Stillschweig Family Collection 1896-1989

Three page letter to Diane Spielman relating to resarch on Samuel Stillschweig and Jewish community in Heide.

Fred Oppenheimer Collection 1799-1896

Military, family and business documents: accounting of the Jewish community in Gemmingen (1799/1800); public school certificate (1884); appointment as instructor of the Volkswehr (1849); note to the mayor of Gemmingen; power of attorney in German, Philadelphia (1896).

Lotte Stern and Dr. Alfred Stern with Otto Wallerstein, a relative of Lotte's father; Berkeley, California.

From left to right: Lotte Stern, Otto Wallerstein, Alfred Stern; Photograph taken shortly after arrival in Berkeley, California

Tombstone of Arthur Molling; Strangriede Cemetery (R 26.05); Hannover Cemeteries Tombs

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Detail of tombstone of Arthur Molling; Strangriede Cemetery (R 26.05); Hannover Cemeteries Tombs

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Rabbi Leo Baeck with Willard Johnson of the World Brotherhood and Rabbi S. Andhil Fineberg of the American Jewish Committee, after a dinner honoring Baeck; World Brotherhood; Bonn Portraits Groups; Men

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Lotte Stern and Dr. Alfred Stern with Otto Wallerstein, a relative of Lotte's father; Berkeley, California.

From left to right: Lotte Stern, Otto Wallerstein, Alfred Stern; Photograph taken shortly after arrival in Berkeley, California

Studio portrait of the six daughters of Solomon and Emilie Kohnberger: (l-r) Laura, Irene, Johanna, Melanie, Hermine and Martha.

Laura (1878-1917) died during a flu epidemic. She married Sigmund Stiassny and had two children, Lisbeth (Gersuny) (1900-1986) and Walter (1902-1912) who died of a ruptured appendix.

Martin Riesenburger portrait portraits men

Martin Riesenburger (May 14, 1896 – Apr. 14, 1966) was Prediger (Preacher) for the Jewish community in Berlin-Weissensee throughout the Nazi era (protected by his gentile wife, Natalie Riesenburger). In 1953 he became Rabbi of the Jewish community in Berlin (East) and then Landesrabbiner of the German Democratic Republic.

Lotte Stern and Dr. Alfred Stern with Otto Wallerstein, a relative of Lotte's father; Berkeley, California.

From left to right: Lotte Stern, Otto Wallerstein, Alfred Stern; Photograph taken shortly after arrival in Berkeley, California