Studio portrait of Erich von Kahler; Munich.

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Painting of Freiherr Martin von Magnus Family Portraits Family

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Judah P. Benjamin collection, undated, 1838-1942.

The collection consists of 25 letters written by Benjamin between 1838 and 1881 on a variety of subjects, four Confederate notes and two bonds bearing his picture, miscellaneous items about Benjamin (1893-1942), nine issues of the Congressional globe with speeches by Benjamin, as well as separate copies of his printed speeches, and a photostatic copy of the "Diary of Events" (400 pp.) kept by Benjamin, the original of which is in the Library of Congress (1862-1864).

Myer S. Isaacs collection undated, 1844, 1851-1925

Contains correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to the centennial birthday celebration of and memorial services for Sir Moses Montefiore; correspondence consists primarily of replies to a circular advocating the holding of memorial services issued by the Board of Delegates on Civil and Religious Rights from congregations in Buffalo, Charleston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Detroit. Contains also correspondence relating to the activities of the Alliance Israelite Universelle on behalf of Palestine and the Jews in the Balkan States and Morocco and to the establishment of United States committees for the Alliance and the raising of funds, including correspondence with H. Pereira Mendes, Henry S. Jacobs, John Hay, and Adolphe Cremieux as well as letters from Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Galveston, Minneapolis, Mobile, Rochester, St. Louis, and San Francisco. Also contains extensive correspondence concerning anti-semitism in Russia, aid to Jewish immigrants, and Jewish agricultural colonies in the United States, with letters from James G. Blaine, Manuel Augustus Kursheedt, Sabato Morais, Charles Nathan, Hirsch Leib Sabsovich, (Isaac N.?) Seligman and Judah Wechsler, among others. Also contains newspaper clippings and other items relating to Jewish life during the late 19th century and articles and memorabilia about various members of the Isaacs family.

Der Orden Pour le Mérite für Wissenschaften und Künste von 1842 bis 1983.

A brochure, listing all members of the order, 1842-1983. A typescript adds members until 1985 and lists Jewish members, 1842-1981.

Joseph Ritter von Wertheimer, Moritz Lazarus and Abraham Geiger; Officers of the first Jewish Council of Leipzig Portraits; Groups; Men

"Praesidium der ersten israelitischen Synode zu Leipzig. II Vicepraesident Ritter V. Wertheimer aus Wien. Praesident Prof. Dr. M. Lazarus aus Berlin. I Vicepraesident Dr. A. Geiger aus Frankfurt a/M."

Outdoor portrait of Emil Preetorius, Erich von Kahler and Friedrich Gundolf.

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Ambassador von Staden and Secretary Califano signing the U.S.-German Social Security Agreement; Washington, D.C.

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Rudolf and Antoinette von Kahler in living room; Vienna-Doebling Architecture; Residences

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Painting of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy by Eduard Magnus Portraits Men

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Reproduction of painted portrait by Eduard Magnus of Mrs. Karl Steffeck Portraits Women

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