Cecil Roth file: Documents re Italian Jewry
Extent and Medium
c258 frames
Biographical History
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Cecil Roth (1899-1970), Jewish historian and editor in chief of the Encyclopedia Judaica, was born in London, saw active service in the British infantry in 1918 before entering Merton College, Oxford, obtaining his doctorate in 1925. He trained as a historian with a special interest in Italy, his first major work being The Last Florentine Republic. He was reader in Jewish Studies at Oxford from 1939-1964. When he retired in 1964 he settled in Jerusalem, taking up a visiting professorship at Bar-Ilan University.
Scope and Content
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This collection of material documenting the experiences of Italian Jewry is in 2 parts: Cecil Roth's essays and memoranda on the history and experience of Italian Jewry in general (507/I); and his original correspondence concerning the fate of individual Italian Jews during the Nazi era (507/II).
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Use R:\Document collections\MF54\Working images\04 Frames 306-586
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Microfilm
People
- Roth, Cecil
Subjects
- Jews
Places
- Italy