From Breslau to Wrocław: Transfer of the Saraval Collection to Poland and the Restitution of Jewish Cultural Property after WWII

This article presents a post war history of the looted library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau. Particular focus is given to the restitution of the most valuable part of this library – the collection of manuscripts and incunabula, which was purchased by the Breslau Seminary from the fa...

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Main Author: Kawałko, Anna (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2015
In: Naharaim
Year: 2015, Volume: 9, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 48-72
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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