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Windmueller Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 4012
Abstract
This collection contains a copy of a privately printed genealogical chronicle of the Windmüller family and of the Jewish community of Beckum, as well as original materials regarding the Windmueller's resettlement from Germany to the United States, including appraisal and sale documents for their factory in Beckum.
Dates:
1765-1984; Majority of material found within 1935-1938
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Windner Lieberman Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 25453
Abstract
The Lieberman Windner Family Collection holds papers and correspondence of Marianne Lieberman and her ancestors as well as photographs. Prominent topics are the art of Marianne Lieberman and the murder of Hedwig Windner under the Nazi euthanasia program. The collection comprises official documents and personal and official correspondence.
Dates:
1838-2011; Majority of material found within 1938-1963
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Winn Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 25493
Abstract
This collection primarily contains the correspondence of the Winn and Taussig families of Czechoslovakia and the United States.
Dates:
1905-1983; Majority of material found within 1926-1963
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Wladimir G. Eliasberg Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 3267
Abstract
The Wladimir G. Eliasberg Collection documents the lives of the members of the Eliasberg family and to a lesser extent professional activities of Wladimir Eliasberg. The collection consists of personal correspondence, writings, vital and professional documents, and printed materials.
Dates:
1875-2003
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Wolf and Landauer Families Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 6412
Abstract
This collection contains family trees of Wolf and Landauer families, as well as various address books and customer lists dating to the turn of the twentieth century, pertaining to the textile firm W. Wolf & Söhne, active both in Stuttgart and in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dates:
1895-1931
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Wolf family genealogical chart
Collection
Identifier: P-793
Abstract
An extensive family tree that originates with Abraham Wolf (c. 1720) and his wife Rachel Moses (c. 1730).
Dates:
undated
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Wolf Family Collection, Dresden
Collection
Identifier: AR 5834
Abstract
Family tree with drawings and a latin document
Dates:
1722, 1728
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Wolf Netter & Jacobi Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 7215 / MF 948
Abstract
The donated corporate records include advertisements and some business records, (1926-1934/35). There is a particularly rich collection of industrial photographs of the major plants (ca. 120 photographs). Box II complements the corporate material with scattered records of members of the Jacobi family as well as genealogical material on the Netter family.
Dates:
1895-1993; Majority of material found within 1895-1954
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Wolf-Oppenheimer Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 25665
Abstract
The Wolf-Oppenheimer Collection provides details on the lives, both personal and professional of more than three generations of members of the related Wolf and Oppenheimer families. Most prominently represented among the collection's papers are Hermann and Irene (née Oppenheimer) Wolf and their daughter Marlies (née Wolf) and Eugene Plotnik, but the papers relate to many other family members as well. The collection includes personal papers, official and educational documents, family correspondence, photographs, family trees, articles as well as personal family writing, and newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1843-2015
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Wolf Popper Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 25312
Abstract
Manuscripts, vital documents, correspondence, heraldry, and genealogical materials pertaining to Wolf Popper and his family, emphasizing Wolf Popper’s studies at the Hawtreys Preparatory School in England and to the family’s ennobled heritage. Also included is a manuscript about the mezzo-soprano Mathilde Marchesi, née Graumann (March 24, 1821 – November 17, 1913), who made her name as a singing teacher in Vienna, Paris and other European conservatories.
Dates:
1894-2007
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Wolfgang Roth Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 6293
Abstract
The collection is primarily made up of photographs from circa 1930s-1950s of family, friends, and colleagues of the set designer Wolfgang Roth.
Dates:
1910-1960s
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Wolfgang Wassermann Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 6757
Abstract
This collection contains a few childhood memoirs of Wolfgang Wassermann, as well as some of his father's, the lawyer Gustav Wassermann's, diplomas and educational papers.
Dates:
1904-1935, 1992-1996
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Woodrow Wilson proclamation
Collection — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Consolidated Box P6, Folder: P-223
Identifier: P-223
Abstract
Contains a transcribed copy of a portion of a letter written by Woodrow Wilson to J. Ridgway Wright in regard to John Coon's application to Princeton. Of particular interest is Wilson's admission of anti-Semitism at Princeton. On the reverse of the excerpt is a note by Coons explaining the letter (1904).
Dates:
1916
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Workmen's Circle Records
Collection
Identifier: I-304
Abstract
The records of the Workmen's Circle include administrative papers, publications concerning social services provided by the organization, publications from various branches worldwide, and a large amount of educational material pertaining to schools run by the Workmen's Circle. Much of the educational material is from schools in the New York City area.
Dates:
1903-1993
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
World Conference of Jewish Organizations, American Committee collection
Collection
Identifier: I-416
Abstract
This collection consists of an organizational charter, rules and procedures, conference materials for claims against Germany, general miscellaneous correspondence, reports from Plenary Sessions, memorandum and reports concerning the World Council on Jewish Education and general information regarding the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. Of particular interest to researchers will be the memorandum on Polish and Soviet Jewry.
Dates:
1966-1973
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
World Union for Progressive Judaism, American Board collection
Collection
Identifier: I-417
Abstract
This collection is comprised of a constitution, directories of affiliated organizations, fliers for international conferences, proceedings, an annual American manual, and memorandum concerning Soviet refugees. included is the following publication: News and Views (1960-1970).
Dates:
undated, 1933-1955, 1975
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Worms Jewish Community Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 145
Abstract
This collection contains a original documents dating back to the 19th century, clippings and articles, correspondence, programs, pamphlets, photographs and pieces of writing relating to the Jewish community and synagogue of Worms.
