Jews of Rimbach, The

Book

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Jews of Rimbach, The

Entry/Object ID

L1987.32.1

Description

The Jews of Rimbach is the history and story of members of the Westheimer family of Germany. Two sons of Loser Westheimer emigrated to the United States in the early and middle 19th Century and settled in St. Joseph. Their town of Rimbach, along with every other Jewish group or community in Germany and Poland, was ravished and vandalized by the Nazis, the SA and the SS in the 1940's. The family put this book together with the help of people in the area of Rimbach. Translated from the German. 119/Softbound/Illustrations/Maps.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Religion

Search Terms

Westheimer Family, GenealogyGermany--World War II, St. Joseph History, Biography, Genealogy, Jews, Rimbach, Germany, Business

Book Details

Author

Gebhard, Wolfgang

Place Published

City

St. Louis

State/Province

Missouri

Date Published

1987

Call No.

StJoArea GE

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Westheimer, Loser