Zunz-Ehrenberg papers 1811-1964, bulk 1811-1879.

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Zunz-Ehrenberg papers 1811-1964, bulk 1811-1879.

Manuscripts and correspondence of historian Leopold Zunz. Bulk of correspondence is between Zunz and his mentor Samuel Meyer Ehrenberg, and the descendents of their two families. Includes documents, notes, and research written or acquired by Nahum Norbert Glatzer.

.7 cubic ft. 2 Hollinger boxes.

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Zunz, Leopold, 1794-1886

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Born in Detmold on August 10, 1794, Leopold Zunz was educated at the Samson'sche Freischule in Wolfenbüttel, and the universities of Berlin and Halle. In 1819, he was a founding member of the Verein fuer Cultur und Wissenschaft der Juden in Berlin, in which prominent intellectual figures like Eduard Gans, Heinrich Heine, M. I. Jost and Immanuel Wohlwill gathered. From this club, the so-called Wissenschaft des Judentums emerged, mainly based on two early works of Zunz, the programmatic article " ...

Glatzer, Nahum N. (Nahum Norbert), 1903-1990

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Nahum Norbert Glatzer served on the faculty at Brandeis University from 1951-1973. He specialized in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and served as chairman of the department for a number of years; he wrote numerous books and articles. From the description of Nahum Norbert Glatzer papers, 1900-1988. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 61460435 ...

Ehrenberg, S. M.

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Samuel Meyer Ehrenberg is the son of Hale Meyer, née Landau and Levi Meyer. In 1808 he became the "Inspector" of the Samsonschule in Wolfenbuettel. He reformed this school according to the model of the Jacobsohnschule in Seesen/Harz (Germany) with a mixture of religious and secular education, guided by the spirit of enlightenment and Reform Judaism. He was married to Henriette (Jette) Maas (1781-1845). His most renowned pupils were perhaps Leopold Zunz and Isaak Marcus Jost. (See al...

Ehrenberg, Phillip.

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