Lilienthal family papers and photographs, 1840-1961.

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Lilienthal family papers and photographs, 1840-1961.

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The collection contains a miscellany of Lilienthal family materials, including genealogical and biographical information; correspondence, including originals of Rabbi Max Lilienthal's letters from Russia sent to members of his family, fiancée and friends in the 1840s (in German), photocopies of letters (1880) from Theodore Max Lilienthal in New York to his brother Ernest Reuben Lilienthal in San Francisco discussing family matters and business problems, and photocopies of letters of congratulation on the occasion of the wedding of Sophie Gerstle and Theodore Max Lilienthal, and a photocopy of a letter from the artist Toby Rosenthal to Sophie Gerstle Lilienthal (1912) in which he describes the progress of her husband's portrait; a collection of Elizabeth Lilienthal's handwritten notes from the Sunday School of San Francisco's Congregation Emanu-El; a copy of a speech by Jesse Lilienthal; and photographs (including a photographic portrait of Pepi Lilienthal Samuels by Arnold Genthe).

1 box, 1 oversize box, and 1 oversize folder (.8 linear feet)

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Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library

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Bancroft Library. Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.

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Western Jewish History Center

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The Western Jewish History Center (WJHC), a research center based around a library and large archive, was founded in 1967. It is part of the Judah L. Magnes Museum, located in Berkeley, Calif. Its mission is to collect and preserve materials documenting the history of the Jewish community in the western United States. To that end, it has collected a large number of organizational records; personal papers and correspondence; audiotapes; and photographs, graphic art, and motion picture films. It h...

Seligmann family.

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Congregation Emanu-El (San Francisco, Calif.). Sunday School

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Lilienthal, Ernest Reuben, 1850-1922

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Gerstley, Elizabeth Lilienthal

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Biographical Information James Mack Gerstley (1907-2007) was born in London to James Gerstley and Adele Mack. The Gerstle(y) family can be traced to Ichenhausen, Germany, where the oldest identifiable ancestor appears to be Abraham Gerstle (1740-1796). Abraham's son, Isak Michael Gerstle (1787-1851) married Sara Sofie Weil and had seven children: Abraham, Karoline, Sophie, Handele, Löb, Jette, and Moritz. Löb Gerstle eventually moved to San F...

Rosenthal, Toby Edward, approximately 1848-1917

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Painter; Munich, Germany. From the description of Toby E. Rosenthal papers, 1876-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454238 ...

Lilienthal family.

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The Lilienthal family came from a valley in Schnaittach-Huttenbach, Germany, near Munich. The original family name was Seligmann. In 1814, Loew Seligmann registered his surname as Lilienthal (lily of the valley). The western branch of the family was descended from Rabbi Max and Dr. Sam Lilienthal (sons of Loew) and their wives, the sisters Pepi and Caroline Nettre. They all emigrated from Germany to the United States in the 1840s. From the description of Lilienthal family papers and ...

Lilienthal, Sophie Gerstle, 1859-1934

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Lilienthal, Philip, Jr.

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Judah L. Magnes Museum

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Online Archive of California

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Lilienthal, Philip, Sr.

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Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942

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German-born American photographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to [Isadora Duncan], [1915 or later]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 501196416 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to [Isadora Duncan], Tuesday [ca. 1915]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 501196335 Photographer and pioneer in dance photography. From the description of Correspondence and writings, 1928-1942. (New York Public Library). Worl...

Samuels, Pepi Lilienthal

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Lilienthal, Theodore Max, 1847-1891

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Lilienthal, M. E. (Max E.), 1812-1885

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