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Jewish families

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 263 Collections and/or Records:

Mendheim Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25010
Abstract

The Mendheim Family Collection holds papers of the family of Florence Mendheim. Most of the collection consists of correspondence, including letters of family members. Other materials include unpublished typescripts as well as a few personal papers and books.

Dates: 1839-1994; Majority of material found within 1917-1940

Metz-Greene-Stone Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-587
Abstract

The collection documents three generations of a Jewish American family: the Metz, Greene, and Stone families. The collection contains correspondence between family members, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, baby, confirmation, and wedding photo albums, and ephemera.

Dates: undated, 1910-2015

Michael Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 21
Abstract

This collection consists of various materials pertaining to the Michael family in particular to Jacob Joseph Michael's (1882- ) efforts to write a family history covering the years 1600 to 1951.

Dates: 1891-1980

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

Morawetz-Glaser Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25781
Abstract

The Morawetz-Glaser Family Collection documents these two Czech families, and in particular the notable events in the lives of the industrialist and philanthropist Richard Morawetz and his wife Frida (née Glaser) and of their children. The collection includes extensive family correspondence; family writings including diaries, memoirs, and poems; photographs and photo albums; family trees and genealogical research correspondence; newspaper clippings and articles; and official documents and other papers.

Dates: 1802-1997; Majority of material found within 1939-1967

Mosheim Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25788
Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, official and legal documents as well as genealogical documents relating to the Mosheim family, and most prominently Franz Mosheim. Also included are legal documents dating back to 1787 and records on the life of Franz and Elisabeth Mosheim in New York.

Series I includes legal documents, genealogical tables, newspaper clippings, and writings relating to the Mosheim family. There is genealogical information connected to the Mosheim family, such as legal documents and obituaries related to the deaths of members of the Mosheim family. Furthermore, the collection includes a photo album with family pictures.

Series II contains correspondence, official documents, a diary, and certificates of recognition, mainly related to Franz Mosheim as well as his wife Elisabeth Mosheim, née Herzberg. The series provides insights into the personal lives of Franz and Elisabeth regarding their trips, personal thoughts, official documents, and exchanges with friends and family.

Dates: 1787-2018; Majority of material found within 1890-1976

[My story]

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25783 A
Abstract

An oral history interview by Ellen Frohsinn with her mother, Lily Frohsinn.

Dates: 1987

Nadelmann and Wolff Families Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25667
Abstract

The Nadelmann and Wolff Families Collection provides documentation about members of the Nadelmann, Wolff, Lewinsohn, and Kann families, including details on their professions, early lives, the towns from which family members derived, and including details on the emigration and deportation of family members. The collection consists of family correspondence, photographs, genealogical research, and research on family members' hometowns.

Dates: 1809-2016

Nathan Price Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25519
Abstract

Much of the Nathan Price Family Collection focuses on the immigration of family members, especially of Nathan Price himself. The collection holds correspondence, documentation, paper currency, and photographs of members of this family.

Dates: 1902,1916-1923; Majority of material found within 1920-1923

Neisser Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 826
Abstract

Genealogical tables and accompanying materials pertaining to the Neisser family from Upper Silesia, Germany.

Dates: 1978-1980

Neuburger-Hessberg Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25664
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, photographs, official documents and other archival materials pertaining to the extended family of Erwin Neuburger.

Dates: 1879–1981

Neumann and Jacks Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25580
Abstract

The Neumann and Jacks Family Collection contains papers of members of these families, with documentation of their lives in Germany and their immigration to the United States. Official documents of members of the Berger (Hirschfeld) and Oschinsky families are also present. The collection largely consists of official documents or certificates but also holds celebratory memorabilia, photographs, poems, copies of newspaper clippings and official correspondence.

Dates: 1843-2000; Majority of material found within 1937-1949

Nothmann Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10492
Abstract

This collection consists of documents of the Nothmann family, including personal correspondence and official documents, such as passports and certificates. A lot of the material is about or from the time of the Nazi persecution.

Dates: 1892-1951; Majority of material found within 1938-1948

Ogutsch and Katz Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25578
Abstract

This collection contains official certificates documenting the lives of four family members of the Ogutsch-Katz family. Also included are report cards, clippings, correspondence, and obituaries, as well as many photographs.

Dates: 1893-1988; Majority of material found within 1941-1975

Oppenheimer and Sander Families Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6943
Abstract

The Oppenheimer and Sander Families Collection provide details of family members' lives via profuse personal correspondence, especially the letters of Emilie Oppenheimer and her daughter Betty. In addition to the many letters and postcards are a family tree, some poems and notes.

Dates: 1868-1905, 2006; Majority of material found within 1868-1900

Oscar H. Netter Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 4097
Abstract

The Oscar H. Netter Family Collection contains detailed genealogies and a history of the Netter (alternately spelled Neter or Noether) family with supporting papers, including clippings, articles and family and business documents.

