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Walther Rathenau Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 1451
Abstract

This collection contains a small amount of Rathenau's correspondence and several manuscripts and clippings about Rathenau and his family.

Dates: 1894-1983

Walther Rothschild Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25798
Abstract

The collection contains typescripts by Walther Rothschild, a publisher, scholar and author. The writing includes journals, drafts of an unpublished novel, and a travel report.

Dates: undated, 1941-1956

Walther Weiss Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 4830
Abstract

This collection contains records of the Munich Jewish community and the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland. Most of the materials stem from 1939-1941 and include administrative records, financial records, newsletters, reports, notes, and blank forms.

Dates: 1894-1941; circa 1979

Warshauer Help Society of the Bronx Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 2088
Dates: [collection coverage unknown].

Warshaw family papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-768
Abstract

Contains genealogical materials, correspondence, photographs, oral histories, and other information documenting the history and activities of the Warshaw family.

Dates: undated, 1949-2000

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

Washington Committee for Soviet Jewry Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-540
Abstract

The collection contains records of the Washington Committee for Soviet Jewry, a grassroots volunteer membership organization that was founded in 1968 and existed until 2001. The organization was renamed the Greater Washington Committee for Post-Soviet Jewry after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Committee worked to raise awareness of the plight of Soviet Jewry in the United States and supported Jewish communities on the U.S.S.R. territories, during the rule of the Soviet regime and after its collapse. The records cover the period from the mid-1960s through 2001, and the bulk of the collection is dated 1970s-1980s. The documents include correspondence, memoranda, publications, news clippings, photographs, slides, ephemera, audio and video recordings and 3-D objects. Originally the collection was titled Papers of Carolyn W. Sanger, *P-870 by the name of the Committee's last president.

Dates: undated, 1962, 1965-2001; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1990

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 genealogical chart

 Collection — Container: Consolidated Box P22, Folder: P-761
Identifier: P-761
Abstract

A genealogical chart listing the descendents of Jennetta Weil (b. 1804 in Germany); includes an article regarding prominent Pittsburgh attorney Adolphus Leo Weil (1858-1938).

Dates: undated

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

Weil-Goldman Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 5268
Abstract

The collection includes photocopied and original official documents, correspondence, genealogy and photographs of the Goldman and Weil families, as well as some materials pertaining to the Schaap family.

Dates: 1857-1938; Majority of material found within 1857-1890s

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

Weinreb Benevolent Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 1678
Scope and Contents

Collection contains: Cemetery maps. Constitution. Certificate of incorporation, 1920. Amended certificate of incorporation, 1993. Meeting minutes, Yiddish and English, 1936-1997. Member lists, 1998. Meeting invitations, 1997. Correspondence. Financial documents, 1920-1998. Dissolution Papers, 1998.

Dates: 1920 - 1998

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

Welfare Liberty Fraternal and Benevolent Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 1767
Scope and Contents

Collection contains: Certificate of incorporation, 1902. Constitution and bylaws. Deeds to cemetery plots, 1910-1964. Minutes, 1970s. Documents related to dissolution, 1980-1982. Cemetery maps. Miscellaneous correspondence and documents. Cancelled checks and check stubs. Bank books.

Dates: 1902 - 1987

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 Erwin Stark Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11946
Abstract

This collection contains materials about Werner Erwin Stark (1921-1995), who during World War Two was one of the "Ritchie Boys" (a group of mostly Jewish German and Austrian men whose language and cultural skills proved valuable to Army intelligence in Europe). It includes vital and identification documents, family trees, snapshots and portraits of women, and a novelistic autobiographical account of Stark's youth and experiences as a counterintelligence agent during World War Two.

Dates: 1921-2002

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

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