German war proclamations. Arrêtés et proclamations de guerre allemandes du 20 aôut 1914 au 25 janvier 1915; documents historiques affichés à Bruxelles pendant l'occupation.

Mode of access: Internet.

The world at war,

"In the 'The world war' Georg Brandes has collected some of his essays on the war and the events leading up to it, written before and during the great conflict."--Pref.

Manual of emergency legislation, comprising all the acts of Parliament, proclamations, orders, &c., passed and made in consequence of the war to September 30th, 1914.

"Supplements to this Manual will be issued from time to time as new emergency legislation requires."--Note inserted before t.-p.

France and the European war, full text of diplomatic documents; authorised translation by the Paris correspondent of the Times for the French government of the documents relating to the negotiations which preceded the declaration of war by Germany to Russia (August 1st, 1914) and to France (August 4th, 1914).

On cover: The French yellow book; an authorized translation by the Times for the French government of official documents proving how Germany forced the war.

Manual of emergency legislation : comprising all the acts of Parliament, proclamations, orders, &c., passed and made in consequence of the war. Supplement no. 2 to December 5th, 1914 /

Incorporating and superseding supplement no. 1.

British documents on the origins of the war, 1898-1914.

Mode of access: Internet.

Why England and Germany went to war ... the "white papers" of England and Germany, republished from the New York times. August 23d and 24th, 1914.

Mode of access: Internet.

The cathedral churches of France in the war of 1914-18; summary of the war collection of Barr Ferree.

Cover-title.

World's war events,

Mode of access: Internet.

The world allies : a survey of nationalism, labour and world-trade : and a remedy for wage-slavery and war.

Mode of access: Internet.

Russian court memoirs, 1914-1916, with some account of court, social and political life in Petrograd before, and since the war;

Introduction signed: B. W., ... August, 1916.

In our first year of war; messages and addresses to the Congress and the people, March 5, 1917, to January 8, 1918,

"A war volume of the President's messages to follow Why we are at war."--Foreword.

To Greta: The Biography of Kurt Tauber 1914-1995

The memoir contains poems, eulogies and family photos and was written in 1995 in Connecticut. Recollections of the author's childhood in an orthodox Jewish family in the Leopoldstadt, the second district in Vienna. He was the third of four children. His father was a businessman who was dealing with clothing and textile. Kurt was enrolled in the same class as his older brother Hans at Gymnasium. Memories of his Bar Mitzvah celebration. Cello lessons and concerts with his brother Hans. After graduation Kurt started to study medicine at the Anatomic Institute of Julius Tandler at the Vienna University. Member of the liberal medical students' union "Wiener Mediziner". Acquaintance with his future-wife Greta. Skiing trip in the mountains. Antisemitic attacks at University, particularly within the faculties of law and medicine. Arrest under the false accusation of distributing illegal literature. In January 1938 Greta and Kurt Tauber were married. Worsening of political situation and rising of the illegal Nazi movement in Austria. Recollections of the "Anschluss" (Nazi take-over) in March 1938. Affidavit for Greta and Kurt from her brother in the United States. In June 1938 they went to London, where they waited for their visas to the US. Fervent attempts to arrange exit permits for their families in Vienna. Greta and Kurt Tauber arrived in New York in October of 1938. Difficult start at the beginning. Kurt started to work in a bakery. Greta and Kurt moved to a small apartment in the Lower East Side. Move to Queens with Greta's parents. Kurt's parents arrived in 1940 and moved to Washington Heights. Kurt and Greta started a baking business in Kew Gardens, Queens. Birth of their daughters Judy in 1941 and Ellen in 1944. Recollections of Passover family celebrations and vacations in the mountains and at Fleischmann's in the Catskills. Description of business encounters and family events, such as the birth of their grandchildren. Journey to Israel. Retirement and

Aus meinem Leben 1899-1918

The memoir was written between 1899 and 1918. Family history going back to the early 18th century. Recollection of the author's childhood in Hildesheim. Moritz was the youngest child of Joseph and Bena Guedemann. Early death of his father in 1847. Moritz attended the Jewish elementary school prior to the age of five. In 1843 he was enrolled in the episcopal "Josephinum Gymnasium", where he was the only Jewish student in the entire school. He had friendly relationships with students and teachers and was not confronted with antisemitism during his school years. Moritz Guedemann graduated in 1853 and enrolled in the newly established Jewish Theological Seminary in Breslau. Description of teachers and colleagues in the seminary. Doctorate in 1858 and continuation of rabbinic studies. Occasional invitation to preach at the high holidays in Berlin, where Moritz got acquainted with the famous rabbi Dr. Michael Sachs. Position as a rabbi in Magdeburg in 1862. Small publications of studies in Jewish history. Engagement with Fanny Spiegel. In 1863 Moritz and Fanny Guedemann got married. Offer to succeed rabbi Michael Sachs in Berlin. Division and intrigues in the Jewish community and withdrawing from the position. Invitation to give a sermon in Vienna. In 1866 Moritz Guedemann was nominated to succeed rabbi Mannheimer at the Leopoldstadt synagogue in Vienna. Austro-Prussian war and defeat of Austria in Koeniggraetz. Initial difficulties and cultural differences. Criticism toward his orthodox conduct in the Vienna Jewish press ("Neuzeit"). Cultural life in Vienna. Welfare institutions and philanthropists. Difference within the Jewish community. Crash of the stock exchange and rise of antisemitism. Publication of sermons and studies in Jewish history. In 1891 Max Guedemann became chief rabbi of Vienna. Speeches against antisemitism and blood libel trials. He was awarded with the title "Ritter" of the Kaiser Franz Joseph order for these achievements. Death of his wife in

Verein Mekor Chajim Collection 1915-1918

The bulk of the collection consists of circular letters of the Jewish orthodox organization Mekor Chajim in Frankfurt/Main and of issues of ‘Feldbrief der Agudas Jisroel Jugendorganisation’, sent to Jewish soldiers during World War I; 1915-1918