Dates: 1805-1972

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

Paula Brandes Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 781
Abstract

Letters from her parents and siblings, collected by Paula Brandes, 1892-1903. The letters were primarily sent from the small town of Oberaula, with some of them coming from Frankfurt/Main, Hannover, Harburg, Langenschwalbach, Paris, Soest, and Wolfenbuettel.

Dates: 1892-1903

Pepper Family Collection

 File
Identifier: AR 26010
Abstract

This collection documents the lives of Saul Pepper (1910-1979) and his wife Dora née Eisen Pepper (1918-1987); it focuses on restitution, with extensive compensatory financial documents.

Dates: 1910s-1987; 1955-1975

Peter J. Weiss Correspondence Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 26054
Abstract

This collection documents the life of Peter J. Weiss (1918-1990). It includes handwritten and typewritten correspondence pertaining to Weiss’s experience as a refugee in Europe and the United States; his personal relationships with family and friends; and his career at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Washington, D.C.

Dates: 1938-1993

Porges von Portheim Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 277
Abstract

Handwritten memoir (photocopy) by Moses Porges and his description of Jakob Frank's "court”, as well as typed transcripts and related correspondence.

Dates: 1959 - 1970

Prager Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 372
Abstract

The collection contains various documents pertaining to Rabbi Dr. Isaac Prager and his son the psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Prager.

Dates: 1863-1998
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Rabbi Salamon Faber Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25841
Abstract

The collection contains papers of Rabbi Salamon Faber. The bulk of the collection is made up of wartime correspondence from his sister, Feigel (Fela), and his parents who lived in Poland. Other materials include documents detailing Rabbi Faber’s emigration to the United States, as well as materials relating to his studies. The collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Papers of Rabbi Salamon Faber and Series II: Correspondence.

Dates: 1929 - 1942

Rahn Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25538
Abstract

The Rahn Family Collection centers on the lives of Alfred and Lilli (née Bechmann) Rahn, but also contains many documents of their parents, siblings, and even more distant family members. It also documents the family members' attempts to receive restitution for their losses. The collection includes a large amount of correspondence, official, personal, and legal documents, photographs and photo albums, financial documentation, manuscripts and fragments of creative and academic writing, family trees and genealogical notes, newspaper clippings, poetry, educational certificates and diplomas, texts of lectures, teaching materials, a few recipes, and other papers.

Dates: 1809-2010; Majority of material found within 1928-1960

Raphael Kahn collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25828
Abstract

The collection contains mostly photographs of Raphael Kahn and his mother, Mirjam in Palestine and in Germany. Also included are Raphael Kahn’s baby-book, covering his development from 1922 to 1927 in the handwritings of his parents (?); and a note book/diary of Fritz Kahn (?) with entries from 1923-1924.

Dates: 1922 - circa 1940

Reinheimer family collection

 Collection
Identifier: DM 338
Abstract

Two amateur films of the Reinheimer family in Washington Heights, depicting family life and religious services.

Dates: 1947, 1957

Renate Bridenthal Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25810
Abstract

The Renate Bridenthal Family Collection primarily documents the lives and especially the emigration experiences of Renate Bridenthal's parents, Elchunon and Irene Rubin. Papers of Irene Rubin are prominent in the collection and include restitution correspondence and her writing. Documents related to Renate and her brother Harribald's early lives and emigration is are also present. The collection consists of extensive personal and restitution correspondence, official documents, newspaper clippings regarding Irene Rubin's death, drafts of her writing, and three albums.

Dates: 1891-2016; Majority of material found within 1930-1963

Renate Herzfeld Modern Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25608
Abstract

The collection includes correspondence; poetry and manuscript drafts; official, educational and military documents; sermons; newspaper clippings; family trees; notes; and a few photographs.

Dates: 1815-2014; Majority of material found within 1868-1961

Renee Aldor Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10986
Abstract

The primary focus of the Renee Aldor Collection is on the immigration experience of Renee and Ernst Aldor and Ernst Aldor's internment in Dachau. Documentation on these subjects includes various official documents, including identification papers, immigration documentation, and some correspondence. In addition, about half of the collection consists of photographs, including family snapshots and a photo album.

Dates: 1921-1990s; Majority of material found within 1938-1969

Richard Straus Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25680
Abstract

This collection contains the documents of diplomat Richard Straus, his wife Elaine, and his son Alan in addition to documentation on his extended family members, especially including members of the Straus, Heimberger, and Niedermann families. The most prominent topics in the collection relate to Richard Straus's role as diplomat, family members' emigration and Holocaust experiences, and Alan Straus's early life, although material relating to family members' lives in Germany prior to the 1930s is also present. The collection includes extensive personal family correspondence and photographs; official, educational, and professional documents; family members' writings as well as articles about them; childhood and educational memorabilia; and documentation related to the deaths of family members.

Dates: 1925-2000; Majority of material found within 1940-1986