Germany -- Politics and government

Guides to archives and special collections in the USA, Europe and Israel that were sent to and/or collected by LBI archivists over the years.

Collection consists of genealogical data pertaining to the family of Rabbi Mendel Rosenbaum of Zell in Germany, and a publication in his memory. Both items are in German. Also contains photocopies of the autobiography of Abraham Gruenbaum, a descendant of Rabbi Mendel Rosenbaum, in the translator's notes and the epilogue, and a diary of Abraham Gruenbaum's trip to Palestine in 1884/85.

Gruenbaum took an active part in the founding of Agudas Israel.

Financial and personal correspondence of Cohn, along with supporting documents, including letters from German nobles and court officials.

The collection contains papers including vital documents, membership cards, awards, medals, diaries, memoirs, diaries, manuscripts, legal papers, correspondence, business records, wills, genealogies and family histories regarding the Pinkus family, notable textile manufacturers in Neustadt (now Prudnik, Poland) in Upper Silesia, and their personal and business affairs. The family was also highly regarded for its support of civic and cultural affairs in the area, and corresponded with several notable cultural figures.

The Rudolf Loeb Collection consists of materials fragmentary in nature that deal primarily with the Loeb family and the banking house Mendelssohn & Co. Included in the collection are correspondence, documents, photographs, and printed materials.

This collection contains records of the Guggenheim family, including family tree, family history, vital records, obituaries, papers of family members who emigrated to Chile, and other papers of family members.