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Title: Herbert and Nancy Bernhard Papers, 1872-1970

Predominant Dates:1933 -- 1945

ID: RG-75/RG-75

Primary Creator: Bernhard Family (1870s -- present)

Extent: 4.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Materials are arranged by subject/creator, then by identifier, as assigned by the processor

Subjects: American far-right political spectrum, Anarchist ideology, Anti-Bolshevik propaganda, Polish, Anti-communist propaganda, American, anti-Israeli propaganda, American, Anti-Israeli propaganda, Soviet, Anti-Israeli publications, Soviet, anti-Jewish caricatures, Anti-Jewish caricatures, German, Anti-Jewish propaganda, American, Anti-Jewish propaganda leaflets, Russian language, 1941 -- 1945, Anti-Jewish propaganda leaflets, Ukrainian language, 1939 -- 1945, anti-Segregationist ideology, Anti-Semitic caricatures, Anti-Semitic postcards, American, Anti-Semitic publications, Czech, Anti-Zionist propaganda, Soviet, Anti-Zionist publications, American, Anti-Zionist publications, Soviet, Antisemitic publications, American, Antisemitic satire, Antisemitism in Germany, Antisemitism in Hungary, Antisemitism in United States, Appeals to volunteer to German labor service, 1941 -- 1945, Birth Certificate, Ernst Schesenger, Birth certificates, British mandate authority of Palestine, 1920 -- 1948, Common Sense, American anti-Communist publication, postwar, Communist ideology, Consulate and diplomatic missions, Polish, Consulates and diplomatic missions, Consulates and diplomatic missions, Argentinian, Documents in English language, Documents in German language, Documents in Russian language, Documents in Ukrainian language, Documents related to immigration to Palestine, prewar, Emigration from Nazi Germany to Palestine, prewar, Family history, documents, Family photo-documents, Fiction literature about Jews in English, German appeals to surrender to the Red Army soldiers, 1941 -- 1945, German propaganda to volunteer for work in Germany, 1941 -- 1945, Germany (1933 -- 1939), Identity cards issued by British Palestinian authorities, 1920 -- 1947, Immigration documents, Immigration to British Mandate of Palestine, Jewish -- Christian Literature, interpretive texts, Jizchok Leib Peretz (Perez), Yiddish and Hebrew writer, Literary works, Jewish-German, Local armed forces in the British Mandate Palestine, 1942 -- 1946, McCarthyism, the practice of making accusation of disloyalty, 1950 --1956, Military training of Jewish Palestinian volunteers, Narratives in English language, Narratives in German language, Narratives in Russian language, Narratives in Ukrainian language, Notgeld (German "emergency money") issued by an institution not authorized for money emission, Official correspondence about immigration from Argentina to Palestine, prewar, Official correspondence about immigration from Poland to Palestine, prewar and postwar, Palestine, British Mandate Territory (1918--1948), Publications of American Far-Rights, postwar, Russian collaborationist anti-Jewish appeal and caricatures, 1941 -- 1945, Socialist ideology, Surrender - passes to the Red Army soldiers, issued by the Germans, 1941 -- 1945, The Cross and the Flag, American anti-Communist publication, postwar, Ukrainian collaborationist anti-Jewish appeal and caricatures, 1939 -- 1945, Wiener Illustierte (Viennese Illustrator), Austrian wartime newspaper, Women's Voice, Far Right publication, American, postwar, Yiddish literature

Languages: Russian, German, Hebrew, Spanish;Castilian, English

Abstract

This is a collection record groups of family histories and related documents. It also includes multi-profile collections related to the Modern European and Middle East History. Several collections contains documents of Nazi-German anti-Jewish and anti-Soviet propaganda implemented in the Eastern Front in 1941 -- 1944. A collection of anti-Semitic publications largely relates to American publications of 1960s and 1970s. A family documents overall are related to the Palestinian period and earlier Austrian period of these families' histories. A Collection of its own right is the Segal Rosenbach documents of Musicology. The collections of the Evidences of Nazi-German crimes and the Collection of photo-documents from the Pacific war-theater are not necessarily family related. There is also a Collection of Hungarian-language antisemitic publications, perhaps somewhat related to the Family history.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This is record group of multifaceted in historical sense collections, originated from the family papers of Herbert and Nancy Bernhard. The time span of the documents stretches from the 1870s to 1970s. The very names of its sub-record groups attests to the multi-dimensional character of these Papers. They include German and American antisemitic materials of the 20th century; Nazi-German anti-Jewish and anti-Soviet wartime propagandistic materials in the form of leaflets and appeals; Interwar and postwar documents originated from Palestine; The Immigration documents originate from Poland and Latin America; There are documents focusing on the family members. The other collections such as Evidences of Nazi-German crimes; Papers of Israel Segal Rosenbach in Musicology; The photo-documents from the Pacific war-theater, 1941 -- 1945 and the Hungarian antisemitic materials are not directly connected with these Family Papers.

