Exterior view of Martin Goldschmidt's business; Kurfuerstendamm 34, Berlin W.15 Portraits Men

Born 1879?; Married September 2, 1903 in Leipzig to Paula Harmelin; Father of Henry H. Goldschmidt Gould and Ruth Augusta Beatrice Goldschmidt

View of Muensterstrasse including Erich Gustav Baum's haberdashery store (Waesche Baum); Rheine i.W. Portraits Family

The shop was shut down by the Nazis several times during the 1930s

Grete Baum nee Dublon assisting a customer in her husband Erich Gustav Baum's haberdashery store (Waesche Baum); Muensterstrasse, Rheine i.W. Portraits Family

The shop was shut down by the Nazis several times during the 1930s

Ernest W. Michel Papers, 1698, 1938-1996 (bulk 1946-1987)

This collection contains the papers of Ernest W. Michel, Holocaust Survivor Journalist and public speaker,including clippings of newspaper articles written by and about Michel, correspondence between Michel and many important Jewish and political figures and autograph files, which Michel collected. Many of these files concern Michel’s Holocaust experiences, speaking engagements, the World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, and Michel’s work with the United Jewish Appeal.

Seixas family papers, undated, 1746-1911, 1926, 1939.

The collection contains items relating to individual members of the family as well as the Seixas family in general. Included are papers of the following persons: Isaac Mendes Seixas (1708/9-1780/1), a copy of A voyage to Hudson's--Bay, by Henry Ellis, inscribed with his name on the title page, along with additional inscriptions on the end papers (1748); and a daily prayer book printed in Amsterdam (title page missing), with an inscription on the first page indicating that the book was owned by Seixas in 1758/9, and subsequently by his grandson, Theodore J. Seixas, in 1816/17.

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).

Franks family papers, 1711-1821, [1965-1968].

Contains business correspondence, accounts and documents relating to Jacob Franks of New York, his two sons, Moses and David, a nephew, Isaac, and a John Franks of Halifax, possibly a member of the family.

Old master prints from the collection of the late Dr. Albert W. Blum.

Sotheby’s press release on occasion of an auction in New York, 1988 with a short biographical abstract of Albert Blum.

Remarks prepared for delivery by Fred W. Friendly on the occasion of the tenth presentation of the Hubert H. Humphrey First Amendment Freedoms Prize.

Typescript (photocopy) of a speach delivered by Prof. Friendly at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel, June 10, 1988.

Memorandum regarding a loan made by G.W. Ludlow to the congregation

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