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Signature of Sigmund Seeligmann
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Title
Signature of Sigmund Seeligmann
Subject
Seeligmann, Sigmund (1873-1940)
Description
Sigmund Seeligmann (1873-1940) was a German-Dutch scholar of Judaism, historian, and a bibliographer. Born in Karlsruhe, Germany, Seeligmann came to Amsterdamin 1884, later studying at its rabbinical seminary.
Seeligmann built one of the most important Western European private libraries in the field of Hebraica and Judaica, and wrote several treatises on the history of the Dutch Jews. The Seeligmann collections were the largest private libraries in pre-war Holland – together they comprised 20,000 to 25,000 titles and included old and rare books. The majority of the 18,000 volume library was looted in November 1941 and transported to Berlin, from where some volumes were sent to Theresientadt to be catalogued.
His son, Isaac Leo Seeligmann (1907-1982) was deported to Thereistadt during World War II and worked in the local stock-library there. After the war, Isaac Seeligmann became curator of the Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana, the Judaica and Hebraica Department of the Amsterdam University Library, and worked with Leo Fuks to try to continue the pre-war history of the collection.
Seeligmann built one of the most important Western European private libraries in the field of Hebraica and Judaica, and wrote several treatises on the history of the Dutch Jews. The Seeligmann collections were the largest private libraries in pre-war Holland – together they comprised 20,000 to 25,000 titles and included old and rare books. The majority of the 18,000 volume library was looted in November 1941 and transported to Berlin, from where some volumes were sent to Theresientadt to be catalogued.
His son, Isaac Leo Seeligmann (1907-1982) was deported to Thereistadt during World War II and worked in the local stock-library there. After the war, Isaac Seeligmann became curator of the Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana, the Judaica and Hebraica Department of the Amsterdam University Library, and worked with Leo Fuks to try to continue the pre-war history of the collection.
Creator
Seeligmann, Sigmund (1873-1940)
Date
1936
Rights
Digital Image: Washington University in Saint Louis
Type
Signature
Citation
Seeligmann, Sigmund (1873-1940), “Signature of Sigmund Seeligmann,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed May 3, 2024, http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/11469.
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