(1925 Weener - 2008 The Hague) The book "Bilder und Klänge. Unterhaltendes und Belehrendes für die Jugend" (1925) contains the following dedication: Dem lieben Joachim de Jonge, für seine…
Eva Ehrenberg, née Sommer (1891 Frankfurt am Main - 1973 London) and Dr. Victor Ehrenberg (1891 Altona - 1976 London) In case we not only identify Nazi looted property in our library but…
(1903 Salzuflen -1978 Cape Town) The book 'Jüdische Sagen und Legenden' by Bernhard Kuttner (1904) contains several references to previous owners. Not only can the last legal owner be…
(Lakompak/Lackenbach 1887 - Auschwitz 1944) An exhibition in memory of Dr. Tobias Jakobovits The estate of Rabbi Emil Davidovič, which is kept in the library of the University of Jewish…
(1893 Fischhausen - 1944 Auschwitz) The book estate of Rabbi Emil Davidovič, which is now located in Heidelberg’s HfJS, consists to a large extent of Nazi loot, which had been collected from…
(Prague 1872 - Treblinka 1942) "The Jews are much closer to freedom than the German. They are slaves, they will break their chains one day, and then they will be free. The German, however, is…
(Jaraczewo 1875 - Auschwitz 1943) "Jiskor! Buch der Erinnerung" ["Yizkor! - book of commemoration"] is the title of a slim volume that was forgotten immediately after it was inventoried in our…
(1913 Minden - 2005 Port Elizabeth) The first restitution carried out by the HfJS is a hymn book from 1836, published by the Royal Württemberg Jewish Church Authority. The origin of the book…
(1921 Bielefeld - 1993 Cincinnati) Books in which family events are recorded have a special value in the household. Especially Bible editions were and are used for this purpose. The memory…
(1857 Güssing - 1942 Theresienstadt) On the occasion of his 25th anniversary of service, Dr. Ignaz Ziegler, the long-time Rabbi of Karlovy Vary/Karlsbad, published the paper 'Dokumente zur…
