gb-003348-wl3000 9 1-398
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biographical history: Dr. Max Eschelbacher (1880-1964) was a liberal German rabbi and author. In 1912 he had been appointed Leo Back’s successor as rabbi of Düsseldorf. After being arrested in the wake of the November Pogrom 1938 he emigrated to England eventually. See Walk, J., <a href"http://wiener.soutron.net/Portal/Default/en-GB/RecordView/Index/1957">Kurzbiographien zur Geschichte der Juden 1918-1945, Munich et. al., K. G. Saur, 1988, p. 83.
related material: For information about the eyewitness testimony project and access to the compiled reports see the <a href"https://wiener.soutron.net/Portal/Default/en-GB/RecordView/Index/7105">Eyewitness Testimony Collection.
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has beginning date: 1952-05-20
has end date: 1962-09-27
has or had holder: gb-003348
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had subject: 686
has or had subject: 304
has record set type: Collection
identifier: WL3000/9/1/398
is or was included in: gb-003348-wl3000 9 1
record resource extent: 52 letters
scope and content: The correspondence centres on Eschelbacher gathering and providing information on numerous Library enquiries on individuals as well as events. Furthermore, light is thrown on his involvement in the Library’s eyewitness testimony project including the contribution of an own account on his experiences in Düsseldorf during the November Pogrom 1938.
title: Correspondence with Eschelbacher, Max