Hans Epstein Collection 1920-1960

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Hans Epstein Collection 1920-1960

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Papers of Hans Epstein (1905-1960), educator and historian. The collection consists of documents relating to Epstein's teachingactivities during Nazi rule in Germany, and in New York during and after the Second World War; correspondence from before the emigration with individuals and organizations (includingwith Martin Buber, and Adolf Leschnitzer of the Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden); personal and business correspondence relating to immigration in 1938 and Epstein's work in NewYork; posters and postcards.

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