Leo Baeck Institute
United States 
New York New York Archives and Libraries Leo Baeck Institute
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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. Their holdings include 10,000 archival records, 2,000 memoirs, 25,000 photographs, 80,000 books and 1,600 periodicals.[4] The Archives have papers, community histories, personal correspondence, genealogical materials, and business and public records.[5] The Library collection deals with central European Jewry during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It also includes material dating back as far as the 16th century.[6] Tips[edit | edit source]{Optional} 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.) Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]{ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.} If you cannot visit or find a source at the Leo Baeck Institute, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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