Correspondence with Bloch, Julius

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/164
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 109468
Dates
5 Aug 1954 - 24 Mar 1957
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Julius Bloch (1877-1956) was a Jewish-German merchant. He had held a leading position in the Jewish Community of Frankfurt am Main before emigrating to the UK in 1938. A B’nai B’rith member in Frankfurt already, Bloch was among the founding members of the Leo Baeck (London) Men’s Lodge.

See Walk, J., Kurzbiographien zur Geschichte der Juden 1918-1945, Munich et. al., K. G. Saur, 1988, p. 37.

Scope and Content

The correspondence centres on the whereabouts of the Memorbuch of the Jewish community in Friedberg near Frankfurt am Main. Contained are letters of several other individuals involved in the item’s tracing process. Upon his passing the acquisition of parts of Bloch’s estate is briefly discussed.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

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Related Units of Description

People

  • Bloch, Julius

Subjects

Places

  • Frankfurt am Main
  • Friedberg
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