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Shmuel Gorr Archive

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Gorr, Shmuel, 1931-1988 (Creator of the archive)
  • Archive

The archive comprises genealogical material including correspondence, family trees, newspaper clippings, xerox copies of books & pictures.

Reference Code
ARC. 4* 1783
Dates
1600-1997
Consists of
2.50 m..
Languages
English; Hebrew;
location
  • The Archives Collection of the National Library of Israel The Archives Collection of the National Library of Israel
Title Shmuel Gorr Archive.
Additional Titles כותרת בעברית: ארכיון שמואל גור.
Contributors ChaimFreedman ((Creator of the archive))
Notes Part of the archive is not arranged.
Citation Note ARC. 4* 1783, Shmuel Gorr archive, Archives Department, the National Library, Jerusalem.
Host Item Shmuel Gorr Archive.
Level of Description Fonds Record
Biographical summary Shmuel Gorr (Melbourne 1931 - Jerusalem 1988) Collector and researcher of genealogical material. He studied at the Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland, Ohaio, and furthered his studies at at Gateshead Yeshiva in England. In 1968 Rabbi Gorr made Aliya to Israel. Gorr worked initially for Encyclopedia Judaica, contributing articles on Rabbis and communities. He also worked at Yad Vashem and the manuscripts department of the National Library in Jerusalem. Gorr's innate fascination with genalogy soon became his profession, and he spent the last twenty years of his life in unraveling the comlex family relationships of tens of thousends of Jews throughout the countries.
Ownership history The archive was received from Chaim Freedman of Petach Tikvah in 2002.
Language Note The materials are mostly in English.
National Library system number 990026520220205171

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