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Anselm Marum and Sara Marcus Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 6318
Abstract
43 original, handwritten letters in Judeo-German, written by Anselm Marum mostly in Sobernheim to Sara Marcus in Kreuznach and in Hüffelsheim during their long courtship, 1829 to 1842.
Dates:
1828-1842
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Anti-Defamation League John Birch Society Collection
Collection
Identifier: I-510
Abstract
The records consist of documentation of the Anti-Defamation League efforts to track and counter activities of the John Birch Society from its founding in 1958 through the mid-1970s. The material was organized by the ADL New England regional office and consists of correspondence, including copies of internal JBS material, memoranda, a large volume of newspaper clippings, as well as pamphlets, publications and reports.
Dates:
undated, 1928-1980; Majority of material found within 1958 - 1975
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith
Collection
Identifier: I-346
Abstract
This collection consists of pamphlets about Palestine, policy statements, programs concerning a memorial exhibition for Ze'ev Jabotinsky, a petition concerning a mass meeting honoring Chaim Weizmann, and miscellaneous regional materials for New England. Of special interest to researchers will be protest statements against the "White Papers" published in the New York Times (1943). The collection also includes the following publications: Herut News (1973), and Newsletter (1962-1966).
Dates:
1948
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Antisemitic Literature Collection
File
Identifier: P-701
Abstract
The Anti-Semitic Literature Collection documents journalistic source materials (newspapers, newsletters, and illustrations) regarding views of anti-Semitism in the United States during the 20th-century. A few items from the 19th-century are included, particularly illustrations from Puck, Vanity Fair, and The Judge. Items are from various periodicals (i.e., The Dearborn Independent, Common Sense, The Crusader, The White American), organizations (i.e., American Nazi Party, the Christian Educational Association, and the White Party of America), and by many different authors (i.e., Father C.E. Coughlin, Benjamin Freedman, Otto H.F. Vollbehr). Additionally, this collection contains responses by American organizations to American and European anti-Semitism as well as documentation on the reaction of anti-Semitism in Canada.
Dates:
undated, 1869-1993, 2017
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Antoinette Kahler Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 3095
Abstract
Works by and about the writer Antoinette von Kahler.
Dates:
1896-1988
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Anton Finkelstein Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 25536
Abstract
The Anton Finkelstein Collection documents some of the written work of Anton Finkelstein in philosophy, politics and literature. It contains unpublished manuscripts on assorted topics within these fields as well as his discussions via correspondence with Hanns Fischer. A few letters by others and typescripts by Fischer are also included.
Dates:
1923-1965; Majority of material found within 1943-1956
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arab Blacklist collection
Collection
Identifier: I-187
Abstract
Contains the names of the international companies on the Arab boycott list from 1971 through 1976, including the privately published Arab Boycott Office master list and government listings of Kuwait, Bahrain and Lebanon. Also includes a history of the boycott and analysis of the U.S. anti-boycott and analysis of the U.S. anti-boycott movement by Edward Hotaling.
Dates:
1971-1977
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Architectural Records in the Hadassah Archives
Collection
Identifier: I-578/RG 21
Abstract
The materials in the record group mostly consist of reproductions of building plans of the Hadassah hospitals on Mount Scopus and Ein Kerem from the 1920s to the 2000s. Other properties documented in the record group include buildings managed by Youth Aliyah, Hadassah Youth Services, Young Judaea, Hadassah Israel Education Services, the National Office, and the Hadassah Medical Organization. These records document a core Hadassah function, the building of medical and social service facilities in Palestine/Israel.
Dates:
1927-2009
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Archives of the Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews
Collection
Identifier: AR 25443
Abstract
This collection contains the records of the Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews, an organization founded in 1961, in New York City, by members of the Joseph Popper unit of B’nai B’rith, to foster and disseminate knowledge about the history and culture of Jews in the Czech and Slovak lands. Along with the Joseph Popper unit and, later, the Holocaust Survivors of Slovakia, the society sponsored an annual memorial service held in New York City to honor Czechoslovak Jews who perished in the Holocaust. A majority of the records are from the tenure of Rabbi Norman Patz as president (1994-2008). The materials primarily comprise correspondence, and items related to the annual memorial service, including texts of addresses, and yizkor memorial booklets. Also included are meeting minutes, letters to the membership, financial reports, writings, speeches, obituaries, clippings, photographs, and printed ephemera. The society's correspondence reflects its participation in cultural events related to Czech and Slovak Jewish history, as well as its relationship to the Jewish communities in the Czech Republic and, to a lesser extent, Slovakia; some correspondence with members contains genealogical information.
