Correspondence with Maas, Hermann

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/936
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 110670
Dates
28 Aug 1953 - 27 Oct 1962
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Dr. Hermann Maas (1877-1970) was a German protestant minister, Nazi opponent, and life-long supporter of Jewish-Christian dialogue. In 1950 he was the first gentile German to be formally invited by the newly founded state of Israel. For having helped persecuted Jews in the Nazi era Yad Vashem honoured him as 'Righteous among the Nations' in 1964. See Gutman, I. (ed.), The encyclopedia of the righteous among the nations: rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. Europe (Part 1) and other countries, Jerusalem, Yad Vashem, 2007, p. 122.

Scope and Content

The material comprises two short notes as well as two printed items by Maas, a thank you note in the wake of his 80. birthday (1957) and new year’s greetings for Rosh Hashanah (1962).

Conditions Governing Reproduction

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People

  • Maas, Hermann

Subjects

  • Righteous Among the Nations
  • Judeo-Christian relations
  • German-Jewish dialogue
  • Christians

Places

  • West Germany [1949-1990]
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