Collection Historical Note

This Record Group contains nine sub-record groups, namely: RG-75.01, German and American antisemitic materials; RG-75.02, Nazi-German anti-Jewish and anti-Soviet propaganda materials used in the Eastern Front, 1941 -- 1944; RG-75.03, Interwar and Postwar Palestinian-Jewish materials; RG-75.05, Family documents and photographs, Austrian period; RG-75.06, Evidences of Nazi-German crimes, collection of photo-documents; RG-75.07, Papers of Israel Segal Rosenbach, Musicology; RG-75.08, The Pacific war-theater, 1941 --1945, photo-documents; RG-75.09, Hungarian Antisemitic materials, 1884 -- 1944. As a whole these collections reflects Modern European History, the History of the Holocaust and personal nerratives in the form of famiily histories.

Biographical Note

This Record Group includes ten sub-record groups dealing with a family history and containing unrelated historic documents. The Family of Bernhards includes a related faimilies at least in Austria, Poland, Russia, Romania, Palestine in course of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Subject/Index Terms

American far-right political spectrum
Anarchist ideology
Anti-Bolshevik propaganda, Polish
Anti-communist propaganda, American
anti-Israeli propaganda, American
Anti-Israeli propaganda, Soviet
Anti-Israeli publications, Soviet
anti-Jewish caricatures
Anti-Jewish caricatures, German
Anti-Jewish propaganda, American
Anti-Jewish propaganda leaflets, Russian language, 1941 -- 1945
Anti-Jewish propaganda leaflets, Ukrainian language, 1939 -- 1945
anti-Segregationist ideology
Anti-Semitic caricatures
Anti-Semitic postcards, American
Anti-Semitic publications, Czech
Anti-Zionist propaganda, Soviet
Anti-Zionist publications, American
Anti-Zionist publications, Soviet
Antisemitic publications, American
Antisemitic satire
Antisemitism in Germany
Antisemitism in Hungary
Antisemitism in United States
Appeals to volunteer to German labor service, 1941 -- 1945
Birth Certificate, Ernst Schesenger
Birth certificates
British mandate authority of Palestine, 1920 -- 1948
Common Sense, American anti-Communist publication, postwar
Communist ideology
Consulate and diplomatic missions, Polish
Consulates and diplomatic missions
Consulates and diplomatic missions, Argentinian
Documents in English language
Documents in German language
Documents in Russian language
Documents in Ukrainian language
Documents related to immigration to Palestine, prewar
Emigration from Nazi Germany to Palestine, prewar
Family history, documents
Family photo-documents
Fiction literature about Jews in English
German appeals to surrender to the Red Army soldiers, 1941 -- 1945
German propaganda to volunteer for work in Germany, 1941 -- 1945
Germany (1933 -- 1939)
Identity cards issued by British Palestinian authorities, 1920 -- 1947
Immigration documents
Immigration to British Mandate of Palestine
Jewish -- Christian Literature, interpretive texts
Jizchok Leib Peretz (Perez), Yiddish and Hebrew writer
Literary works, Jewish-German
Local armed forces in the British Mandate Palestine, 1942 -- 1946
McCarthyism, the practice of making accusation of disloyalty, 1950 --1956
Military training of Jewish Palestinian volunteers
Narratives in English language
Narratives in German language
Narratives in Russian language
Narratives in Ukrainian language
Notgeld (German "emergency money") issued by an institution not authorized for money emission
Official correspondence about immigration from Argentina to Palestine, prewar
Official correspondence about immigration from Poland to Palestine, prewar and postwar
Palestine, British Mandate Territory (1918--1948)
Publications of American Far-Rights, postwar
Russian collaborationist anti-Jewish appeal and caricatures, 1941 -- 1945
Socialist ideology
Surrender - passes to the Red Army soldiers, issued by the Germans, 1941 -- 1945
The Cross and the Flag, American anti-Communist publication, postwar
Ukrainian collaborationist anti-Jewish appeal and caricatures, 1939 -- 1945
Wiener Illustierte (Viennese Illustrator), Austrian wartime newspaper
Women's Voice, Far Right publication, American, postwar
Yiddish literature

