(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…
(1900 Wrocław – 1978 Israel) In 1916, the 16-year-old schoolgirl Nelly Grünmandel from Breslau received a small booklet as a gift from her religion teacher. It is a Haggadah with a glued-in…
(1869 Ahaus - 1943 Theresienstadt) In the library of the HfJS we have so far identified three books with the handwritten name of a person called Moses Gottschalk. These are a prayer book from…
(1901 Vienna - 1945 Landsberg am Lech/Kaufering) We found an unusual stamp as proof of ownership in the "Philo-Lexikon. Handbuch des Jüdischen Wissens", published in 1937: HUGO ISRAEL…
(1903 Salzuflen -1978 Cape Town) The book "Jüdische Sagen und Legenden" by Bernhard Kuttner (1904) contains several provenance references. Not only can the owner be identified, but it is also…
Eva Ehrenberg, née Sommer (1891 Frankfurt am Main - 1973 London) and Dr. Victor Ehrenberg (1891 Altona - 1976 London) In case we not only identify Nazi looted property in our library but…
(1925 Weener - 2008 The Hague) The book "Bilder und Klänge. Unterhaltendes und Belehrendes für die Jugend" (1925) contains the following dedication: Dem lieben Joachim de Jonge, für seine…
(1888 Prague - 1944 Auschwitz) „Meinem lieben Bruder 1. XI. 1920 Max“ [To my dear brother / 1. XI.1920 / Max] We read this handwritten dedication of the author in a copy of Max Brod's…
(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…
(Przemyśl 1901 - Auschwitz 1942) In contrast to handwritten ownership notes, it is not uncommon that we can find name stamps in several places in a book for the sake of more practical…
