David Weiler family collection 1906-1962

This collection contains material about David Weiler and his family, including vital documents and photographs. It also contains translations by Paul Engelmann of Hebrew poems into German.Achad Haam (Asher Ginzberg) ; Hayyim Nahman Bialik ; German fraternity Wirceburgia ; Fischach (Germany) ; Harburg (Schwaben, Germany) ; Sulzburg (Germany)David Weiler was born on Nov. 27, 1887 in Noerdlingen, Germany. His wife was Jakobine, née Wassermann; he was a lawyer and an accomplished musician, both as a composer and as a piano- and accordion player. After serving as a zeppelin pilot in World War I, their daughter, Agnes Matilde was born 1918 in Munich. In 1936 the family emigrated to Palestine, where they ran a chicken farm in Nahariyah. In 1938, Agnes Weiler got married to Herbert Wolf (b. 1913), and they had two children, Esther and Albert. In 1948, the whole family immigrated to the United States and became farmers in New Paltz, NY.ProcesseddigitizedA Hebrew language textbook and ‘Torah for children’ (Hebrew) have been removed to the LBI LibraryTwo manuscripts by Agnes Wolf have been removed to the LBI Memoir CollectionOriginal donor list include