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Sub-Collection:

[Sub-Collection 1: RG-75.01, German and American antisemitic materials, late 19th century -- 1970s],
[Sub-Collection 2: RG-75.02, German anti-Jewish and anti-Soviet propaganda in the Eastern Front, 1939 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 3: RG-75.03, Interwar and Postwar Palestinian-Jewish materials, 1930s -- 1940s],
[Sub-Collection 4: RG-75.04, Prewar Polish and Latin American immigration papers, 1918 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 5: RG-75.05, Family documents and photographs, 19-20th centuries, late 19th - beginning of the 20th century],
[Sub-Collection 6: RG-75.06, Evidences of Nazi crimes and postwar emigration to Palestine, 1939 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 7: RG-75.07, Papers of Israel Segal Rosenbach, Musicology, 1920s -- 1940s],
[Sub-Collection 8: RG-75.08, The Pacific war-theater, 1941 --1945, photo-documents, 1941 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 9: RG-75.09, Hungarian Antisemitic materials, 1884 -- 1944, late 19th century -- 20th century],
[All]

Sub-Collection 7: RG-75.07, Papers of Israel Segal Rosenbach, Musicology, 1920s -- 1940s

This collections comprises documents in the form of concert programs, tickets and announcements related to professional life of the singer Israel Segal-Rosenbarch in 1920s -- 1940s, in Europe and in Paletine.

