Anneliese Riess Collection 1882 - 2001 Bulk dates: 1933 - 1948

This collection documents the life of Anneliese Riess and her family. The bulk of the collection contains correspondence that reflects the impact of fascism and anti-Semitic policies on her personal life and immediate family. Many of these papers document the emigration efforts of Anneliese Riess and her family. Some of these papers concern Anneliese’s sister Elsa, who had gone missing for several months and was ultimately located in a concentration camp in Italy. There are also family portraits, postcard albums and poetry albums.Addenda: Letter December 7th, 1917, on the occasion of Anneliese Riess' grandfather's 70th birthday, in Schwerin. Addenda 2: Family photograph; family tree; medals from World War I; letter by Rudolf Simonis; birth and marriage certificates; personal documents; clipping from Schweriner Zeitung (1912). Addenda 3: Manuscript about Jewish life in Schwerin an der Warthe, etc. Addenda 4: Speech by Anneliese Riess at the "24. Westdeutsches Psychotherapieseminar" in 1999 "Orientierungskrise als Herausforderung"; Addenda 5: World war I photo album ; Addenda 6, 7: CorrespondenceGenealogy: Stargardt family ; Boas family ; Zeidler family ; Riess familyAnneliese Riess was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1910 to Albert Riess and Philippine Riess (née Stargardt). Anneliese Riess began her university studies in Berlin and completed them in Rome. After earning a doctorate in archeology from Deutsches Archaeologisches Institut in 1936, she struggled to find employment of any kind. In 1937, Riess entered a child nursing program at École des Amies de L’Enfance in Geneva, Switzerland. After earning her certificate, Riess resided in Turin, Italy until her visa was revoked. She immigrated to the United States in 1939 and settled in New York City.Albert Riess was born in 1879 in Gnoien, Mecklenberg-Vorpommern and educated in Seesen am Harz, Niedersachsen. In 1907, Albert married Philippine Stargardt in Berlin and the couple later had three children: Elsa, Hans and Anneliese. While his young family lived in Hamburg, Albert served in the German army during World War I from 1914 to 1919 on the Eastern front in Poland, Latvia and the Ukraine. After the war, Albert moved his family to Berlin where he lived until he immigrated to the United States in 1938. He died ten years later in New York City.The Leo Baeck Institute Library holds Anneliese Riess’ published autobiography Exil wird Heimat: Erinnerungen (call numbers DS 135 G5).Photographs removed to Photograph CollectionOne embroidered ring with multicolored stones and one iron World War I service ring have been removed to the LBI Art and Objects Collection.A manuscript by Anneliese Riess entitled “Bertha Knispel” relates the story of the housekeeper of the Riess family during the 1920’s. The manuscript is housed in LBI’s Manuscript Collection (MS 306).Anneliese Riess’ memoir, “Back to school – A life of our time”, is part of the LBI Memoir Collection (ME 941).Processeddigitize