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Jonas family papers, 1880-2001.
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Jonas family papers, 1880-2001Creator/Contributor:
Jonas (Family), creatorCreator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, LIB 2002.6.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeAbstract:
The collection consists of papers, audiotapes, photographs and books belonging to Irving and Stefani Jonas and to Stefani's
mother, Antonie. Papers include biographical information, correspondence and family documents. The bulk of the collection
documents the Jonas family's emigration from Nazi Germany. The collection also documents Irving Jonas' cantorial career and
musical interests.
Date:
1920 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caJonas family -- Archives
Jonas, Irving
Jonas, Stefani
Ottenheimer, Antonie
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Jews -- Germany
Music -- Germany
Jews -- California -- San Francisco
Note:
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number LIB 2002.6.
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library
via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Jonas family papers, BANC MSS 2010/762, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley.
Irving Jonas was born in Germany and educated in music. In 1919, he became a cantor and a music teacher in Baden and later
in Mainz. In 1929, he married Stefani Anni Ottenheimer and the couple remained in Mainz until 1939, when the family left Nazi
Germany for the United States. The Jonases settled in San Francisco, where Irving Jonas became an accomplished restorer of
antique furniture and other artifacts for the Palace of the Legion of Honor. Stefani Jonas worked at I. Magnin for 21 years.
Stefani's mother, Antonie (Rosenthal) Ottenheimer also immigrated to the United States in 1939.
Materials in English and German.
Physical Description:
print
4 boxes, 1 oversize box (2 linear feet)
Language:
English
German
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CaliforniaCopyright Note:
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library
via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.