Overview
- Description
- Consists of one letter, written by Rabbi Dr. Jehiel Weinberg, undated but circa 1946, to Dr. Marcus Cohen in Basel, Switzerland. In the letter, Rabbi Weinberg, the pre-war principal of the Hildesheimer Seminary in Berlin, writes about the wartime loss of his private library and asks his friend whether the Joint Distribution Committee might be able to assist him in acquiring some Jewish books recovered from Nazi plunder.
- Date
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inclusive:
circa 1946
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund
Physical Details
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Rabbis--Germany--Berlin.
- Personal Name
- Weinberg, Jehiel Jacob, -1966.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum acquired this letter in 2011.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-01 11:41:13
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