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'''E-mail:'''<ref name="S1">Source 1.</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:repository@whatever.net repository@whatever.net] <br>  
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="S1">Source 1.</ref> &nbsp;[https://www.lbi.org/ask/ Ask a Librarian form]<br>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="S1" />  
'''Address:'''<ref name="S1" />  


:000 Santa's Workshop Lane<br>  
:Leo Baeck Institute<br>Center for Jewish History<br>15 West 16th Street<br>(Between 5th & 6th Avenues)<br>New York, NY 10011<br><br>
:North Pole,&nbsp;AK 99999-9999 <br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000<br>'''Fax:''' &nbsp;802-000-0000<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;212-744-6400 or 212-294-8340<br>  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 <br>  
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 <br>  
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'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;{''Optional''} <br>  
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;{''Optional''} <br>  


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Website and databases:''' <br>  


*[https://www.lbi.org/ Leo Baeck Institute - New York|Berlin] about, research, collections, publications, news, exhibitions, and visit.<br>  
*[https://www.lbi.org/ Leo Baeck Institute—New York|Berlin] about, research, collections, publications, news, exhibitions, and visit.<br>  
*Repository catalog online. <br>  
*Repository catalog online. <br>  
*Repository database. <br>  
*Repository database. <br>  

Revision as of 16:02, 9 May 2016

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Leo Baeck Institute
This Leo Baeck Institute-New York is in the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan.

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  Ask a Librarian form

Address:[1]

Leo Baeck Institute
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
(Between 5th & 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10011

Telephone:[1]  212-744-6400 or 212-294-8340

Hours and holidays:[1]  Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30

Directions, maps, and public transportation:[1]  {Optional}

Website and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

The Leo Baeck Institute in New York has a collection of 50,000 German Jewish records, primarily from Baden, Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein, Westpreußen, and Württemberg. These include circumcision, marriage, death, and memorial records.

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Guides[edit | edit source]

Grubel, Fred, et al. Catalog of the Archival Collections [of the Leo Baeck Institute]. Tübingen, Germany: J. C. B. Mohr, 1990. (FHL book 974.71 A3gf.)

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  • Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
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  • State Historical Society
  • State Genealogical Society
  • University Libraries
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Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Source 1.
  2. Introduction to LDS Family History Centers in Family History Research Wiki (accessed 29 February 2016).

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