Ellen Bernkopf nee Catzenstein working on a sculpture Portraits Women

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Ellen Bernkopf nee Catzenstein working on a sculpture Portraits Women

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Bar Mitzvah Coin

Obverse: Silver 5 Lirot coin, in the right side olive branch. Reverse: A stylized reproduction of an ancient Holy Ark which appears on a gold-vessel painted in the 13th century C.E.

Anfang - Mitte - Ende 1893-1914

Childhood in traditional Jewish atmosphere; description of general and Jewish life in Frankfurt am Main; family life; education in Jewish school "Philantropin"; university education in Heidelberg, Leipzig, Munich, Berlin and Marburg; military service prior to World War I.

Walter, Greta and Karl Loewenstein Collection. 1821-2004 Bulk: 1933-1989

This collection holds papers of members of the Loewenstein family, especially Walter and Karl Loewenstein. Among the papers here are examples of Walter Loewenstein's writing, documentation of life in Rietberg in Westphalia (Germany) during the late 1930s and early 1940s, and correspondence concerning the fate of several family members during this time. Papers relating to Karl Loewenstein focus on his wartime activities. The genealogy of the Brandenstein family is also represented here along with a few papers of other family members. The collection consists of unpublished manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, official and restitution documentation, notebooks and notes, genealogical research, and fliers.

Shalom Coin, Israel's 32nd Independence Day

Obverse: 200 Lirot silver coin, emblem of the State of Israel. Reverse: stylized lettering of the word 'peace' from olive branch's leaves.

Shalom Coin, Israel's 32nd Independence Day

Obverse: 200 Lirot silver coin. Reverse: Letters of the word 'peace' made out of the olive branch leaves.

Shalom Coin

Obverse: 10 Lirot silver coin, in the center, stylized inscription. Reverse: Stylized inscription, in the lower left side, helmet and olive branch.

Jerusalem Rotary Jubilee Commemorative Medal

Obverse: Stylized number 50, 5 is created by olive branch, 0 by the rotary wheel. Reverse: Stylized design of Jerusalem.

"From Victory to Victory" Commemorative Medal

Obverse: In the left part, three rifles with three flags (Israel, French, British), olive branch, inscription. Reverse: General Moshe Dayan, gate of the Jerusalem Old City in the background.

Jerusalem Peace Commemorative Medal

Obverse: Stylized inscription. Reverse: Dove of Peace carrying olive branch, in the center of the medal.

Seasonal Greeting token 1987

Obverse: Emblem of the Israel Government Coins and Medal Corporation. Reverse: Dove of peace with olive branch in its beak.

Caesarea Commemorative Medal

Obverse: A stylized design of Caesarea, a Roman arch with the sea beyond. Reverse: Ceasarea coin minted by Agrippas, Tyche (Fortune) holding in her right hand a ship's rudder, in her left a palm branch.

Blessed be the Healer Commemorative Medal

Obverse: In the center, a stylized design of the sun shining on a young branch. Reverse: Stylized inscription.

Beradt Family Collection 1850-1956

Documents related to Ulla Brode, née Beradt and her family.