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Jewish families

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 263 Collections and/or Records:

Lee Sommer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25572
Abstract

The Lee Sommer Collection primarily consists of photographic material of the Lee Sommer family. In addition it contains a small amount of family correspondence, memorial albums, and articles about Hermann Schuelein.

Dates: 1914-1971; Majority of material found within 1914-1948

Leo Breslauer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25910
Abstract

The Leo Breslauer Collection documents the professional career of Rabbi Leo Breslauer, and to a smaller extent, his personal life, especially in relation to his and his family’s departure from Germany. Prominent topics include his rabbinical work at congregations in Fürth, Germany and in New York City, his writings, and his thoughts on Zionism.

Dates: 1850-1995; 1914-1980

Leo Lauterbach Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6311
Abstract

The collection contains 3 typescripts pertaining to the Zionist functionary Leo Lauterbach and to his family.

Dates: 1955, undated

Leonie and Ernst Steiner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25654
Abstract

The Leonie and Ernst Steiner collection contains photographs of three generations, official and legal documents and certificates of the time when the family members became American citizens. There is also some correspondence, for example from the young Eva Steiner in London to her father Ernst in the United States.

Dates: 1903-1980; Majority of material found within 1921-1947

Levi Genealogy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25987
Abstract

This collection documents the genealogical origins of Arthur Levi (1919-2018) and his wife, Kitty Pappenheim Levi (1925-2022).

Dates: 1743-2015; 1980-1995

Lewald, Löwenstein, Nachmann and Rothschild Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25612
Abstract

The Lewald, Löwenstein, Nachmann and Rothschild family papers contain first and foremost documents related to the genealogy of these families.

Dates: 1905–1990; Majority of material found within 1920-1946

Lila and Leo Marx Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25690
Abstract

The Lila and Leo Marx Collection contains the papers of this couple, with documentation about their early lives in Germany and the effects on their lives by Nazi persecution, their subsequent emigration, and the fates of their family members. Much of the collection focuses on their restitution claims and financial situation. The collection consists of a large amount of restitution correspondence; family correspondence; official, educational, and employment documents; a chronology and narrative of the lives of Lila and Leo Marx and their families; and a few photographic postcards.

Dates: 1901-2012; Majority of material found within 1956-1982

Lilo Goldenberg Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25799
Abstract

This collection tells the story of Liselotte (Lilo) Thekla Lamm, her parents Leo Lamm and Margarete (Gretel) Lamm née Falk, husbands Norbert Goldenberg, Hans Gerhard Ollendorff, and William (Bill) Thurnauer, their children and grandchildren, and members of their extended families. The families’ lives in Germany, immigration to the United States, and professional, political and philanthropic activities are documented through vital documents, photographs, correspondence, writings, articles, and clippings.

Dates: circa 1883-2018

Lissberger Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25897
Abstract

The Lissberger Family Collection documents the lives and losses of members of the Lissberger family of Creglingen and related Grünfeld family. The collection centers around the experiences of Moritz, Bettina (née Grünfeld), and Joseph Lissberger, but also contains information on Grünfeld family members. Included in this collection are official documents and family papers, family correspondence, restitution and legal correspondence, many newspaper articles, and material related to the history of Jews in Creglingen and Baden-Württemberg.

Dates: 1916-2013; Majority of material found within 1938-1965; Majority of material found within 1988-2003

Lithuanian Jewish Communities Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 2
Abstract

The Lithuanian Jewish Communities Collection is comprised of documents relating to Jewish cultural, religious, social, political, and economic life in approximately 150 towns in Lithuania. The bulk of the collection pertains to the period between 1919 and 1926, when elements of a system of Jewish national autonomy existed within the Lithuanian state, including a Ministry of Jewish Affairs and governmentally empowered Jewish community councils. Smaller parts of the collection relate to the periods before (1860-1918) and after (1927-1940) the autonomy.

Dates: 1860-1941

Loewen Family Berlin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6489
Abstract

This collection consists of papers of the Loewen family, including Samuel Liepmann Loewen and Liepmann (Leopold) Loewen. It includes personal, business and official papers, correspondence, genealogy, a collection of wax seals, some newspaper clippings, art prints, and a few photographs.

Dates: 1774-1931; Majority of material found within 1820-1869

Loewenstein-Samulon family collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 12113
Abstract

Original and photocopied documents and correspondence as well as family trees pertaining to the Samulon family from Osterode in Prussia, specifically to the married physicians Alfred Loewenstein and Frieda née Samulon. - Also included are Haggadahs belonging to Fritz Loewenstein from Osnabrück, a son of Alfred and Frieda Loewenstein.

Dates: 1832, 1840, 1860, 1878, 1923, 1931

Lore Fritsche Kornberg Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25501
Abstract

The Lore Fritsche Kornberg Collection holds papers that relate to members of the Lichtwitz and Kornberg families, related through the union of Werner Kornberg and Lore Fritsche. Included are poems, correspondence, official and vital documents for various individuals, photographs, and some genealogical material.

Dates: 1841-1962; after 2008; Majority of material found within 1880-1936

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

Louis and Grete Rosenzweig Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25721
Abstract

This collection mainly consists of documents pertaining to the lives of Louis and Grete Rosenzweig. There are several personal documents, such as letters or diaries, as well as official documents concerning, for example, Louis's occupational career.

