Kurt Hirschfeld (left) speaking with Thomas Mann Portraits Groups Men

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Adolpf Molling, Janet Krakauer nee McColl, Hymie Joachim and Thomas Krakauer (l-r); Weggis, Switzerland Portraits Groups

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Portrait of (l-r) unidentified man, Thomas Mann, Singer (painter), Lion Feuchtwanger and unidentified man Portraits Groups Men

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Kurt Hirschfeld (left) speaking with Thomas Mann Portraits Groups Men

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Adolpf Molling, Janet Krakauer nee McColl, Hymie Joachim and Thomas Krakauer (l-r); Weggis, Switzerland Portraits Groups

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Profile portrait of Dr. Georg Michelsohn (Eli Elkana) Portraits Men

Handwritten on verso: Der verehrten Geistes-Schwester Gevereth Dr. Bertha Badt-Strauss dediziert zur freundlichen Erinnerung an den 83 jaehrigen Dichter-Arzt Dr. Georg Michelsohn (Eli Elkana)! Ramath-Gan (Israel) 1. Sept. 1959

Audience members watching the opening ceremonies of the Heidelberg festival, with opening speech given by Thomas Mann.

Typed caption: Festakt in der Stadthalle zur Eroeffnung der Heidelberger Festpiele 1929. Thomas Mann hielt die Festrede. Unsere Aufnahme zeigt einen Ausschnitt aus der Festversammlung, an der die geistige Prominenz Heidelbergs und zahlreiche bedeutende Persoenlichkeiten des deutschen Kulturlebends teilnahmen. Von links nach rechts in der 1. Reihe: Rene Schickele, Rudolf Rittner, Gustav Hargung, Prof. Dr. Martin Dibelius, Gerhart Hauptmann, Dr. Rudolf H. Goldschmidt, Oberbuergermeister Dr. Neinhaus, Thomas Mann und Frau, Kultusminister Leers, Rudolf G. Binding; In der 3. Reihe: Oberbaurat L. Schmieder, Nobelpreistraeger Dr. F. Bergius, Bankdirektor Fremerey, Prof. Hellpach, Prof. Radbruch

Deutsch-Boehm Family collection 1834-1938 Bulk: 1834-1892

The collection holds original official documents pertaining to the ancestors of Hermann Deutsch, such as his father, Hugo Deutsch, and his grandfather, Simon Deutsch, and the last will and testament of Abraham Nathan Meyer, great-grandfather of Hermann Deutsch. Also included are documents for Hermann Boehm. There is a printed obituary by Hugo Preuss for Hugo Deutsch and the copy of a 1938 document, declaring the end of the Simon Boehm company.

The Gift of a Sage. Life and Wisdom of Rabbi Dr. Friedrich Hillel 1892- 1974

Manuscript by Erwin Tramer: "The Gift of a Sage. Life and Wisdom of Rabbi Dr. Friedrich Hillel". Biography of an orthodox rabbi (1865-1928), born in Wisnitz, Austrian Galicia, and who served in Leipnik, Czechoslovakia.

Michaelson family papers, undated, 1892-1920, 1943-1944, 1965, 1992, 1994, 1999-2000.

The Michaelson family papers include early family correspondence, documents, and ephemera; genealogical research conducted by Ms. Appleby, Anna’s granddaughter; copies of New York City marriage certificates kept by Louis B. Michaelson, Rabbi, between 1906-1907; and Anna Michaelson’s copies of original birth records that she kept as midwife in the Lower East Side in New York City between 1892-1916.

Letter from Thomas Hope, architect, regarding drawings for ark of new synagogue

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Letter to M. L. M. Peixotto, May 9, 1824 and Rachel Pinto's tombstone inscription

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