Dates:
1962-2010; Majority of material found within 1992-2010
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arnhold family collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 2920
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of clippings and other published materials, amassed to illustrate the family trees of the Arnholds and related families, thus providing a picture of their activities as bankers, collectors, and public benefactors. Emphasis is given to the bank’s retirement plan, ’Gebrüder Arnholdscher Pensionsverein’ and to the art collector Eduard Arnhold and his foundation, Deutsche Akademie Rom Villa Massimo. Of special interest is a handwritten account about Kurt Arnhold’s escape from Germany to Holland in circa 1938.
Dates:
1830-1987; Majority of material found in 1920s-1930s
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arno Herzberg Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 25299
Abstract
The collection consists almost entirely of newspaper clippings of Arno Herzberg’s articles. The articles deal with the Jewish situation in Germany in the 1930s, Israel and her problems with the outside world, Jewish holidays, and a small amount of articles dealing with economic issues, such as taxes. Other materials include a small amount of correspondence, manuscripts (all the manuscripts are photocopies lacking any annotations or remarks), and a memoir depicting the Hess family members between 1930 and the 1940s, including their imprisonment in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Dates:
1930s-1992
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arno Kornhauser Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 25265
Abstract
The Arno Kornhauser Collection includes documents pertaining to the Kornhäuser and Klein families in Kraków and Berlin, including their business dealings and role in the Jewish community.
Dates:
1861-1943; Majority of material found within 1912-1943
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arno Nadel and Eduard Saenger collection
Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 172
Abstract
Poems and letters by Arno Nadel and Eduard Saenger.
Dates:
undated, 1901-1937
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arno Nadel Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 4314 / MF 947
Abstract
Manuscripts and clippings of poetry, and of music and literary criticism; photos of artwork by Nadel; a transcript of Nadel's diaries from 1941-1942; publications about Nadel; inventory of the papers of Nadel which are held by the Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem; and various unrelated material. Photocopies of manuscripts "Der weissagende Dionysos," vol. 1: "Mythen," 199 pages; vol. 2: "Goetter," 205 pages; "Die Mysterien. Der Gang des Eingeweihten," 171 pages. Transcript of speech by Arno Nadel attempting to present the traits of "Jewish music". Musical score; lecture by Nadel on Jewish Music (in shorthand). : Correspondence 1940-1942.
Dates:
1911-1973
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arnold and Beatrice Gottlieb Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 25334
Abstract
The collection includes photographs, clippings, writings, documents and memorabilia pertaining to Arnold and Beatrice Gottlieb.
Dates:
1927-1937, 2005
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arnold and Erna Stein Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 5085
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, much of it containing drawings and illustrations, between Gerda Mayer née Stein and her relatives and friends in Czechoslovakia from 1938-1942.
Dates:
1927-1973
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arnold and Werner A. Stein Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 25821
Abstract
This collection contains the personal papers of Arnold Stein (1890-1974) and Werner A. Stein (1925-2017), a Jewish German-born father and son who fled Berlin, Germany in 1939 with their immediate family, Arnold’s wife Gertrude and daughter Marianne. The family settled in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York, where
Arnold opened a printing business.
The collection includes correspondence and documentation of Arnold’s printing business in Berlin; his World War I German army service; his marriage with Gertrude Rosenthal; and the family’s emigration from Germany. Also documented are Werner’s schooling; United States army service; longtime involvement with the German-Jewish newspaper Aufbau; marriage to Helga Marcus and their lives in Great Neck, New York with their two daughters, Susan and Barbara. The collection also includes documentation on Stein, Rosenthal and Marcus genealogy and family history.
The collection includes correspondence and documentation of Arnold’s printing business in Berlin; his World War I German army service; his marriage with Gertrude Rosenthal; and the family’s emigration from Germany. Also documented are Werner’s schooling; United States army service; longtime involvement with the German-Jewish newspaper Aufbau; marriage to Helga Marcus and their lives in Great Neck, New York with their two daughters, Susan and Barbara. The collection also includes documentation on Stein, Rosenthal and Marcus genealogy and family history.
Dates:
undated, 1892-2008; Majority of material found within 1938-1974
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arnold Lazarus Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 4497
Abstract
This collection contains personal and family documents of the noted rabbi and scholar Arnold Lazarus, and is particularly strong in documenting his time as a German field chaplan in World War I.
