The Bernhard Kolb Collection is comprised of papers collected by Bernhard Kolb that document the experiences of himself and his community during the Holocaust as well as the National Socialists' attempts to vilify the Jews via their newspaper, Der Stürmer. Among the papers of this collection are personal papers, records from Theresienstadt (copies), and correspondence and documents from the offices of Der Stürmer

Personal information about Bernhard Kolb and the Kolb family is included in Series I: Personal. There is a family history of the Kolb family, as well as a detailed account of Bernhard Kolb's life, including his immigration to the US. The series also contains correspondence with Leo Baeck Institute concerning the donation of the collection

Correspondence with several archives and individuals in Germany and the United States concerning the history of the Jews in Nuremberg is included in Series II: Jewish Communities. This series also holds a letter of protection for the community of Schnaittach and by-laws of the Jewish community of Sugenheim

Series III: Theresienstadt contains material from the Jewish "self-administration" of Theresienstadt, including transport and deportation lists, lists of births, deaths, and organization memberships, proclamations, directives, and daily orders of the Council of Elders

Series IV: Hans and Kaethe Bruck holds personal documents and correspondence related to Hans and Kaethe Bruck, which Herbert Kolb found in the offices of the Stuermer after the war. He was not able to determine the fate of the couple. Included are certificates, transcripts and other official documents for both Hans and Kaethe Bruck, as well as correspondence with friends and relatives in the United States, who tried to secure affidavits and visas for them

Series V: "Stuermer" files contains records of the Nazi newspaper Der Stuermer, including denunciations and letters to the editor, Julius Streicher; reports on Streicher's activities promoting naturopathy and opposing vaccination. Also included are military propaganda photos of Jews before and during World War II in Western Poland, including destroyed synagogues and Jewish cemeteries in Kattowitz and Lublin. Bernhard Kolb's son Herbert had returned to Nuremberg after the war and collected these papers

Born in Sugenheim on September 22, 1881, Bernhard Kolb was business manager of the Jewish community of Nuremberg. He was deported with his family to Theresienstadt in 1943, returned to Nuremberg in 1945, emigrated to the United States in 1947, and died in Vineland, New Jersey on October 16, 1971

See also Bernhard Kolb's "Die Juden in Nuernberg: Tausendjaehrige Geschichte einer Judengemeinde von ihren Anfaengen bis zum Einmarsch der amerikanischen Truppen am 20. April 1945" (MS 592)

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