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Lamm, Louis

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Louis Lamm (1871-1943) born in Wittelshofen, Germany, was a famed bookseller, dedicated lover of Jewish books and publisher of Judaica in Berlin and Amsterdam during the four decades preceding his assassination in 1943 --

Reference Code
P16
Dates
[1504-1849]; 1670-1837; 1897-1930s
Consists of
104 files..
Languages
German; Hebrew;
Description
The collection consists of a few private papers as well as many documents on local, mainly Swabian Jewish history. The collection includes manuscripts, typescripts, archival and research notes, original documents (1670-1837) and copies of original documents on Jewish communities in Swabia (Markgrafschaft Burgau).
Title Lamm, Louis.
Contributors Shimon ben Yehuda ha-LeviGuenzburg
Notes All original documents are written in German Kurrent (German cursive handwriting) or Hebrew letters.
See Lamm Family Collection, New York, Leo Baeck Institute Archives, call number AR6137
a correspondence on business matters between Lamm and Markus Brann (1849–1920), is kept at the NLI, Archive M. Brann, call number arc. Ms. Var. 308 01 752

Host Item Lamm, Louis - Private Collection
Level of Description Fonds Record
Biographical summary See Gad Freudenthal, "Louis Lamm (1871–1943): A Short Biography of a Dedicated Judaica Publisher and Bookseller", https://brill.com/view/journals/zuto/14/1/article-p125_125.xml
Ownership history Lamm's papers were deposited at the CAHJP in 1959.
Language Note All original documents are written in German Kurrent (German cursive handwriting) or Hebrew letters.
National Library system number 990043212000205171
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