CARLEBACH FAMILY COLLECTION
The collection contains personal and family papers of the Adler-Carlebach rabbinic family from Lübeck, Germany.
Most of the materials belong to the Rabbi Dr. Ephraim Carlebach Archive, who immigrated to Israel in March 1936. The collection was donated to the Carlebach Institute between 1996 and 1998 by his grandson, Ephraim Amiran of Kibbutz Yakum. It includes a diverse array of family papers and a wealth of rabbinic manuscripts, including sermons, diaries, personal papers, and more.
The JCI Digital Archive offers free and instant access to digitized materials from the Carlebach Family Collection, such as rabbinic sermons, manuscripts, photographs, letters, and more.
Alexander S. Adler [1816-1869], Rabbiner in Moisling-Lübeck
The collection contains two diaries and a notebook of halachic records in Hebrew and Latin from the period of his studies at the Würzburg Yeshiva [1845-1848], a compilation of sermons [weddings, bar mitzvahs], and letters to his brother-in-law, David Ephraim Joel, in Hamburg [1857-1868].
LOCATION: CAR1     VIEW DIGITAL FOLDER
Dr. Salomon Carlebach [1845-1919], Rabbiner in Moisling-Lübeck
Barely 25 years old, Dr. Salomon Carlebach was called to Lübeck in 1870 on the recommendation of Rabbi Jacob Ettlinger to succeed Rabbi Alexander S. Adler. A year later, he married Esther, the daughter of his predecessor.
In addition to a few personal photographs of the rabbi Salomon Carlebach and his wife Esther, the collection includes a compilation of rabbinic sermons for Jewish holidays, speeches for weddings and bar mitzvahs, several personal letters and rabbinic papers, as well as extensive family correspondence with their son, Rabbi Dr. Ephraim Carlebach, in Leipzig [1899-1920].
LOCATION: CAR1     VIEW DIGITAL FOLDER
Dr. Emanuel Carlebach [1874-1927], Rabbiner and Seminardirektor in Köln
The collection contains historical documents, manuscripts, and 16 travel letters to his wife, Minna, from Warsaw [1916]. A complementary part of the collection serves as a compilation of newspaper articles on the death of Rabbi Emanuel Carlebach, as well as articles, letters, and various documents by his sons, Rabbis David and Alexander Carlebach.
LOCATION: CAR2     VIEW DIGITAL FOLDER
Dr. Joseph Zwi Carlebach [1883-1942], Oberrabbiner in Hamburg-Altona
Joseph Zwi Carlebach, born in Lübeck to the Orthodox Rabbinic family, had a remarkable career serving as a Senior teacher in Jerusalem, Kovno, and Berlin. He also held positions as Director of the Talmud Torah school and Chief Rabbi of Jewish communities in Hamburg-Altona.
The majority of Joseph Carlebach's Archive is preserved by the family of his son, Rabbi Shlomo (Peter) Carlebach [1925-2022] in New-York. Additionally, the JCI-Archive houses collection of published works, digital photograps, personal papers and family letters.
LOCATION: ROW4-3    
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Dr. Ephraim Carlebach [1879-1936], Rabbiner in Leipzig
The Rabbi Ephraim Carlebach Archive contains extensive materials, including:
- Sermons and speeches for Jewish holidays, families and community events;
- Documents and letters related to the Jewish High school in Leipzig;
- Notebooks, diaries,1902-1935;
- A Family photo album;
- Letters by Gertrud Carlebach and her parents, Gunda and Isidor Jacoby;
- Correspondence with Rabbi Salomon and Esther Carlebach;
- Family letters to Esriel Carlebach, etc.
- Letters to Rabbi Ephraim Carlebach;
- Correspondence and papers of Cilly Carlebach, Hanna Goldrei, Rahel Amiran.
LOCATION: CAR6    
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Dr. Esriel Carlebach [1908-1956], Jewish journalist, Maariv's first editor-in-chief
Azriel Carlebach stood out for his journalistic writing in Israel and Europe. The archive preserves a collection of his manuscripts, including travel records from Soviet Russia. The family correspondence from his time at Telz Yeshiva and Rabbi Kook's Yeshiva in Jerusalem also contains landscape postcards of Israel from 1926.
LOCATION: CAR3    
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Dr. Moritz Stern [1864-1939], Jewish Historian and Community Librarian in Berlin
The Dr. Moritz Stern Collection contains personal and family papers, including extensive materials such as:
- Handwritten manuscripts and notebooks;
- Letters to Rabbi Ephraim Carlebach family;
- Letters about Sara Stern's death, 4.1928;
- Personal documents and letters of Miriam Stern;
- Family photographs.
LOCATION: CAR18    
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Joseph Ben Haim Hacohen [1850-1948], Rabbiner in Eschwege und Hamburg
Rabbi Joseph Hacohen was the father of Wilhelm Cohn and Recha Carlebach. Among the materials in his collection are a handwritten manuscript of 'He'arot ve-Tikunim le-Perush ha-Rav HaMeiri al-Tehilim,' biographical papers, photographs, and letters to Rabbi Joseph Hacohen in honor of his 90th birthday in 1940.
LOCATION: CAR17    
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Moses Carlebach [1881-1939] / Recha Carlebach (Cohn) [1890-1994]
This collection is not large, but it holds significant material for the history of the Cohen-Carlebach family from Leipzig. Racha was the daughter of Rabbi Joseph Cohen and the sister of Wilhelm Cohen, a businessman in Hamburg and Israel.
Among the collection materials:
- Papers related to Family events;
- Letters to Ephraim Carlebach Family;
- Letters by Shlomo [Bobbel] to Recha Carlebach, 1936-1939;
- Letters by Shlomo [Bobbel] to Margit[?], 1938-1939;
LOCATION: CAR17-6    
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Dr. Michael Cahn [1849-1920] - Provinzial-Rabbiner in Fulda
Michael Cahn was one of the prominent rabbis in the Neo-Orthodox movement in Germany at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. He was also a colleague and close friend of Rabbi Solomon Carlebach. The folder of his papers contains notebooks titled 'Homiletische Skizzen' and 'Provinzial-Rabbinats-Notizen' [1878-1898], as well as three letters to Salomon and Ephraim Carlebach [1902-1904].
LOCATION: CAH    
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Joel-Adler-Carlebach Family Book
Among the JCI Archive's collections is a container with 16 brown envelopes, likely submitted to the Institute by the family of Eli Rothschild, one of the editors of the Joel-Adler-Carlebach Family Book, after his death in 1998. In addition to historical documents, some of which were published in the book, the folder contains correspondence, photos, and various documents related to the history of the rabbinical family from Lübeck.
LOCATION: JCI64    
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