Memorial Hall to German Jewry at the Wiener Library

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 1556 WL 636
Held at	: Wiener Library   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/ ›
Full title	: Memorial Hall to German Jewry at the Wiener Library
Date(s)	: [1761]-1913
Level of description	: collection
Extent	: 1 folder
Name of creator(s)	: Council for Jews from Germany

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

This collection of documents and images came about as the consequence of an appeal made in the May 1962 issue of the AJR Information, by the Council for Jews from Germany, for memorabilia and documents of Germany Jewry, of historical and artistic value, for the Memorial Hall to German Jewry at the Wiener Library.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers gathered through an appeal for memorabilia and documents of Germany Jewry by the Council for Jews from Germany, including papers of Joseph Feig including Bürgerbrief, 1842 and letter of acceptance into the Berlin Kaufmannschaft, 1842. Drawing of the synagogue in Zerbst, Saxon-Anhalt, by W Kariel, 1913; copy of a letter confirming the right of Herr Veit Weil to wear the medal of his majesty the King of Württemberg and copy brochure 'Zum andenken an Herrn Veit Weil, Fabrikant zu Oberdorf', 1889; typescript translation of a newspaper article about JS Bernhardt's financial involvement in the extension of the town hall, Lissa (Posen), 1818; copies of Bürgerbriefe of Franz Josef Fränckel of Hamburg, 1898, and Philipp Schmann, 1876; photograph of synagogue at Pömbsen. Copies of papers relating to Salmon Müller of Paderborn and his wife (née Schüler), including Preussischer Orden; Commemoration of service to Kultusgemeinde in Paderborn; honorary membership of Red Cross; obituaries and documents relating to the activities of Max and Frau Schüler in war of 1870-1871. Edict issued on behalf of Maria Theresia, 17 Dec 1761, concerning work by Jewish women and documents pertaining to Abraham Levin Broch, Berlin 1872. Correspondence between the depositors and the Council for Jews from Germany, often containing biographical and historical information.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
German and English

System of arrangement:

By depositor

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

Finding aids:

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Council for Jews from Germany

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Mar 2008