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The great errand /
No full textRevisionist history novel:Description of post-war Germany from the viewpoint of a German, Fritz Meyer, who was a member of a local Nazi Youth organization in Sonneborn. He fought as a soldier and fell into the hands of the English in Northern France. He was taken to Canada as a prisoner of war. He escaped the camp and found refuge at a German family. Description of erotic encounters. Reflection on Nazi ideology. At the request of the family he returns to Germany for something subscribed as "the great errand", taking up the identity of a former American G.I. Desolation of post-war Germany. Confrontation with British emigre soldiers. Identifying with the anger of his German countrymen. Reflection on the Bible and the denial of the Jewish roots of Christianity. Creating an underground network of conspiracy with former Nazi leaders and high members of the Catholic church in order to continue the ideals of Nazism. Donations from secret supporters abroad. Connections with the political leaders in the newly established German Republic.Story of a Jewish emigre Bruno, who enrolled at university in his forties and was confronted with right-wing professors. Outstanding success despite of the difficulties he faced. Position as a history professor in Montana. Encounters with antisemitism. Return to his birth place in Sonneborn, Germany. Confrontation with the Neo Nazi network of Fritz Meyer and challenging his views.Bruno Keith (formerly Katz) lived in Hawaii.Synopsis in fil
Myer Myers and the silversmith's trade in New York City, 1746--1795.
No full textMyer Myers (1723--1795) created outstanding works in silver and gold for leading members of the New York elites and was the most productive silversmith in the city during the third quarter of the eighteenth century. Many objects with his mark have long been regarded as among the most important American statements of the Rococo style, and he is perhaps best known as the maker of the only Jewish ritual silver to survive from Colonial America. These objects also provide an extraordinary amount of information about craft, patronage, and religious diversity in pre- and post-Revolutionary America. As a native American Jew, Myers was part of a small but close-knit community that provided him with patrons as well as mercantile contacts. His leadership role within the New York Jewish community mirrored and to some extent reinforced his prominence in his craft. Myers's career as a silversmith offers insights into the complexities of the often-romanticized and oversimplified subject of preindustrial craftsmanship in America. Surviving objects with his marks clearly were the product of a sizeable workshop that made both routine, less expensive forms as well as the unique, style-conscious wares for which Myers is renowned. While highlighting his outstanding works, this study also will situate them within his routine shop production, giving a more complete picture of his output. It will also highlight the interrelationships between different craftsmen in precious metals that traditionally have been interpreted as autonomous artists. Myers's finest works clearly demonstrate the importance of specialist craftsmen, such as engravers, chasers, and piercers. His routine productions apparently were marketed not only through his own establishment, but also through other silversmiths and jewelers who worked primarily as retailers. Myers's career also permits an examination of the evolving styles of London silver of fifty years as filtered through one colonial workshop.Thesis (Ph.D.)--Yale University, 2001.School code: 0265
Gedenkbuch fuer Werner Gruenewald.
No full textMemorial book for a German Jewish boy, Werner Gruenewald, who was murdered in Auschwitz in 1943.A short account about the project and about Werner Gruenewald is followed by a chapter “Materials”, consisting of reproductions of original documents, correspondence, and photographs. The final chapter, “Comments” includes reviews, honors and clippings.digitizedGedenkbuchEnglish translationWerner Gruenewald was born Dec. 28, 1931 in the town of Huesten. He was expelled from the local elementary school in 1938 and eventually deported to Auschwitz, where he perished in 1943.Students at the elementary school Ruhrschule in the city of Arnsberg in Rhineland-Westphalia, Germany wrote this book in cooperation with local retirees under the leadership of their teacher, Reiner Ahlborn.Reiner Ahlbor
Odyssee to Switzerland : [1921-1987].
