Lion Family Collection 1947-1968

This collection largely contains genealogical information on the Lion family, with a few essays on Jewish history. The collection contains, in part: correspondence between S. Lion and "The Jewish Historical General Archives" (Jerusalem); genealogical notes on the Lion (also Lyon) family; manuscript on Jewish community of Ettenheim (2 pages); affidavit by the Luxembourg minister of interior regarding the deportation and death of Max, Olga and Elfriede Lion (1947); genealogical notes by Shlomoh Lion; correspondence of genealogical nature between S. Lion and archives in Germany; handwritten manuscript on "Der Ursprung der Bruder-Idee"; typewritten manuscript "Entgegnung auf das Referat von Auerbach Anlässlich der Tagung in Nahariah;" correspondence between Sigmund (Shlomoh) Lion; letter by Kurt Burg to the 60th birthday of S. Lion.; typewritten (with handwritten copy) manuscript by Sigmund Lion "Überwindung des jüdischen Intellektualismus" (4 pages); Lion family history and tree (18th-20th centuries).digitizedThe original German language inventory is available in the folder