David Fränkel collection

Identifier
irn43441
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.129.1
Dates
1 Jan 1927 - 31 Dec 1937
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hebrew
  • German
  • English
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

boxes

4

1 CD,

Archival History

Center for the Preservation of Historical Documentary Collections (formerly the Osobyi Archive) Moscow

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Willi Korte

Dr. Willi Korte donated this material to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on April 25, 2011. He copied these documents from the Center for the Preservation of Historical Documentary Collections (formerly the Osobyi Archive) Moscow, consisting of Fond 1402, opus 1, delos 1-18 and 26. Delos 19-25 are not included in the collection.

Scope and Content

The David Fränkel consists of copies and scans of documents related to Rabbi David Fränkel, who was a rare books dealer specializing in Hebraica in Vienna. The documents relate to Fränkel's work building this collection, which was confiscated under the orders of Adolf Eichmann.

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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.