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Der Darmstädter Freundeskreis : ein Beitrag zum Verständnis der empfindsamen Seelenhaltung des 18. Jahrhunderts
No full textThe dissertation dating back to 1934 on the Darmstadt Circle explores the phenomenon of the sentimental attitude in the 18th century. The author, Lilli Bechmann-Rahn, was the last Jewish woman to be awarded a doctoral degree at Erlangen University under National Socialism. According to national socialist racial policy she was stripped of her doctoral title few years later. This publication contains a reprint of the original thesis, a historical appreciation of Lilli Bechmann-Rahn, an acknowledgement of the scientific value of her dissertation, and biographical information.Die Dissertation aus dem Jahr 1934 über den Darmstädter Freundeskreis behandelt das Phänomen der Empfindsamkeit im 18. Jahrhundert. Die Autorin, Lilli Bechmann-Rahn, war die letzte Jüdin in der nationalsozialistischen Zeit, die an der Universität Erlangen promovierte. Im Zuge der nationalsozialistischen Rassenpolitik wurde ihr wenige Jahre darauf die Doktorwürde aberkannt. Die vorliegende Veröffentlichung enthält über den Nachdruck der Dissertation hinaus eine geschichtliche Würdigung Lilli Bechmann-Rahns, Ausführungen zur Bedeutung von Lilli Bechmann-Rahns Arbeit für die Wissenschaft und Bemerkungen zu ihrer Vita
Rahn family collection 1809-2010 Bulk dates: 1928-1960
No full textThe 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.On January 28, 1901 Alfred Hermann Rahn was born in Fürth, Germany to Sidney and Johanna (née Goldmann) Rahn. Sidney Rahn owned the family metalworks business, M.S. Farrnbacher. The firm had been in the family for generations, originally owned by members of Sidney Rahn's mother's family, the Farrnbachers, and produced iron and metal products. Alfred Rahn joined the family business in 1928.Lilli Bechmann was the daughter of the businessman Hugo Bechmann and his wife Ida Bechmann (née Metzger) and was born in Fürth on February 10, 1911. Hugo Bechmann was the owner of a mirror glass factory, founded in the 1840s as W. Bechmann, but renamed under Hugo Bechmann as the Bayerische Spiegel- und Spiegelglasfabriken AG. Beginning in May 1930, Lilli attended the universities of Freiburg, Berlin, Vienna, and Erlangen, studying philosophy and theater. In 1934 she received her doctoral diploma in philosophy from the University of Erlangen with the dissertation Der Darmstädter Freundeskreis. Ein Beitrag zum Verständnis der empfindsamen Seelenhaltung des 18. Jahrhunderts (The Darmstadt Circle of Friends. A Contribution to the Comprehension of the Sentimental Conception of Soul of the Eighteenth Century). In addition to her academic interests she often wrote poetry.Lilli Bechmann and Alfred Rahn met 1929. They both shared a love of the outdoors, and frequently went hiking and skiing in the mountains. They got married on July 3, 1933; three years later their first daughter, Ruth Marion, was born. In 1935 Alfred Rahn travelled with his mother to New York. His brother Max already had lived in the United States and was now an American citizen residing in Puerto Rico, where he worked for a cigar business. With the help of Max Rahn, Alfred and his family received visas for America in November 1937, but after he had tried in vain to sell M.S. Farrnbacher, Alfred Rahn was arrested for attempting to hide funds on December 25, 1937 and sentenced to 14 months in prison. Through the intervention of US Attorney General, Homer Cummings, the Rahns’ visas were extended and two days after Alfred Rahn was released from prison the family, including Ruth's nurse, Helen Lorz, left for America, arriving on April 15, 1939 in New York.After exploring conditions in New York, Alfred and Lilli moved to Denver, Colorado, which reminded them of the mountainous areas of Bavaria they had left behind. Alfred went into the roofing and steel business, while Lilli Rahn taught at Denver University. On January 21, 1945 Alfred and Lilli Rahn's second daughter, Evelyn, was born. Shortly after her arrival in Denver, Lilli Rahn joined the Jewish women's organization Hadassah, where she eventually held multiple high level positions.In October 1938 Alfred Rahn's mother, Johanna Rahn, joined the family in the United States. Her husband Sidney had died in 1930 in Fürth; Johanna Rahn died in 1965. In April 1945 Ida Bechmann, Lilli's mother, arrived in the United States from Sweden, where she had spent the war and where her husband Hugo Bechmann had died. She later changed her surname to Beckman and died in 1978. Beginning in 1959, Lilli Rahn fought cancer for eleven years and died on December 27, 1970. The following day Alfred Rahn committed suicide, unable to live without his Lilli.After their parents' death, Ruth and Evelyn gave funds to Hadassah Hospital in Alfred and Lilli Rahn's honor; established a scholarship at the Hadassah College of Technology in their names; and established the Lilli Bechmann-Rahn Prize at the philosophy department of the University of Erlangen.Three framed oil paintings and a wooden fan have been removed to the LBI Art and Objects Collection.ProcesseddigitizedDigital Imag
Gette Bechmann (1824-1901).
No full textPortrait of an an elderly woman against a dark brown background, dressed in a black dress with lace and bead detailing. She wears a hat with feathers, gold earrings, and a shiny brooch on her chest that matches the button worn in the portrait of her husband, Wilhelm Bechmann (2013.053).Evelyn R. MegermanUpdated record.Digital imag
Wilhelm Bechmann (1820-1908).
No full textPortrait of an old man against a dark brown background wearing a tuxedo with a single shiny button in the center of his shirt, which matches the shiny brooch in the portrait of his wife, Gette Bechmann (2005.052). He has a mustache and is slightly balding.Evelyn R. MegermanUpdated record.Digital imag
Siegel, Lilli an Herman Grimm (1 Brief)
No full textSIEGEL, LILLI AN HERMAN GRIMM (1 BRIEF)
Siegel, Lilli an Herman Grimm (1 Brief) (Br4971)
Brief 4971 (Br4971
Lilli [?] an Gisela Grimm (1 Brief)
No full textLILLI [?] AN GISELA GRIMM (1 BRIEF)
Lilli [?] an Gisela Grimm (1 Brief) (Br5778)
Brief 5778 (Br5778
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Lilli Wolff Archives
No full textOriginal sketch for a fashion design by Lilli Wolff. Female figure with dress in shades of blue, with swatches attached to mount, and penciled notations. Believed to have been done in the United States after 1950
09 Rahn Anthem
No full textA talk given in 1971 by Reverend Clarence Rahn at the Kutztown Rotary that includes his popular Anthem. Rahn starts talking at 6;10 on the tape.
We are grateful to Ruth Schaefer, the daughter of Clarence Rahn, for sharing this recording..
If you want to learn more about Pennsylvania Germans, go to our Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center.
https:/html/www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/pennsylvania-german-cultural-heritage-center
04 Rahn Stump Hunters
No full textThis is speech given by Clarence Rahn to the Muhlenberg Rotary on the topic of stump hunters --lazy people who hunt by sitting on a stump. This Rotary is located very close to Reverend Rahn\u27s home.
We are grateful to Clarence Rahn\u27s daughter, Ruth Schaefer for sharing this tape with us.
For more information about Pennsylvania Germans visit the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center
https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/pennsylvania-german-cultural-heritage-center.htm
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