Wilhelm Levison Collection 1823-1977 bulk 1930s

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Wilhelm Levison Collection 1823-1977 bulk 1930s

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The Wilhelm Levison Collection contains personal correspondence and documents concerning the years 1933-1935 at theUniversity of Bonn and the years 1921-1928 in the 'Grossloge.'

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Levison, Wilhelm, 1876-1947

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Wilhelm Levison (1876-1947) was a German historian from Duesseldorf, Germany. His family was originally from Siegburg, Germany. He studied History and Classical Philology at the Universities of Bonn and Berlin and then started to work for the publication series Monumenta Germaniae Historica under Bruno Kusch (1857-1940). In 1903 he became a lecturer at the University of Bonn in "History of the medieval ages" and "Auxiliary Historic Sciences." In 1909 he was given the title of Professor and in 19...

Universität Bonn

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Independent Order of B’nai B’rith. Grossloge für Deutschland

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Freundlich, Josef

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Baeck, Leo, 1873-1956

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20th century German-Polish-Jewish Rabbi, scholar, and a leader of Progressive Judaism. On 27 Jan. 1943, he was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp. He became the "honorary head" of the Council of Elders (Judenrat) in Theresienstadt. As such, he was protected from transports and with his protection list, could also save his relatives from transports, among others his grand-niece Ruth (b. 1925). Moreover, Baeck became "prominent", which meant that he had better accommodation, better ...