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Tel Aviv (Israel)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

Anna Herzfeld Woog Family Collection.

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10847 / MF 604
Abstract

The collection contains original and photocopied documents about the Meinungen, Herzfeld and associated families as well as marriage contracts and divorce papers for Anna and Julius Woog.

Dates: 1794-1952

Anna Schneider Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25715
Abstract

The Anna Schneider Correspondence contains a large body of correspondence between 1939 and 1945, plus a small amount of genealogical information gathered in 1993.

Dates: 1939-1947, 1993; Majority of material found in 1939-1941

Bronislaw Hubermann Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 1593
Abstract

Signed letter and card (1903, 1906), concert announcements (1928) and a signed photograph of Bronislaw Hubermann and Arturo Toscanini with the Palestine orchestra in Tel Aviv on Dec. 25, 1936.

Dates: 1903-1936

David Friedmann Freemason Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25766
Abstract

This collection contains documents related to the membership of David Friedmann in several Freemason organizations. The materials include correspondence; official documents; newspaper clippings; and photographs. Most of the materials relate to the correspondence between David and the different Freemason lodges he was a member of as well as official documents documenting the membership of the lodges.

Dates: 1946-1965

Elijahu (Ernst) and Sara (Mamina) Rappeport Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 923
Abstract

The collection contains various materials pertaining to the lives and writings of Elijahu and Sara Rappeport. The majority of the collection is dedicated to Elijahu's writings about Zionism, religion, poetry, and more. The file also includes correspondence, clippings, certificates, and some photographs.

Dates: 1900-2001

Erwin Lichtenstein Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 7193
Abstract

The Erwin Lichtenstein Collection documents the work of Erwin Lichtenstein as an author. The bulk of the archival collection is in reference to his book Die Juden der Freien Stadt Danzig unter der Herrschaft des Nationalsozialismus 1933-1945. The correspondence with Sam Echt, Werner Feilchenfeld, Ernst Loops and others reflect the response to Erwin Lichtenstein's publication. Noteworthy with regard to the book is the correspondence between Günter Grass and Erwin Lichtenstein. Although the bulk of the documents consists of correspondence, the collection also includes newspaper articles and book reviews, corrections and changes and the original manuscript of the aforementioned book.

Dates: 1926-1989; Majority of material found within 1954-1984

Ester Rosenstark Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25238
Abstract

The Ester Rosenstark Family Collection contains mostly photographs, which document Ester's early life in Zurich, the family's emigration to Palestine and their life there. Most photos are in a small format and in black and white. Also included are official and some personal documents, as well as a short overview of Ester Rosenstark's family members and their relations.

Dates: 1880s-2005; Majority of material found within 1930-1942

Graf Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25689
Abstract

This collection comprises documents related to the Graf family from Offenbach, Germany. There are several photographs as well as official documents and letters.

Dates: 1867-1947

Grete Rothschild Finkelstein Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25073
Abstract

This collection contains mainly correspondence among members of the Rothschild family in Grünsfeld (Germany), Israel, Paraguay, New York, and Shanghai during World War II.

Dates: 1929-2003; Majority of material found within 1939-1954

Hanna Schiller Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10374
Abstract

This collection contains papers and some photographs pertaining to Hannah Schiller, her husband Rolf Wartenberg and her parents Rosa Schiller (née Oleynick) and Edwin Schiller. The emphasis of the material lies on Hannah Schiller's university and alumni papers and the couple's work at the Office of War information. The collection also contains various family documents, memorabilia and photos and Hannah's childhood diary documenting the family's emigration. There is correspondence with various organizations and friends mostly from the 1940s and 1950s.

Dates: 1914-1996; Majority of material found within 1921-1956

Jakob Katz and Gerti Birnbaum Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 913
Abstract

The collection contains the correspondence between Jakob Katz and his fiancée Gerti Birnbaum, and comprises 195 letters in seven folders. Katz's letters were written in Frankfurt, in Magyargencs (Hungary), and in London; Birnbaum's' letters were written in Kissingen, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Kreuznach, Berlin, Jerusalem, London, Frankfurt, and Tel Aviv. The earliest letter is dated July 1, 1933, and the last was written on February 18, 1936. Some letters are undated or appear to have been written by a third person.

Dates: undated, 1933-1936

Josef Kastein and Shulamith Kastein Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 7227
Abstract

This collection documents the literary life of the writer Josef Kastein, born Julius Katzenstein. His literary work and his biographical details are the main features of the collection, which includes some of his manuscripts and personal correspondence with Shulamith Kastein. Other materials include the correspondence of Shulamith Kastein with publishers and individuals researching her husband's life and articles and clippings about him.

Dates: 1935-1988; Majority of material found within 1935-1946

Kohn, Immanuel, 1928

 Item
Identifier: F 5119E
Scope and Content Note From the Collection:

Manuscripts, materials relating to HansKohn's professional experience, materials relating to his political activities, correspondence, diaries, materials relating to his experience in World War I and as a prisoner of war, personal documents, photos, clippings.

Dates: 1928

Kohn, Jetty nee Wahl, 1928 August

 Item
Identifier: F 5117B
Scope and Content Note From the Collection:

Manuscripts, materials relating to HansKohn's professional experience, materials relating to his political activities, correspondence, diaries, materials relating to his experience in World War I and as a prisoner of war, personal documents, photos, clippings.

Dates: 1928 August

Kurt Jakob Ball-Kaduri Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 4776
Abstract

The bulk of the collection consists of microfilmed copies of articles pertaining to aspects of the Georg Kareski affair. All articles carry comments by Kurt Ball-Kaduri. Originals are at the Yad Vashem archives.