No full textMax Liebmann describes his school life and how unbearable conditions grew after Hitler was elected chancellor. One time a pupil harassed him, but he fought back. He stayed in public school until 1937, and then attended a private school. He had to leave school after “Kristallnacht”, when all Jews were excluded from non-Jewish schools. In March 1938, his father had left for Greece in order to explore new business possibilities. Max Liebmann never saw him again. With the outbreak of World War II, Max Liebmann took his grandmother, who was French Alsatian, to the Swiss border. But Switzerland did not permit her to enter the country, so she went to Nancy and later to Bordeaux. During the war discrimination increased and culminated in Max Liebmann being sent to Eastern Germany to harvest. He describes himself as one of the first slave laborers of the Reich. In 1940, Max Liebmann started to work for the “Hilfsverein”. On October 21, 1940, the “Hilfsverein” was closed and he was deported to France the next day. On October, 25, Max Liebmann arrived at the camp of Gurs in Southwestern France. He managed to get out of the camp just weeks before its closure on August 1, 1942, and the beginning of the first deportations to Auschwitz. He hid in several places in unoccupied France with the help of local residents. He later managed to escape to Switzerland with the help of a Swiss militia man. In Switzerland, he worked in a refugee camp. On February 28, 1943, his girlfriend Hanne, whom he had met in Gurs, came to Switzerland. She first lived with relatives, but left them on Christmas Eve 1944 when personal frictions became too heavy. Max Liebmann married Hanne on April 14, 1945 in Geneva. Their daughter was born on March 4, 1946. In 1948, the family left for the United States.Max Liebmann ends his memoir with giving a few remarks on Swiss policy concerning Jewish immigration and also on their policy of blocking them from their money in Swiss bank accounts.Max K. Liebmann was born in Mannheim on September 3, 1921. His family owned a textile business. In 1932, he started the local Realgymnasium, a junior high school. He was deported to the camp Gurs in France in 1940. He managed to escape to Switzerland in 1942 and immigrated to the United States in 1948. On April 14, 1945, he married Hanne, who had been with him in Gurs. They had a daughter who was born on March 4, 1946. After his retirement in 1987 he volunteered for the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors.See also Max K. Liebmann Family Collection (AR 25182
Poldi's memoirs : [1883-1958].
No full textTranslation from the original German by Leopold's son Harvey W. Samo, formerly Hans Werner Samolewitz, and his wife Eva Samo, née Isaac-Krieger.The memoirs of Leopold Samolewitz were written during 1956 to 1958 in Jerusalem. Reflections on the author's identity as a German-Jewish emigre. Description of life in Imperial Germany at the turn-of-the century. Relationship between social classes and gender roles. Reflections on the Jewish community in Berlin and the differences between Eastern and Western Jews. Jewish influence on the cultural life in Berlin. Reflections on antisemitism. German Jewish life in a Christian surroundings. Reflections on his religious standing. History of German Jews and emancipation.Description of his father's orthodox family background. Moritz Samolewitz was born 1840 in Gollub, a small town between Russia and Poland, where Jewish life was restricted. He moved to Berlin with his wife Rahel and they struggled to make a living. Birth of their children Isidor, Georg, Martha and Leopold. Description of the author's childhood in an orthodox Jewish home. His parents established a shoe and clothing business. Recreation at the spas of Bad Teplitz and Bad Kissingen. Living conditions in a working-class neighborhood. At age 6 Leopold attended the religious school of Israel Hildesheimer. Recollections of his Bar Mitzvah. He was enrolled in the Humbold Gymnasium. After some antisemitic incidents as the only Jewish student at school Leopold transferred to the Sophien Gymnasium, where he graduated in 1902. He enrolled at university as a law student. Recollections of the author's encounter with antisemitism as a student. He was a member of the student fraternity "Freie Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung". Military service with the "Garde Regiment" in Bavaria. In 1912 he married his fiance Else Moskiewicz, who was a passionate art collector. The couple had two sons. Leopold served and was wounded during World War One. During his thriving career as a lawyer he was offered a position as a judge on the condition to be baptized, which he refused. During the night of the November pogrom in 1938 he was hidden with his wife at the house of a German family and spared deportation. In 1939 he left Germany with his wife and they emigrated to Palestine, where their son Kurt had established himself. Leopold Samolewitz took classes in Hebrew, English as well as British and Jewish law and passed the bar examination to start working again at age 58. Addendum: Completions of his son Harvey W. Samo (Hans Werner Samolewitz) on his father's life.The lawyer Leopold Samolewitz was born as the fifth child of an orthodox Jewish family 1883 in Berlin, Germany. In 1912 he married Else Moskiewicz. He was lawyer and member of the Verband Nationaldeutscher Juden. Leopold served during World War One in the German army and was honored with the "Eisernes Kreuz" medal. In 1939 he emigrated to Palestine. Leopold Samolewitz died in Jerusalem in 1959.Synopsis in fileSamolewitz, Rahel, 1849-1927Samolewitz familyGutmann, MoritzHildesheimer, Esriel, 1820-1899Jacobsohn, JulianMoskiewicz familyNaumann, MaxSamo familyZamir familyBad KissingenBad TeplitzGollubThornsAssociationsChildhoodEducation, Jewish, 1871-1918Freie Wissenschaftliche VereinigungGermany, history, 1871-1918Holidays, JewishImperial GermanyNazi Germany, persecution of Jews, 1933-1941Professions and occuptations, merchantsVerband Nationaldeutscher Jude
From Frankfurt to London : A family story.
