Jaffe Family, Posen Collection 1832-1986 bulk 1970-1986

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Jaffe Family, Posen Collection 1832-1986 bulk 1970-1986

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This collection documents the genealogy of the Jaffe family that originated in Posen (now Poznań, Poland), asresearched by Johanna Jaffé. It includes a large amount of genealogical correspondence, family trees, some photographs and a few clippings.

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Leo Baeck Institute.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6346654

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Jaffe family

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Jaffé, Philipp, 1819-1870

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Jaffe, Johanna Eva

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Jaffe, Mordecai ben Abraham 1535-1612

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Jaffé, Johanna Eva

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The Jaffe (sometimes spelled Jaffé) family derived from the Posen (now Poznań) and Miloslaw regions of present-day Poland. Included among its members was Rabbi Mordecai Jaffe, known for his works Levush Malkhut or the Levushim, which interpreted the Jewish laws. Another noteworthy member of the family was the historian Philipp Jaffé. Johanna ("Hanni") Eva Jaffé was born in Posen (now Poznań, Poland). She grew up in a well-to-do family; her father owned the family wood wh...