Paula Baum Family Papers 1776-1982 bulk 1869-1982

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Paula Baum Family Papers 1776-1982 bulk 1869-1982

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This collection documents the life and work of the Paula Baum family. The earliest contents are legal documents fromthe 18th century. Other material documents the work of David Reiss (1869-1954), who served as Community President in Elmshorn, the emigration of family members, and private andbusiness correspondence. There is also information about the Jewish community of Elsmhorn in the 1930s.

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Baum, David

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Baum, Rudolf

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Baum, Paula

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David Baum (1869-1954) was born in Wittelsberg, Germany. In 1905 he married Paula Vandewart (1885-1978) from Lendershausen, Germany. They had two children, Bertha (1906-circa 1982) and Rudolf, called Ralph (1907-1984). David worked from 1907 on as a cultural clerk for the Jewish Community of Elmshorn, Germany. During World War I David served in the German Army. Bertha emigrated in the early 1930's to the USA and married Justin Landauer. Rudolf had a wholesale...