No full textFamily history with family trees, photographs, and documents.Ronnie Moser died in September 2002
The rise of Nazism before World War II : Memories of Germany /
No full textThe memoir is a transcript of an interview with Hilde Birnbaum from June to August of 1999, conducted by Judith Bendor in Seattle, Washington. Description of the Frankfurt Jewish community, where Hilde’s father was the leader of the Gemeinde. Hilde had private lessons in Hebrew with the rabbi Caesar Seligmann. Hilde reflects on the time leading up to the rise of Nazism in Germany. She was a law student and was already very aware of the dangers of National Socialism prior to 1933 due to her frequent travels abroad. In 1931 she worked in an internship at a law firm in London. After the overwhelming success of the Nazis at the elections she decided not to return to Germany, since she did not see a future for herself as a woman and a Jew. Her father convinced her to finish her studies in Germany. Continuation of studies in Freiburg and encounter with Nazi student groups as a member of the social-democratic student faction. Graduation and Referendar position in Limburg in 1932. In March of 1933 she left Germany with her sister Edith for England, being warned by colleagues at court of the anti-Jewish boycot. They crossed the Dutch border and waited for invitations from relatives in London in order to get an entry permit for England. They were warmly received by the Heim family and settled in London. Difficulties of finding work. Hilde was introduced to influential British journalists and politicians, who disregarded her concerns of the possible dangers of Nazi Germany.The following years she travelled frequently to Germany to convince her parents and friends to leave the country, until she was declared an enemy of the Reich and lost her German citizenship. Her mother started preparations to leave without the knowledge of her husband. Observations about life in Nazi Germany. Trip to Palestine in 1936. In 1938, only weeks before “Kristallnacht”, Hilde’s parents joined her in London, before they went to the United States. Her sister Edith had already left with her husband for Seattle in 1936. Preperations for Hilde’s emigration to the United States. She arrived in Seattle in the winter of 1938.The lawyer Hilde Birnbaum, nee Merzbach, was born in 1909 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Her family was a well-known family who lived in Frankfurt for several generations and owned the established Merzbach bank. Her father, a veteran of World War One, was a prominent lawyer and head of the Jewish community in Frankfurt. Law studies in Freiburg and member of the Social Democrats. In March of 1933 Hilde left Germany for England together with her sister Edith. She emigrated to the United States via Paris in 1938.Himmler, Heinrich, 1900-1945Levy, HildeSchirach, Balduir von, 1907-1974Education, higher, 1918-1933Education, Jewish, 1918-1933Professions and occupations, bank owner
AHC interview with Helen Blank.
No full textTape1, Side A - Ms. Blank starts with telling about her grandparents who were very religious. She recalls her childhood and her neighbourhood in the 15th Viennese district, historic events in Austria as Justizpalastbrand, and the Socialist Uprising in February 1934. She played music of the Ave Maria in school and at church. Tape1, Side B - Education, religious life. Viennese cultural life, opera, literature. Hitler uprising in Germany. Anschluss, Procedure of visa application. Antisemitism. She tells when she rounded up by SS as a teacher at Talmud Thora School at Malzgasse 20, the morning after 'Reichskristallnacht' when the school was burned down; she was forced to scrub department store. Emigration; boat trip; arrival in New York, NRA relief organization. First job in Austrian nightclub "Old Grinzing", met Hermann Leopoldi, Anton Kuh; becoming active in union. Tape1, Side A - Jobs in US, Austrian organizations in New York. Ethnic groups in New York, gentrification. marriage. divorce. second marriage. McCarthy. Anschluss.March 21, 2001Helen Blank, 2001Helen Blank (nee Helene Bilber) was born in Vienna on April 15, 1919. She attended school in Vienna and became a teacher for elementary schools in 1936. She displayed an early political awareness and took part in underground resistance to Austro-Fascism. She was also a member of the 'Sozialistische Mittelschueler' [socialist students association]. The morning after "Reichskristallnacht" she was rounded up by SS at a Talmud Thora School. The school was burned down. She got a visa for the USA and left Austria on January 12, 1939. Helen Blank arrived in New York on Feburary 4, 1939. During her time in New York she was a member of several organizations in New York, e.g. the Austrian Forum, the Austrian American Federation, and the Free Austrian Youth. She had several jobs, first of all she did manual jobs (household, factory, nightclub garderobe) then she did clerical work, from 1948-1982 she worked at a wholesale house and was promoted quickly; the company helped her with education: undergraduate (accounting); graduate school (computer sciences); then she was in charge of computer work at the company; from 1982 to 1992 she did parttime work on accounting systems for computers and retired after that. She visited Austria a few times, mostly because she wanted to visit friends. Her mother Ita Bilber, nee Katz, was born in Mayanow in 1890 and died in New York City in 1991. Her father Markus Bilber, born 1886 in Tarnopol, Ukraine, died 1961 in Tel Aviv, Israel.See also Helen Blank Collection (AR 11286)Austrian Heritage Collectio
Schicksale juedischer Mitbuerger in Huesten zwischen 1930 und 1945.
No full textEssay about Jews in the town of Huesten in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) before and during the Holocaust.In 1932, 50 Jews lived in Huesten