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  1. Archives of the West London Synagogue of British Jews

    The archive is composed of correspondence and synagogue papers, 1841-1942, with the principal run of general correspondence files starting in 1863. For the period 1911-23 the files have been sorted alphabetically as well as annually. Earlier correspondence relates to synagogue matters including the prayer books, appeals, the organ, arrears of subscriptions, etc. There are files of applications for membership or seats, copies of the treasurer's reports and financial statements, a lease of synagogue property and papers relating to the appointment of ministers.

  2. Archives re Rudolf Hess: list

    List of papers relating to Rudolf Hess and Douglas Hamilton at the National Archives, Scotland

  3. Arno Jacobius: personal correspondence

    This collection contains the personal correspondence of Arno Jacobius, a Jewish boy from Berlin who arrived in England on a Kindertransport in May 1939, aged 14. His stepbrother Roman Gärtner and his uncle Leo Levy emigrated separately to England. Arno's mother, Johanna Jacobius, however perished at Auschwitz concentration camp.Personal correspondence of Arno Jacobius including letters from his mother, his stepbrother Roman Gärtner, his uncle Leo Levy from Kitchener camp in Kent, and other relatives and friends. The correspondence concerns Arno's new life in Scotland, the anticipated e...

  4. Arnold Rosé: copt documents re wartime musical activities

    The collection was deposited at the Wiener Library on the instruction of Richard Newman, co-author of Alma Rosé: Vienna to Auschwitz, Amadeus, USA, 2000. Alma Rosé was Arnold's daughter and became the conductor of the Auschwitz orchestra, where she died in 1944. Whilst the book obviously focuses on the experiences of Alma there is substantial biographical account of many members of the family including her father and his relation to the Mahler family.

  5. Arnold Schönberg: copy papers

    This collection of copy correspondence concerns the period when he left Europe for the United States.

  7. Arnost Polak: family correspondence and papers

    Readers need to book  a reading room terminal to access this digital contentThis collection comprises original postcards and letters from Gerta and Rudolf Pollak, Jewish inmates of Terezin concentration camp in former Czechoslovakia and Siedliszcze, a forced labour camp in the Lublin area, Poland. Also included are some recent photographs of Terezin and memorial stones. The letters are particularly significant for historians of the period because they provide a detailed insight into ghetto life and shed light on the fate of one transport from Terezin to Lublin District in Poland. The f...

  8. Aron Adolf Neiss collection

    This collection contains the personal papers of Aron Adolf Neiss and his family, former Jewish refugees from Vienna. The Neiss family originally came from Poland but had moved to Vienna by the 1920s. Aron and his son emigrated to England in July 1939.Personal papers including birth and marriage certificates, certificates of family origin ('Heimatschein'), Herbert Neiss' tax clearance certificate, passports, Aron Neiss' certificate of naturalisation and power of attorney relating to his restitution claim. Also included are personal correspondence, papers relating to the sale of the family ho...

  9. Article on Kafka

    In addition there is a note from a producer of the BBC's 'Third Programme', regarding a possible talk by Robert Weltsch on Franz Kafka, who also knew him quite well.

  10. Article re Jewish public servants, Frankfurt

    This article provides short biographical sketches on some of the more well known Jewish public figures in Frankfurt am Main from the early 19th to the 20th centuries. Included are personalities from the fields of commerce, politics, social reform, the arts and science.

  12. Aryanisation of the Römischer Kaiser store, Erfurt: Documents

    Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital version of this archive.Microfilmed collection of documents relating to the aryanisation of the 'Römischer Kaiser' store, Erfurt.In the correspondence between Gauwirtschaftsberater and Wirtschaftskammer Mitteldeutschland- Weimar, it is stated that economic viability rather than party policy should decide whether the 'Römischer Kaiser' store should be Aryanised.

  15. The Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain: Board minutes and papers

    Minutes and correspondence of the board of the Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain, covering such subjects as restitution claims; social work; the newsletter: AJR Information; cultural activities; membership of the organisation 

  16. August Grüber: report re Dachau

    Report of conditions in Dachau concentration camp, giving a classification of prisoners in the camp also including mention of cabaret evenings replete with reference to jokes about conditions.German 1 page 

  17. August Tuchmann: translation of diary

    Translation of the diary of August Tuchmann detailing life for a Jewish family in 19th century GermanyEnglish 12 pagesThis translation of August Tuchmann's diary was produced by his grandson, the depositor, Fred Tuckman

  18. August Wolf collection

    This collection contains mostly the writings of August Berthold Wolf in the form of original Feuilletons, cuttings from German language  newspapers in the 1930s; also diverse draft and sometimes incomplete writings; some correspondence.