Dates:
1879-1944
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arnold Taenzer Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 485
Abstract
The Arnold Tänzer Collection documents the work and life of this German rabbi. Prominent topics of this collection include Moritz Lazarus, Jews in the German military, and the Jewish communities of Göppingen and Württemberg. The papers consist of manuscripts, official documents, diaries, correspondence, clippings, and a few photographs.
Dates:
1904-1996
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Aron Family, Frankfurt an der Oder Collection.
Collection
Identifier: AR 3248 / MF 585
Aron Rauner Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 25438
Abstract
The Aron Rauner Family Collection documents the life of this businessman and his family, although his story is the most prominent of the collection. The papers include official documents and certificates as well as notes, poems, narratives, correspondence and photographic material.
Dates:
1892-2005; Majority of material found within 1916-1963
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arons Family, Berlin Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 5610
Abstract
Various archival materials pertaining mainly to the banking firm Gebrüder Arons as well as to Paul Arons, his wife Gertrud née Bleichröder, and to his father Albert Arons. Also mentioned are members of the related Arons, Bleichröder, Goldschmidt and Salomon families.
Dates:
1805-1936
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arsene Okun Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 5116
Abstract
Handwritten manuscript to poet Arno Nadel by Adolf Kestenberg, 1914, 79 pages; typescript of opera Die Ahasferiden by Ilja Jacobsen, 72 pages; photo of cantors' meeting in Berlin circa 1906-1910
Dates:
circa 1906-1914
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arthur A. Goren Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-985
Abstract
This is the collection of Arthur A. Goren, a historian and professor of American Jewish history at the Hebrew University and Columbia University. This collection consists of his research material and professional files from his academic pursuits and career as a professor, primarily at Columbia University. Included in the collection are copies of articles and photocopies of archival material used for research, drafts of speeches and manuscripts, handwritten and typed research notes, correspondence, clippings, photographs, and teaching and course material such as syllabi, readings, notes, and bibliographies.
Dates:
1951-2007; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Arthur Abelmann Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 25372
Abstract
This collection documents the life of pharmacist and entrepreneur Arthur Abelmann. It contains materials about his personal and professional life, including his service in World War I. The bulk of the material concerns Chemiewerk, the pharmaceutical firm he founded in 1920 and cultivated for 13 years. In 1933, Abelmann was forced to resign his leading position and then to sell the company in one of the earliest cases of "Aryanization."
Dates:
1888-1950, 1997-2000s; Majority of material found within 1920-1934
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arthur and Fritz Kahn Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 7144/MF 746
Abstract
This collection documents the professional work and personal lives of the author Arthur Kahn (1850-1928) and his son, Fritz Kahn (1888-1968). The bulk of the records are concerned with Fritz Kahn's unpublished text, entitled The Natural History of Palestine. Included are multiple drafts of chapters, illustrations, notes, and photographs with accompanying material. The collection also contains various drafts of published and unpublished essays and articles, personal and professional correspondence, personal documents, such as diaries and academic records, newspaper clippings, and printed matter.
Dates:
1889-1932
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arthur and Herta Neustadt Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 4593
Abstract
This collection documents the lives of furniture dealer Arthur Neustadt, his wife Hertha Neustadt, and their families, in Danzig, Dortmund, and New York. It includes personal documents, correspondence, and photographs.
Dates:
circa 1895-1978
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arthur and Ottilie Bleier Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 25272
Abstract
This collection holds the papers of Arthur and Ottilie (née Schnabl) Bleier. It primarily contains personal documents, such as educational and official papers. Prominent topics are Arthur Bleier's career as a physician and the Bleiers' internment in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp. In addition to the textual material, the collection holds some photographic material and some artifacts from the Holocaust, i.e. yellow stars and armbands.
Dates:
1884-1952
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arthur and Vally Feigl Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR 11966
Abstract
This collection documents Arthur and Vally Feigl of Vienna, Prague, and New York, and their family.
Dates:
1921-1955
Found in:
Leo Baeck Institute
Arthur Bernstein Papers
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Identifier: P-925
Abstract
The papers of the Soviet Jewry movement activist Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus at the State University of New York at Stony Brook Dr. Arthur Bernstein contain a copy of his petition on behalf of fellow computer scientist and Soviet Jewish Prisoner of Conscience Anatoly Sharansky signed by over 230 prominent American computer scientists and mailed to the Soviet and American officials and to the United Nations in 1977. The collection also contains an autobiographical note with a brief history of the Sharansky petition.
Dates:
1977, 2011
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
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