Dates:
1739-2000
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Wuppertal Community Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 10657
Abstract
Various publications reflecting on the Jewish community in Wuppertal, Germany.
Dates:
1991-1996
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Yehudi Menuhin autograph
Collection — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Consolidated Box P8, Folder: P-275
Identifier: P-275
Abstract
The signature of Menuhin on a Belgian first-day cover.
Dates:
1969
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
YIVO - Vilna Administration Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 1.1
Abstract
Record Group 1.1, the primary collection of records from the period when YIVO was headquartered in Vilna, reflects the wide range of activities YIVO engaged in from 1925-1941. Founded as an institute for the study of Yiddish speaking Jewry, YIVO grew to become a research institute, library, archive, and graduate program in one. The collection consists primarily of administrative material such as correspondence, financial records, minutes, reports, lists, and newspaper clippings, as well as essays and publications of the Aspirantur, Division of Youth Research, and the Economic-Statistical, Psychological-Pedagogical, and Philological sections. It incorporates material generated by the Vilna office, satellite offices in Berlin, Warsaw, and New York, and by supporters and collectors throughout Poland, Europe, and indeed the world.
Dates:
1912-1948; Majority of material found within 1925-1941
Found in:
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Yorkville Jewish Institute and Talmud Torah Book of Life
Collection
Identifier: I-601
Abstract
The Yorkville Jewish Institute and Talmud Torah was founded in 1915 in Yorkville, Manhattan, NY, a unique combination of a religious school and Jewish community center. This collection contains pages from the Institute’s Book of Life, recording the names of people who gave donations.
Dates:
circa 1915-1916
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Young Israel Collection
Collection
Identifier: I-240
Abstract
The collection consists of a copy of the constitution of the Council of Young Israel and Young Israel Synagogue Organizations (undated), photocopies of minutes of the movement (1913-1917), circulars and newsletters of Young Israel of Brooklyn (1933-1934), Souvenir journals from annual conventions (1918, 1930-32, 1934, 1937), annual reports of the national council (1930-1931, 1950), a program from the first annual conference of the New England Council of Young Israel (1935), programs of annual dances of Young Israel of Greater Boston (1926-1947), the first three volumes of the movement's Collegiate culture series as well as other miscellaneous documents and publications issued by the organization both in American and Israel.
Dates:
undated, 1913-1973
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Young Judaea Records in the Hadassah Archives
Collection
Identifier: I-578/RG 8
Abstract
Young Judaea is the oldest Zionist youth organization in the United States, established as a national organization in 1909 by the Federation of American Zionists. It was supported by Hadassah, including direct financial sponsorship from 1967-2011. The major aims of Young Judaea throughout its history have been to advance the cause of Zionism, to further the mental, moral, and physical development of Jewish youth, and to promote Jewish culture and ideals in accordance with Jewish traditions. Young Judaea has remained non-partisan and non-denominational, embracing and recruiting Jewish youth from all backgrounds.
Dates:
1911-2006; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1999
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association (YM & YWHA) (New York, NY) collection
Collection
Identifier: I-418
Abstract
This collection contains annual reports, miscellaneous reports, invitations, programs, journals and schedules of courses and lectures. The documents in this collection include progress reports of the Executive Director, descriptions of a new building dedication program, art exhibits and a strawberry festival program. Recitals and film listings are also included. Included are the following publications: Bulletins (1902, 1924), Monthly Journal (1886), Newsletter 1979-1980), Personnal Reporter (1992-1993), The Scroll (1923), and Who What When Where Y (1992).
Dates:
1886-1993
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association (YM & YWHA) (St. Louis, Mo.) collection
Collection
Identifier: I-419
Abstract
This collection contains catalogs of activities and the following publication: The Y Journal (1924-1953).
Dates:
1924-1953
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Youth Aliyah Records in the Hadassah Archives
Collection
Identifier: I-578/RG 1
Abstract
The Youth Aliyah Records in the Hadassah Archives document Hadassah's work with multiple international organizations to rescue Jewish children from continental Europe to Palestine from 1933-1945. The collection also documents Hadassah's involvement with Youth Aliyah since 1946 in providing residential, educational, vocational, rehabilitative and therapeutic care for displaced and at-risk youth from around the world.
Dates:
1928-2009; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1998
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Zentralausschuss der deutschen Juden für Hilfe und Aufbau Collection
Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 553
Abstract
The file contains various materials pertaining to the activity of the Central Relief Committee (Zentralausschuss der deutschen Juden für Hilfe und Aufbau) of the Reich Representation of German Jews (Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden), and comprises eight folders.
Dates:
1924-1939
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Zessi Oppenheimer Nelkens collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 12060 MF 1744
Abstract
Official records and letters of recommendation pertaining to Zessi Oppenheimer from Hungen, Germany and to a lesser extent to her husband Willi Nelkenstock. Also included is correspondence from her parents in Germany, circa 1940-1941.
Dates:
1931-1966, 1994
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Zeta Beta Tau collection
Collection
Identifier: I-420
Abstract
This collection contains a fraternity songbook, a flier for the National Rushing Program, and a report of the Commission on Religious and Social Services concerning Jewish Social issues. Also included are the following publications: Duration News (1944-1945), and ZBT Review (1972-1973).
Dates:
1926-1973
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Zeva Oelbaum Photographs
Collection
Identifier: ASF AR 76
Abstract
This collection contains photographs of Jewish communities in Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, and Morocco taken in 1976 by photographer Zeva Oelbaum. The entire collection was digitized and returned to the donor; the items are therefore accessible online only.
Dates:
1976
Found in:
American Sephardi Federation
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