Dates: 1944-1963

Lotte Rosenthal Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25587
Abstract

This collection contains Lotte Boritzer née Rosenthal’s 1938-1939 diary, 2001 autobiography, and family correspondence from 1938 until 1941, accompanied by her daughter Yael Neumann’s translations and notes. Also included are photocopies of family photos and two newspaper articles about the Rosenthal family.

Dates: 1922-2013; Majority of material found within 1938-1941

Marianne Steinberg Ostrand Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25745
Abstract

The Marianne Steinberg Ostrand Collection documents the education, emigration, and early professional life of the physician Marianne Steinberg Ostrand as well as the lives of members of her family, especially her husband, engineer Arnold Ostrand, and her mother and siblings, with much documentation of the emigration or attempted emigration from Germany of her family members. About half the collection is correspondence. In addition it contains many educational certificates, official documents, diaries, notebooks, notes, and a friendship album, travel memorabilia, and newspaper clippings and articles.

Dates: 1926-1990

Max Plaut Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 7094
Abstract

This collection documents the work of the lawyer and head of the greater Jewish Community in Hamburg, Max Plaut, in his role as a family researcher in Israel between the years 1944 to 1950. It contains to a large extent the correspondence between Plaut and German Jews from Hamburg who were looking for family and friends who had gone missing during the Holocaust. The collection material covers list of Jews held in Theresienstadt, Lodz, Auschwitz and elsewhere. Also included is a small written documentation of the Plaut family as well as some files on restitution claims in the city of Hamburg.

Dates: 1944-after 1973; Majority of material found within 1944-1950

Mittler-Herzog-Picard Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25199
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence and family papers from the Mittler, Herzog, and Picard families, mostly from or concerning the time and events of the Holocaust.

Dates: 1870-2000; Majority of material found within 1939-1944

Moshe Decter Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-899
Abstract

The collection contains papers of one of the pioneers of the American Soviet Jewry Movement. Starting in the early 1960s Moshe Decter instigated broad publicity campaigns to raise global awareness about the persecution of Soviet Jews and authored hundreds of articles on the subject in a variety of publications. Mr. Decter established and directed the Jewish Minorities Research bureau, served as the executive secretary of the Conference on the Status of Soviet Jews and as a director of research at the American Jewish Congress. Moshe Decter Papers consist of materials dating from the late 1950s to the early 2000s, with the bulk of the collection dating in 1960s-1970s. The documents include articles, correspondence, transcripts, notes, memoranda, publications, news clippings, broadsides and photographs.

Dates: undated, 1958-1980, 1982, 1989-1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2002-2003

Paul and Cora Natzler Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25909
Abstract

The collection gives an insight into the relationship between Paul and Cora Natzler, starting in Austria in the 1920s and through their emigration to New York in late 1938. Job applications and professional designs show their respective work as an engineer and a dressmaker in the U.S. The correspondence and photographs paint a picture of their life including their friends and family in Europe and Israel. In addition, letters of Cora’s brother Robert Hoff provide a glimpse into his work as an architect in Tel Aviv.

Dates: 1901-1989

Philip Lax Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-915
Abstract

The papers of Philip Lax document his work with four major organizations: the American Jewish Historical Society, B'nai B'rith International, National Conference on Soviet Jewry, and Ellis Island Restoration Commission. The collection documents the years 1915 to 2008, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1970s and 1980s. The papers contain photographs, correspondence, speeches, publications, subject files, and organizational records, such as minutes, financials, memorandums, agendas, and reports.

Dates: undated, 1915, 1917, 1944-2003, 2005-2008; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1989

Robert Weiss (Moshe Liwni) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 663
Scope and Contents

Folder I contains the following: Personal documents of Moshe Liwni/Robert Weiss: his doctoral certificate, business cards, and a CV. One letter addressed to him. Four published works written by Liwni,. and four (copies of) essays and notes written by him, as well as two unpublished plays. Folder II contains a list of essays he wrote and several newspaper articles written by him.

Dates: 1911-1988

Rosenzweig – Glatzer correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25809
Abstract

Correspondence between Nahum N. Glatzer and members of Franz Rosenzweig’s family.

Dates: 1924-1966, 1981; Majority of material found in 1926-1938

The John E. Herzog Collection of Israel and Diaspora Financial Objects

 Collection
Identifier: CJH CA-3
Abstract

This collection consists of assorted types of financial records, some correspondence and a few photographs related to efforts to develop the infrastructure of Israel during the 1800s, the First and Second Aliyah periods, the time of the British Mandate, and the early years after the founding of the State of Israel.

Dates: 1822-2019; Majority of material found within 1900s-1950s

Walter Silberbach Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 34
Abstract

The collection consists of materials (mostly official documents) pertaining to the physician Walter Silberbach (1892-1981) and his family.

Dates: 1888-1994; Majority of material found within 1914-1962

Walter Zvi Bacharach Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25814
Abstract

The Walter Zvi Bacharach Collection consists of various personal and professional documents, testimonials, certificates, newspaper clippings, notes and correspondence from the life of Walter Zvi Bacharach and his family. They mostly concern his life in Germany and the Netherlands, his captivity during the Holocaust as well as his liberation. Furthermore, the collection contains correspondence, testimonials and documents regarding his life and academic career in Israel. Additional family documents as well as family correspondence are included in the collection.

Dates: 1927-1993

Wolf Hamburger Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 911
Abstract

The file contains various materials pertaining to the artist Wolf Hamburger.

Dates: 1914-1996