Ella Werner Collection 1744-1963

Curriculum vitae; articles on the children's home of the Jüdischer Frauenbund (Jewish Women's Association) in Neu-Isenburg; correspondence and other documents relating to the Jüdischer Frauenbund, especially the Frankfurt am Main/Hessen chapter; flyers of the Preussischer Landesverband jüdischer Gemeinden (Prussian State Association of Jewish Congregations); photos; a Schutzbrief (letter of protection) from the 18th century and a Eisemann Moses Frenkel's will (1836-1840); family histories and trees; carte de visite and letter from Bertha Pappenheim, and correspondence from and to Hannah Karminski, Ottilie Schoenewald, and Cora Berliner.Photographs removed to Photograph CollectionElla Werner née Plaut, was born in Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) in 1880, moved with her family to Frankfurt am Main. She attended the Philanthropin academy and married the radiologist Bernhard Baer, with whom she had a son. Meanwhile, she pursued work as a lab assistant and eventually also performed clerical work. Baer died in 1912, and she married Max Werner in 1915. They had one son. She increasingly devoted her energies to social work and women's and children's causes, including the Jewish Women's Association (Jüdischer Frauenbund). She emigrated with her family to New York City, and died in 1964. For more information, see the curriculum vitae in the file.An inventory is available in the folder.digitize