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Abraham Haselkorn papers, 1940-1980.
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Title:

Abraham Haselkorn papers, 1940-1980

Creator/Contributor:

Haselkorn, Abraham, 1905-1982, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Judah L. Magnes Museum, LIB 91.5.

Creator/Contributor:

Bancroft Library, Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.

Creator/Contributor:

Online Archive of California

Abstract:

The collection consists of correspondence, personal documents, and various autobiographical essays documenting Rabbi Abraham Haselkorn's experiences as a chaplain during World War II, especially his work with Jewish refugees and victims of the Holocaust. The collection also documents Haselkorn's stay in Palestine in 1947.

Date:

1940 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
World War, 1939-1945 -- Chaplains
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Liberation -- Europe
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Jewish refugees
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Aumôniers
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Juifs
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Camps d'internement -- Libération -- Europe
Holocauste, 1939-1945
Réfugiés juifs
Internment camps
Liberty
Jews
Jewish refugees
Emigration and immigration
Chaplains
Palestine -- Emigration and immigration
Middle East -- Palestine
Europe
Haselkorn, Abraham -- 1905-1982 -- Archives

Note:

Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number LIB 91.5.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Abraham Haselkorn achieved recognition for his service as a chaplain during World War II, and particularly for his work with displaced persons and war orphans. After the war, Haselkorn spent a year in Palestine and then accepted a pulpit at Temple Beth Jacob in Menlo Park, California. In 1953, he accepted a pulpit at Temple Beth El in Salinas, where he remained for 20 years.
Preferred citation: Abraham Haselkorn papers, BANC MSS 2010/549, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Type:

Archives

Physical Description:

print
1 folder

Language:

English
German
yid
French

Identifier:

http://magnes.org/scholars/research-information/research-request-form
http://magnesalm.org/notebook_fext.asp?site=magnes&book=159282

Origin:

California

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http://magnes.org/scholars/research-information/research-request-form
http://magnesalm.org/notebook_fext.asp?site=magnes&book=159282