Strauss, Bruno

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Bruno Strauss was a historian and philologist who lived from 1889-1969. He was raised in Marburg and studied there and in Berlin. From 1912-1938 he taught at the University of Berlin, but was forced to flee to Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, in 1939. He immediately gained employment at Centenary College in Shreveport, and taught history and German there until 1964.

From the guide to the Bruno Strauss Collection, 1863-1969, (Leo Baeck Institute Archives)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Franz Rosenzweig Collection, 1832-1999 Leo Baeck Institute.
referencedIn Eva Engel Collection, 1931-1989 Leo Baeck Institute Archives
creatorOf Bruno Strauss Collection, 1863-1969 Leo Baeck Institute Archives
referencedIn Fritz Bamberger Collection, 1901-2001, bulk 1955-1980 Leo Baeck Institute.
referencedIn Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars. Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars records. 1927-1949. New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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associatedWith Bamberger, Fritz, 1902-1984 person
associatedWith Cohen, Hermann, 1842-1918 person
associatedWith Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars corporateBody
associatedWith Engel, Eva J. person
associatedWith Guggenheim, Siegfried person
associatedWith Israelitisches Schüler- und Lehrlingsheim (Marburg, Germany) corporateBody
associatedWith Munk, L. (Leo), 1851-1917 person
associatedWith Rosenzweig, Franz person
correspondedWith Wertheimer, Martha, b. 1886? person
associatedWith Wolfskehl, Otto person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Marburg (Germany)
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Flushing (New York, N.Y.)
Shreveport (La.)
Berlin (Germany)
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Wissenschaft des Judentums (Movement)
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