(1903 Salzuflen -1978 Cape Town) The book 'Jüdische Sagen und Legenden' by Bernhard Kuttner (1904) contains several references to previous owners. Not only can the last legal owner be…
(Lakompak/Lackenbach 1887 - Auschwitz 1944) An exhibition in memory of Dr. Tobias Jakobovits The estate of Rabbi Emil Davidovič, which is kept in the library of the University of Jewish…
(1893 Fischhausen - 1944 Auschwitz) The book estate of Rabbi Emil Davidovič, which is now located in Heidelberg’s HfJS, consists to a large extent of Nazi loot, which had been collected from…
(Prague 1872 - Treblinka 1942) "The Jews are much closer to freedom than the German. They are slaves, they will break their chains one day, and then they will be free. The German, however, is…
(Jaraczewo 1875 - Auschwitz 1943) "Jiskor! Buch der Erinnerung" ["Yizkor! - book of commemoration"] is the title of a slim volume that was forgotten immediately after it was inventoried in our…
(1913 Minden - 2005 Port Elizabeth) The first restitution carried out by the HfJS is a hymn book from 1836, published by the Royal Württemberg Jewish Church Authority. The origin of the book…
(1921 Bielefeld - 1993 Cincinnati) Books in which family events are recorded have a special value in the household. Especially Bible editions were and are used for this purpose. The memory…
(Vienna 1878 - Theresienstadt 1943) On the occasion of the simultaneous restitution of his books, an article about Dr. Spitzer was published on the International Day of Provenance Research…
(1857 Güssing - 1942 Theresienstadt) On the occasion of his 25th anniversary of service, Dr. Ignaz Ziegler, the long-time Rabbi of Karlovy Vary/Karlsbad, published the paper 'Dokumente zur…
Subject: Library of the Jewish Religious Community Dresden and the affiliated Wünsche-Library. The library was packed by U'stuf. Stein from July 21 to July 24 in Dresden and transferred to…
