Correspondence and photographs of Julius Bloch

Identifier
WL1436
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 69988
Dates
1 Jan 1937 - 24 Mar 1956
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

1 folder, 1 volume

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Julius Bloch was born in Bühl/ Baden in June 1877. He became a member of the Jewish Gemeindevorstand in Pforzheim, Baden Wuerttemberg, in 1923; member of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde, Frankfurt/ Main, where he was also chairman of the Jewish Welfare Committee and head of the regional office for the Hilfsverein der Juden in Deutschland. He was responsible for rationalisng the provision of welfare to Jews in Frankfurt by centralising the numerous smaller organisations into one large organisation. By May 1938 he was living in London. In 1946 he was deputy of the New Liberal Congregation, London. He died in London in 1956. The last letter was from the leader of the Jewish community in Baden, an old friend, reporting the desecration of some 20 gravestones in the Jewish cemetery there, 1955.

Acquisition

Correspondence to Julius Bloch; doc.

Donated July 1998

Donor: Re-accession

Scope and Content

This collection of correspondence documents, in part, the life of Julius Bloch, a German Jewish immigrant, and former memberof the Jewish cultural communities in Frankfurt/ Main and Pforzheim. Also included is a photo album documenting the work of apprenticeshop workshops for Jewish teenagers in Frankfurt am Main, and a draft statement about the establishment and role of the workshops.

System of Arrangement

The material is arranged into the following categories: correspondence, statement and photographs.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Related Units of Description

  • See also Bloch, Julius: Die Neuorganisation der offenen juedischen Wohlfahrtspflege in Frankfurt am Main, Microfilm 334/W174.

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This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.