.

Dates: 1717-2004; Majority of material found within 1940-1965

Werner and Vera Gamby Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25617
Abstract

This family collection primarily focuses on the immigration of Werner and Vera Gamby from Hamburg to New York. In addition, it documents the immigration of Vera Gamby's parents and the attempted immigration and later deportation of Werner's mother, aunt, and other family members. The collection also contains documentation and research on family genealogy and photographs of family members. The collection includes correspondence, photographs and photo albums, official documents, family trees, and unpublished manuscripts by family members.

Dates: 1885-2013; Majority of material found within 1939-1945

Werner Cohn Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10636
Abstract

The Werner Cohn Collection contains papers of members of the Cohn and related families. Documentation especially focuses on the family's experiences during the 1930s-1940s and the compensation for their losses during this period. The collection encompasses personal correspondence and papers, including official documents of family members, photographs, notes and notebooks, and a few newspaper clippings and other articles. About half the collection consists of restitution correspondence and documentation.

Dates: 1848-1980; Majority of material found within 1920-1975

Werner Dambitsch Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11719
Abstract

Digital images of photographs and some correspondence, spanning the life of the musician Werner Dambitsch (Warner Danby).

Dates: 1916-2006

Werner Feilchenfeld Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 4081
Abstract

Manuscripts and memoranda on Israel and the Middle East, restitution claims and transfers of funds from Nazi Germany. Also manuscripts related to Feilchenfeld’s duties as Executive Director of the Service for Palestine.

Dates: 1948-1962

Werner Frank Genealogical Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25555
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of the research material underlying Werner Frank's genealogical work, "Legacy: the saga of a German-Jewish German family across time and circumstance" (2003, Avotaynu Foundation). It contains correspondence with distant relatives and genealogical researchers, copies of archival documents, and family trees relating to the following German-Jewish families from Baden: Frank, Regensburger, Heinsheimer, Oppenheimer, Furth, Wimpfheimer, Eppinger, Ottenheimer, Wolf (paternal) and Weingartner, Gutmann, Herz, Blum, Geismar, Auerbach, Auerbacher, Uffenheimer, Günzberger, Weil (maternal).

Dates: 1695-2013; Majority of material found within 1995-2005

Werner Hans and Elsa Bloch Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25688
Abstract

The collection mainly comprises material related to Werner Hans Bloch's genealogical studies about his and Elsa Bloch's families. Also included are documents pertaining to Werner Hans and Elsa Bloch's family life, such as correspondence, photographs and official documents.

Dates: 1812-2006

Werner Kleeman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25113
Abstract

As a young man in Gaukönigshofen, Germany, Werner Kleeman was imprisoned during Kristallnacht, sent to Dachau, and released a few months later. He immigrated to the United States and later took part in D-Day as a U.S. soldier. This collection contains correspondence, official documents, notes, and clippings regarding Werner Kleeman's military service, restitution claims, and pension claims, as well as drafts of his book From Dachau to D-Day. Papers from the military service, immigration, and restitution claims of his father Louis Kleeman comprise a substantial portion of this collection. Also included are genealogical tables, typescripts, and clippings focused mainly on the Kleeman, Loeb, and Lehman families. The final series consists of personal papers of Norborne P. Gatling, Jr., a U.S. soldier whom Kleeman knew.

Dates: 1877-2010; Majority of material found within 1939-2010

Werner Marx Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25181
Abstract

This collection contains a variety of vital records, identification papers, legal documents and family records from the Dreyfuss, Freiberg, and Marx families, mostly from the 19th century, as well as family trees, personal histories, and research material, much of which was used in Werner Marx's book, Circumstances: a family history.

Dates: 1796-2003; Majority of material found in 1820-1850, 1932-1945, 1990-2003

Werner Stein Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10775
Abstract

This collection documents the history of the Jewish community of Burgsinn (Bavaria, Germany) and the Stein, Hamburger, and Heinemann families that played an active role in this community. Materials include official letters and contracts concerning the Burgsinn Jewish community; registries of births, marriages, deaths, and property owners; the records of the Burgsinn Soldiers’ Club; reports on visits of New World Club members to their former German cities in 1994; personal family papers of the Stein, Heinemann, and Hamburger families; and a few photographs.

Dates: 1782-2001; Majority of material found within 1860s-1930s

Werner Tom Angress Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBI-JMB-2009.1
Dates: 1899 – 2009

Werner Tom Angress Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25321 / MF 924 Reels 1-11
Abstract

This collection holds documents relating to the work of history professor Werner Tom Angress, as well as some that provide information on his refugee and wartime experiences. Among the papers of this collection are extensive research material, correspondence and articles by him, students' manuscripts, and papers pertaining to the Gross-Breesen training farm for Jewish emigrants.

Dates: 1904-1994; Majority of material found within 1950-1980

Werner Warmbrunn Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25202
Abstract

The Werner Warmbrunn Collection documents life and professional activities of Werner Warmbrunn and to a smaller extent, members of his immediate family. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries and memoirs, educational documents, printed materials, and unpublished poetry by David Warmbrunn and Werner Warmbrunn.

Dates: 1885-2006

Werner Weinberg Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10083
Abstract

This collection documents the personal lives of Werner Weinberg’s immediate family and his in-laws, Hans and Rosa Halberstadt, as well Weinberg’s efforts to preserve the memory of the German Jews and the Jews of his hometown Rheda in particular as well as a limited amount of materials documenting his professional activities as a writer.

Dates: 1907-1993; Majority of material found in 1932-1980

Werner Zimmt Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6383
Abstract

The bulk of the collection is made up of family trees and photocopies of vital documents relating to the Zimmt, Dziersowitz, Goetz, Scheuer, Pasch, and Schlesinger families.

Dates: 1842-1991

Wertheimer Family, Bodersweier and Emmerdingen Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 4549 / MF 632
Abstract

The collection contains several manuscripts including "Geschichte der Familie Wertheimer" (by L. Mirwis, pre-WWII) and a number of unique 19th and early 20th century documents relating to the Wertheimer family including letters, certificates, eulogies, marriage contracts, and family trees.

Dates: 1840-1977

Wertheimer Family, Munich Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 5585 / MF 934
Abstract

Original documents for family members, including passports, birth, death, marriage certificates and school reports, visas, and testaments (1856-1939). Business papers for the firm Holl & Co., Munich (Metallen und Bergwerksproduktion, 1931), as well as notarized documents referring to real estate (Grundbuch, 1917-1935).

Dates: 1856-1935

West European Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 4099 / MF 356
Abstract

This collection contains documents and manuscripts on Alsace-Lorraine, France, and Germany.

Dates: 1691-1941

West Prussia Jewish Community Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 3525
Abstract

The collection holds a list of Jewish citizens in West Prussia, circa 1812. Also included are two published articles about the history of Jews in West Prussia.

Dates: [1812]; 1957; 1965

Westphalia Jewish Community Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 2075
Abstract

Documents, clippings and reports pertaining to the Jews in Westphalia, Germany from the early 19th to the 20th century.

Dates: 1805-1993

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