Rubel genealogy
Scope and Content Note
Compilation of genealogical material on the Rubel family of Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany. The document traces John H. Rubel's father's family from circa 1694 in Germany to the emigration of the family from Germany to Chicago in 1848 and further traces John H. Rubel's direct family from his great-grandfather to his grandchildren. The compilation includes family trees, biographical vignettes, historical excerpts, a few brief memoirs, and related documents. The principal document in the compilation is entitled "Chicago pioneers: a partial genealogy of the Rubel family, 1694-1999." Other chapters include "Genealogy and family history data and notes on the Rubel family descended from Mayer Rubel;" "History of the Jews of Chicago;" "The ordeal of Pauline Rubel Scholem;" "The situation of the Jewish population in the Kaiserslautern region between 1816 and 1840;" "An autobiographical memoir by Jacob Greenebaun, 1859;" "Koshland family and related historical data;" "Jay Rubel genealogy, first version circa 1985;" "Jay Rubel genealogy, revised format with some revisions;" "Neumer's 1997 Rubel genealogical data;" and "Inventory document of August 4, 1846, estate of Isaak Rubel & Bess Baum Rubel."
Dates
- Creation: 1999.
Creator
- Rubel, John H. (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Extent
2 Folders
Abstract
Compilation of genealogical material on the Rubel family of Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany. The document traces John H. Rubel's father's family from circa 1694 in Germany to the emigration of the family from Germany to Chicago in 1848 and further traces John H. Rubel's direct family from his great-grandfather to his grandchildren. The compilation includes family trees, biographical vignettes, historical excerpts, a few brief memoirs, and related documents. The principal document in the compilation is entitled "Chicago pioneers: a partial genealogy of the Rubel family, 1694-1999."
Subject
- Abraham Mayer, approximately 1694- (Person)
- Rubel, Mayer, 1763-1829 (Person)
- Rubel, Ruben, 1808- (Person)
- Scholem, Pauline Rubel, 1877-1961 (Person)
- Greenebaum, Jacob (Person)
- Rubel, Isaac, 1792-1854 (Person)
- Rubel, Bess Baum (Person)
- Koshland, Daniel (Person)
- Koshland, Marian Elliott (Person)
- Rubel family (Family)
- Koshland family (Family)
- Gurs (Concentration camp) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to Rubel genealogy : a compilation, 1999 AR 11132
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Sarah Glover
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- September 12, 2014 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
