William StraussCollection 1818-1971 bulk 1930-1962

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William StraussCollection 1818-1971 bulk 1930-1962

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This collectioncontains the papers of banker William Strauss. It includes his correspondence, alarge amount of newspaper clippings, family trees, and research material pertainingto the Mendelssohn banking house.

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Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786

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Moses Mendelssohn was an internationally renowned philosopher of the Enlightenment while remaining an observant Jew who defended Judaism and advocated for Jewish civil rights. Moses Mendelssohn was born in 1729 in Dessau, the son of a Torah scribe, and received a traditional Talmudic education. His mother Bela Rachel Sara was descended from an illustrious line of rabbis. At age 14, Moses Mendelssohn followed his rabbi to Berlin; in Berlin, Mendelssohn encountered a group of early enlightened ...

Strauss, William, 1904-1971

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William (Wilhelm) Straus was born in Hanover in 1904. After obtaining his doctorate in economics in 1925, with a dissertation entitled” Die Konzentrationsbewegung im deutschen Bankgewerbe”, he worked in banking until his emigration to the U.S. in 1939. In the U.S., he worked as an investment analyst until his retirement. Strauss died in 1971 in California. From the guide to the William Strauss Collection, 1818-1971, bulk 1930-1962, (Leo Baeck Institute) ...

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Winter, Jakob, 1857-1941

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