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Written testimony of Georg Wiener regarding the history of the Jewish community of Oppeln from its inception to its destruction, undated

Written testimony of Georg Wiener regarding the history of the Jewish community of Oppeln from its inception to its destruction, undated The testimony includes a variety of documental sources until 1937 when Jews were forbidden to uses public archives and banned from research that required the work with official documents; personal account regarding the last 40 years of the community; death of Rabbi Dr Wiener 1895; Dr Hermann Vogelstein becomes successor of Dr Wiener but moves to Koenigsberg after two years of service; new synagogue in the borough of Wilhelmstal; next Rabbi is Dr Baeck from Lissa, Prussia...

File Number : 612

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Hebrew, German

Memoirs of Curt Rosenberg, born in Ermland Region, East Prussia, Germany, 1880s, regarding his experiences before, during and after the war

Memoirs of Curt Rosenberg, born in Ermland Region, East Prussia, Germany, 1880s, regarding his experiences before, during and after the war "Pictures from a Life. The Memoirs of an East Prussian Jew": Memoirs of Curt Rosenberg, regarding his experiences before the World War One, translated from German by S.F. Dorman - Life in the town; father as a witness at trial; not the best beginning at Evangelical elementary school; his brothers; Catholic festivities in the town; problems and celebrations at school; the new doctor in the town ran away with the local girl; Curt's ancestors; discovery of Zionist...

File Number : 9684

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : English