Rabbi Leo Baeck Newsletter

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.491

Object Name

Flier

Date

1937

Files

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Description

Tan page with brown text titled, "Zentralausschuss für Hilfe und Aufbau bei der Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland."

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Official publication of the Central Committee for Aid and Structure by the Reich Agency of Jews in Germany. This manifesto is signed (printed signature) by Rabbi Leo Baeck, "The Teacher of Theresienstadt." He reports that "the current situation requires cooperation... we must handle unknown new paths... in order to build our future. Immigration to Palestine and other countries... Economic support to acquire new trades... Principal general education, professional retraining... Loans... Aid for the youth... For families, for the health of institutions, schools and adult education..." Rabbi Baeck chose his words carefully, aware of the current danger from the Nazi regime. He delivered a calm yet urgent message to his flock. "We have here an historic role... To understand the current situation in Germany and to safely survive..." Dated in Hebrew: 5697 (1937).

Dimensions

11 1/2 x 7 1/4"

Keywords

Leo Baeck, Deutschland, Publication, Central committee, aid, structure, Reich Agency of Jews, Germany, Theresienstad

Subcollection

Early

Recommended Citation

"Rabbi Leo Baeck Newsletter" (1937). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.491.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1207