Rabbi Dr. Enoch (Hans) Kronheim collection

Identifier
irn36457
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.292
Dates
1 Jan 1860 - 31 Dec 1970
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn36457

Extent and Medium

boxes

5

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gabrielle Kronheim Gandal

Gabrielle Kronheim Gandal donated her father's papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Dec. 29, 2008.

Scope and Content

Consists of photographs, documents, correspondence, sermons, and newspaper clippings related to the pre-war, wartime, and post-war life and work of Rabbi Dr. Enoch (Hans) Kronheim. Includes material related to Rabbi Kronheim’s rabbinical work in pre-war Bielefeld, his 1938 immigration and the 1939 immigration of his family, and of his wartime work as a rabbi in Jamestown, NY.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged thematically.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Mrs. Gabrielle Gandal

Subjects

  • Bielefeld (Germany)
  • Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-)
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Rabbis.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.