The Kurt Rosenberg Diaries

Collection

Identifier: AR 25279

Staff Only

Abstract

The diaries of Kurt Rosenberg, written in Hamburg, Germany and in Mount Vernon, NY 1916 - 1939 with inserted additions of newspaper clippings, photographs, and ephemera.

Dates

Creation: 1916-1939

Creator

Rosenberg, Kurt F. (Kurt Fritz), 1900-1977 (Person)

Language of Materials

This collection is in German and English.

Access

The The Kurt Rosenberg Diaries may be viewed online.

Use Restrictions

There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:

Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011

email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org

Biographical Note

Dr. jur. Kurt Rosenberg was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1900. He worked as a lawyer and was a keen observer of the social scene in Germany. In 1927 he got married to Dr. med. Margarethe Levinson. In 1937 he went on an exploratory trip to the United States and emigrated in 1938 with his wife and their daughters, Thekla-Maria and Gabriele. They settled in Mount Vernon, NY. He worked in an export business until 1956, when he was readmitted to the bar in Germany and took on restitution cases. He died in 1977.