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Baron Maurice de Hirsch fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[ca. 1891-1964].

Reference:

R4227-0-6-E, MG29-C98

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102032

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Baron Maurice de Hirsch fonds
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Date(s):

[ca. 1891-1964].

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

3.9 cm of textual records (190 p.) photocopies.

Language of material:

German

Added language of material:

German, French, English

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Fonds consists of records from the Leo Baeck Institute referring to Baron de Hirsch's charitable, personal, and business activities.

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Hirsch Auf Gereuth, Maurice, Baron, 1831-1896

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Hirsch Auf Gereuth, Maurice, Baron, 1831-1896 : Baron Maurice de Hirsch (1831-1896) born in Munich, was the son of Joseph Von Hirsch, Court Banker to the King of Bavaria, and Caroline Wertheimer. After receiving his education in Brussels, de Hirsch joined the great banking firm of Bisechoffsheim & Goldschmidt. In 1855, de Hirsch married Clara Bischoffcheim. Using his personal wealth and with the backing of his father-in-law's banking firm, de Hirsch amassed a fortune in banking and building railroads throughout Europe, Russia, and Turkey.

One of the outstanding Jewish leaders of history, de Hirsch refused to back Theodore Herzl's proposal to re-establish a Jewish state in Palestine. Instead he established the Jewish Colonization Association whose objective was to facilitate the emigration of persecuted, poverty-stricken Jewry from Eastern Europe to North and South America. Large agriculture colonies were established in South America. In Canada, the Baron and the J.C.A. were instrumental in establishing a colony in the Northwest Territories, at Hirsch in 1891. After the Baron's death, the J.C.A. expanded the scope of its activities in Canada.

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Location of originals note:

Originals with the Leo Baeck Institute, New York, N.Y.

Dates of creation note:

Copied in 1976.
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Jews - North America - Resettlement, 1891-1964

Jews - South America - Resettlement, 1891-1964

Philanthropy - Europe, 1891-1964

Businessmen - Europe, 1891-1964

Jews - Europe, 1891-1964

North West Territories - Land settlement, 1891-1964
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Private

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MG29-C98
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Volume [MG29 C 98] 1

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