Subject/Index Terms:: Musicology and performance; Israel Segal-Rosenbach, singer and professor of vocal; Jews in Austrian Army, 19th -- early 20th centuries; Military service in the Austrian Army, 1900 -- 1918; Military service in the Austrian Army, 1900 -- 1918, correspondences; Military service in the Austrian Army, 1900 -- 1918, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; New Vienna Conservatory, an institution of higher learning in music and musicology; Vienna (Austria); Czortkow (Poland); Chortkiv (Ukraine); Israel Segal-Rosenbach, correspondence; Identification documents, Romanian; Identification documents, Romanian, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Concerts of Hebrew and Yiddish music, Vienna, 1920s -- 1930s; Concerts of Hebrew and Yiddish music, Vienna, 1920s -- 1930s, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Concerts of Hebrew and Yiddish music, Bucharest, 1920s -- 1930s; Concerts of Hebrew and Yiddish music, Bucharest, 1920s -- 1930s, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Concert of Hebrew and Yiddish music in Czechoslovakia, 1920s -- 1930s; Concerts of Hebrew and Yiddish music, Czechoslovakia, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Bucharest (Romania); Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia); Teplice-Sanov (Czechoslovakia); Prostějov (Czechoslovakia); Concert In Memoriam of Chaim Nahman Bialik, Prostejov, 1934; Concert In Memoriam of Chaim Nahman Bialik, Prostejov, 1934, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; The songs of the Land of Israel, concert; The songs of the Land of Israel, concert, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Jewish cultural life in interwar Europe; Cultural reviews from European and Palestinian interwar periodicals; Music reviews from European and Palestinian periodicals of interwar period; Haarez, musical reviews, Palestine, interwar period; Haarez, musical reviews, Palestine, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Doar Hjom, musical review, Palestine, interwar period; Doar Hajom, musical review, Palestine, interwar period, Israel Segal Rosenbach; Czernowitzer Morgenblatt, musical review, Romania, interwar period; Czernowitzer Morgenblatt, musical review, Romania, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Ostjuedische Zeitung, musical review, Romania, interwar period; Ostjuedische Zeitung, musical review, Romania, interwar period, Israel Segal Rosenbach; Dimineata, musical review, Romania, interwar period; Diminiata, musical review, Romania, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Bukarester Tagblatt, musical review, Romania, interwar period; Bukarester Tagblatt, musical review, Romania, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Lupta, musical review, Romania, interwar period; Lupta, musical review, Romania, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Neue Freie Presse, musical review, Austria, interwar period; Neue Freie Presse, musical review, Austria, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Der Wiener Tag, musical review, Austria, interwar period; Der Wiener Tag, musical review, Austria, interwar period , Israel Segal Rosenbach; Neues Wiener Journal, musical review, Austria, interwar period; Neues Wiener Journal, musical review, Austria, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Volkszeitung, musical review, Austria, interwar period; Volkszeitung, musical review, Austria, interwar period, Israel Segal Rosenbach; Die Neue Welt, musical review, Austria, interwar period; Die Neue Welt, musical review, Austria, interwar period, Israel Segal Rosenbach; Stimme, musical review, Austria, interwar period; Stimme, musical review, Austria, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Der Juedische Arbeiter, musical review, Austria, interwar period; Der Juedische Arbeiter, musical review, Austria, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Prager Tagblatt, musical reviews, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Prager Tagblatt, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Prager Presse, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Prager Presse, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Lidove Noviny, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Lidove Noviny, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Selbstwehr, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Selbswehr, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Zidovske Zpravy, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Zidovske Zpravy, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Aussiger Tagblatt, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Aussiger Tagblatt, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Elbe Zeitung, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Elbe Zeitung, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal Rosenbach; Teplitz-Schonauer Anzeiger, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Teplitz-Schonauer Anzeiger, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Freiheit, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Freiheit, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Tagesbote, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Tagesbote, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Juedische Folksstimme, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Juedische Volksstimme, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Ostrauer-Zeitung, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Ostrauer-Zeitung, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Ceske Slovo, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Ceske Slovo, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal Rosenbach; Marnisches Tagblatt, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Marnisches Tagblatt, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal Rosenbach; Grenzbote, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Grenzbote, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal Rosenbach; Neues Pressburger Tagblatt, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Neues Pressburger Tagblatt, musical review, interwar period, Israel Segal Rosenbach; Magyar Ujsag, musical review, Slovakia, interwar period; Magyar Ujsag, musical review, Slovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Slovenska Politika, musical review, Slovakia, interwar period; Slovenska Politika, musical review, Slovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Slovensky Vychod, musical review, Slovavia, interwar period; Slovensky Vychod, musical review, Slovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Juedische Stimme, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period; Juesche Stimme, musical review, Czechoslovakia, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Synopsis of music opuses performed by Israel Segal-Rosenbach, 1930s; Jewish Cabaret Pojaz in Vienna, interwar period; Jewish cabaret Pojaz in Cafe National, Vienna, interwar period; Jewish cabaret Pojaz in Vienna, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Zionist cultural organizations in Vienna, interwar period; Zionist cultural organizations in Vienna, WIZO, interwar period; Women International Zionist Organization (WIZO) in Vienna, interwar period; Women International Zionist Organization (WIZO) in Vienna, interwar period, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Charitable concerts and cultural performances, interwar period, Europe; Charitable concerts and cultural performances, interwar period, Europe, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Emigration to Palestine; Emigration to Palestine, prewar; Emigration to Palestine,prewar, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Concerts given on the ships, prewar; Concerts given on the ships, prewar, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Concerts and cultural performances in Palestine, wartime; Concerts and cultural performances in Palestine, wartime, Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Jerusalem (Palestine); Jerusalem (Israel); Palestine, British Mandate Territory (1918--1948); Lili Riegler, Accompanist; Postwar search for relatives, friends and colleagues; Postwar search for relatives, friends and colleagues, Lili Riegler; Bruno Kreisky, Chancellor of Austria, 1970 -- 1983; The role of Bruno Kreisky, Chancellor of Austria, in the search for the victims of the Holocaust; Concerts and cultural life in Israel; Concerts and cultural life in Israel, the State of Israel Segal-Rosenbach; Austria (1900 -- 1932); Austria (1933-1939); Czechoslovakia (1900--1939); Romania (1918--1940); Israel (1948 --1967); Narratives in German language; Documents in German language; Narratives in Hebrew language; Documents in Hebrew language; Narratives in Romanian language; Documents in Romanian Language; narratives in Yiddish; Documents in Yiddish language; Narratives in Czech language; Documents in Czech language; Narratives in French; Documents in French language; Jewish cultural institution in Austria, interwar period; Jewish cultural institution in Palestine, 1920 -- 1948; Cultural institutions in the State of Israel, 1948 -- present

Creators:: Israel Segal-Rosenbach (1920s -- 1940s); Herbert Bernhard (postwar); Conservatory of Vienna (1920s -- 1930s); Zionist organizations in Europe (1920s -- 1940s)