Edmund Jerusalem Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection is primarily composed of school, university, and legal documents of Edmund Jerusalem. There are also some manuscripts on his biography and on the life of his friends and colleagues.
The manuscripts in folder 1 include a biography and biographical notes on Edmund Jerusalem (by his wife) as well as materials on Edmund and Wilhelm Jerusalem and a note from Henni Feuchtwanger to Anna Jerusalem. Notably, there is a typescript poem dedicated to Wilhelm Jerusalem by Anton Wildgans.
The certificates and documents in folders 2 and 3 represent a comprehensive collection of Edmund Jerusalem's school and professional records, including testing results, curriculum vitae, numerous certificates, and contracts. Some of the documents in these folders also pertain to Wilhelm Jerusalem.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1993
Creator
- Jerusalem, Edmund, 1879-1962 (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German, Hebrew and 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
Biographical Note
Edmund Jerusalem was born in 1879 in Nikolsburg, Moravia. In 1885 the family moved to Vienna, where the father, Wilhelm Jerusalem, lectured at the university. Edmund studied history, geography and German literature and from 1910 on taught at the Neue Wiener Handelsakademie. In 1939, he and his wife emigrated to Israel.
Extent
3 Folders
Abstract
The collection is primarily composed of school, university, and legal documents of Edmund Jerusalem. There are also some manuscripts on his biography and on the life of his friends and colleagues.
Other Finding Aid
There is an overview of the documents submitted by the donor in the front of folder 1.
Separated Material
A portrait photograph of Max Kassowitz has been removed to the LBI Photograph Collection.
Subject
- Jerusalem, Wilhelm, 1854-1923 (Person)
- Stolper, Toni (Person)
- Kassowitz, Max, 1842-1913 (Person)
- Klein, Lili (Person)
- Feuchtwang, David, 1864-1936 (Person)
- Gold, Frieda (Person)
- Wildgans, Anton, 1881-1932 (Person)
- Jerusalem, Edmund, 1879-1962 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Edmund Jerusalem Collection, 1890-1993 AR 6553
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Julie Dawson
- Date
- © 2012
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- January 15, 2013 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
