Correspondence with Eschelbacher, Max
Extent and Medium
52 letters
Biographical History
Dr. Max Eschelbacher (1880-1964) was a liberal German rabbi and author. In 1912 he had been appointed Leo Back’s successor as rabbi of Düsseldorf. After being arrested in the wake of the November Pogrom 1938 he emigrated to England eventually. See Walk, J., , Munich et. al., K. G. Saur, 1988, p. 83.
Scope and Content
The correspondence centres on Eschelbacher gathering and providing information on numerous Library enquiries on individuals as well as events. Furthermore, light is thrown on his involvement in the Library’s eyewitness testimony project including the contribution of an own account on his experiences in Düsseldorf during the November Pogrom 1938.
Conditions Governing Access
open
People
- Eschelbacher, Max
Subjects
- Personal narratives
- Refugees
- Jewish History
Places
- Düsseldorf