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Bibliographie der Deutschen Bibliothek
1948 accompanied by Ergänzungsheft 1-2: Neuerscheinungen ausserhalb des Buchhandels.
"An meine Gemeinde in der Zerstreuung"
Pp. 27-170 present an annotated edition of 18 circular letters sent by Jacob (1899-1974, formerly the rabbi of Augsburg, Germany) between 1941-49 from the USA to former congregants who had also left Germany. In these letters, Jacob shares information he acquired regarding the fate of the Jews in Augsburg and in the Schwaben region. In the introduction (pp. 5-19), Jacob's son, Walter Jacob, traces his father's life story. Ernst Jacob was born in Göttingen in 1899, grew up in Dortmund, and was appointed rabbi of Augsburg in 1929. Local Jews began to leave Germany in 1934, and during that year, in a first attempt to stay in touch, Jacob sent a New Year's greeting to them. In 1937, he sent out ...