Dates: 1903-1990; Majority of material found within 1950-1990

Lucie and Herbert Hanauer family collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25163
Abstract

The Lucie and Herbert Hanauer Family Collection documents significant events in the lives of the dentist Herbert Hanauer, his wife Lucie and their family members, including members of both the Hanauer and Wolf branches of the family. The most prominent topic is the couple's immigration to the United States. Personal correspondence constitutes most of the collection, but it also contains professional correspondence, official documents used in immigration, educational documents, and a few other personal papers.

Dates: 1893-1976; Majority of material found within 1933-1944

Ludwig Philippson Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 2679
Abstract

This collection holds the papers of rabbi Ludwig Philippson and other Philippson family members. Noteworthy items in this collection include handwritten manuscripts by Ludwig Philippson, correspondence between various family members, and diaries kept by Henriette and Moritz Philippson; the latter describes experiences as a medical student in Jena. In addition, the collection also holds manuscripts by the geographer Alfred Philippson that describe in depth family members as well as his experiences as a student, lecturer, and professor. Other items include detailed family trees, official papers, poems, notes, clippings, wills, and photographs.

Dates: 1810-1989

Margot Malachowski Wertheimer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25408
Abstract

This collection portrays the significant life events of members of the related Malachowski and Wertheimer families. The bulk of the collection consists of family photographs. Other materials include wedding documentation, restitution and financial correspondence, and a smaller amount of personal correspondence, personal and professional papers of family members.

Dates: 1903-1995

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

Marion Rosenthal Biel Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25703
Abstract

The Marion Rosenthal Biel Collection holds papers of Marion Rosenthal Biel, her husband Frederick (Fritz) Biel, and of some of their family members. Prominent in the collection are documentation of Marion's early life in Germany and of her life during the early 1940s in England, Wales, and New York, as well as Frederick's time as an interpreter in the United States Army during World War II. The collection includes diaries, military documentation, photographs and a photo album, a small amount of correspondence, family members' official documents, and various other papers.

Dates: 1845-1975 ; 2007-2016; Majority of material found within 1924-1946

Marion Wolff Estate Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25630
Abstract

The collection contains research material for Marion Freyer Wolff’s book Mother of a Thousand, about the doll maker Edith Samuel. The collection, donated by the author, includes personal letters from Edith to Marion (1930’s-1964) and photographs, mainly showing Edith’s artwork. The content of the collection also contains material about Marion herself, about her parents, Leo and Eva Freyer née Lichtenstein, and other extended family members. Included are papers and correspondence of the Freyer/ Lichtenstein family and genealogy information.

Dates: 1920-2015; Majority of material found within 1930s-1960s

Martin and Recha Moses Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25526
Abstract

The collection consists of papers of members of the Martin and Recha Moses family that originated in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, including some papers from related families. Included are official and identity papers of three generations of the family, in addition to family registers and genealogical information, family photographs, a travel diary and some correspondence.

Dates: 1871-1981; Majority of material found within 1920s-1980s

Max Buxpan Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6141
Abstract

The Max Buxpan Collection sketches the biography of Max Buxpan and his family. The collection centers on the correspondence of Buxpan family members and associated friends. Most of these documents date from the 1930s until the 1960s, including the time of immigration. Buxpan also collected a lot of material about the First and Second World Wars and the immediate periods thereafter, primarily postcards and newspaper articles.

Dates: 1896-1983; Majority of material found within 1914-1970

Max Daniel family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 1644
Abstract

The collection consists of vital records, other official documents, manuscripts, clippings, and some correspondence pertaining to Max Daniel and his family, reaching back for four generations.

Dates: 1816-1963

Max Rosengart Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25053
Abstract

The Max Rosengart Collection consists of a variety of personal writings to friends, family and colleagues. It gives a brief overview over the life and person of Max Rosengart as attorney, father, honorary citizen of Heilbronn and friend.

Dates: 1846-1938; Majority of material found within 1930-1936

Mediaş Jewish Community Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25402 / MF 1041
Abstract

Collection of photographs found in the Mediaş (Transylvania, Romania) synagogue

Dates: 1900-1970; Majority of material found within early 1900s

Meer Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25213
Abstract

This collection consists mainly of correspondence from Toni Guth to her daughter Alice Meer, who immigrated to the United States in 1939 with her infant daughter Ilse to join her husband Arthur Meer. Also included are a few pieces of personal correspondence with others and some official documents related to the Meer family’s emigration. The collection consists entirely of photocopies.

Dates: 1938-circa 2005; Majority of material found within 1938-1941

Meier Spanier Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 268
Abstract

The collection comprises the personal documents, correspondence and manuscripts of Meier Spanier.

Dates: 1884-1942

Meier Spanier Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 3566 / MF 560
Abstract

Original manuscripts, off-prints, and clippings with articles by or about Meier Spanier. Also included are a bibliography as well as biographical and genealogical texts.

Dates: undated, 1885-1938

[Memoirs by Peter Schrag, MD]

 Collection
Identifier: DM 287
Abstract

This is a collection of three essays by Dr. Peter Schrag about his family, documenting in selected details his family's transition from being refugees from Nazi Germany to being Americans.

Dates: 2005-2017