Miscellaneous collections

Identifier
WL636
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70906
Dates
1 Jan 1761 - 31 Jan 1913
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

In between reunions, the ROK organization produced regular newsletters that served as a forum to connect the Kinder, mainly keeping them abreast of news concerning each other but also the broader Jewish world. The success of the 50th reunion and demand for newsletters prompted Bertha to take on an additional project concerning the Kinder: she solicited memoirs of their departures from their families and homelands, journeys to Britain, and new lives in Britain and beyond. The accounts were published in the book, I Came Alone. Many of the memoirs in the collection are in response to this project.

Archival History

The covering letters from the depositors, which often contain biographical and historical information, have been retained.

Acquisition

Donor: Various

Scope and Content

This collection of documents and images came about as the consequence of an appeal made in the May 1962 issue of the AJR Information, by the Council for Jews from Germany, for memorabilia and documents of Germany Jewry, of historical and artistic value, for the Memorial Hall to German Jewry at the Wiener Library.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Subjects

Places

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.