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Highlight: Israel
and Estonia, Jewry in Latvia and Estonia, Mandate of Palestine, constitution of Israel, Soviet foreign
Creator: Laserson, Max M., 1887-1951
Abstract Or Scope: Max M. Laserson Papers consist of correspondence and writings of Max Matthasia Laserson (Moisei Iakovlevich Laserson), philosopher, jurist, politician and public figure.

Highlight: Center for Israel and Jewish Studies and acted as the director of the Leo Baeck Institute in New York
around the world, but mainly at universities in the United States and Israel, and most of these speeches
Columbia University. Center for Israel and Jewish Studies
Creator: Yerushalmi, Yosef Hayim, 1932-2009
Abstract Or Scope: Yosef Yerushalmi was a Jewish historian and a professor of Jewish history, primarily at Harvard University and Columbia University. This collection includes most of his academic records and many of his personal records as well. This includes research, correspondence, and notes.

Highlight: Architecture -- Israel -- Designs and plans
Neumann immigrated to Israel in 1949, where he initially worked in Jerusalem for the architect and
1952, Neumann became Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Israel Institute of Technology (Technion
Creator: Neumann, Alfred, 1900-1968
Abstract Or Scope: Alfred Neumann (1900-1968) was a Czech architect with an international career. Most of his major projects were executed in Israel; his earlier work consisted mainly of private residences for Czech clients, as well as commercial and residential architecture undertaken with various firms or government bodies in Paris, Berlin, Algiers, and South Africa. Neumann devoted a substantial portion of his career to teaching and to research into architectural morphology, theories of proportion, polyhedral structures, and architectural space as pattern. He taught at both the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) in Haifa, and the Université Laval in Quebec. He participated in CIAM (Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne), Groupe Espace, and other architectural groups throughout his career. This collection consists mainly of project drawings and photographs, personal and professional correspondence, Neumann's writings and research, papers related to Neumann's membership in CIAM, and publications related to his projects. The bulk of the material dates from Neumann's later career and concerns projects and research undertaken while Neumann was in Israel.

Highlight: and made many visits to Israel. In this regard, Nachmansohn was an active supporter of the Hebrew
Israel. In the 1970s, Nachmansohn devoted himself to the study of the role played by German-Jewish
fellow of the Weizmann Institute of Sciences of Israel (1972) and the Berlin Medical Society. He was a
Creator: Nachmansohn, David, 1899-1983
Abstract Or Scope: Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, memorabilia, and printed materials primarily concerning biochemistry. Correspondents include 24 Nobel Prize winners, including Otto Loewi, Otto Meyerhof, Archibald Vivian Hill, Feodor Lynes, Severo Ochoa, and Otto Warburg. Other correspondents include Sir Hans Krebs, John Farquhar Fulton, Jean Pierre Changeux, and others in Europe, Israel, Japan, and the USSR as well as the USA. Nachmansohn's concern with the place of Jews in science appears throughout the collection, especially in material concerning the Weismann Institute and other academic institutions to which he belonged. There are photographs of colleagues, many signed and inscribed during his many trips. The printed materials consist chiefly of Nachmanson's published works beginning with his 1927 doctoral dissertation (University of Berlin) and continuing throughout his professional life at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute (1926-1930), the Sorbonne (1933-1939), Yale University (1939-1942), and Columbia University (1942-1982).

Highlight: , Bennington College, Breadloaf Writers Conference, Ben Gurion University in Israel and the Salzburg Seminar in
Creator: Jong, Erica
Abstract Or Scope: Erica Jong (b. 1942) is an American writer and teacher whose works are often associated with sexuality and feminism. The Erica Jong Papers consist of drafts of Jong's works of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. The collection also includes project and research files, correspondence, personal memorabilia, photographs, audio-visual materials and printed matter.

Highlight: biologists, geneticists, historians, writers, political activists from Russia, USA, Germany, France, Israel
Creator: Berg, Raisa, 1913-2006
Abstract Or Scope: The papers comprise correspondence, writings, memoirs, personal documents, research materials, photographs, drawings, printed materials of Raisa L'vovna Berg (1913-2006), prominent geneticist and biologist.

Highlight: Gans considered moving to Israel and joining a kibbutz after completing his M.A. Instead, he went
Creator: Gans, Herbert J.
Abstract Or Scope: This collection contains the papers of Herbert Gans, a sociologist, urban planner, critic, and Columbia University professor. The collection includes research files, field notes, book manuscripts, published and unpublished articles and studies, correspondence, teaching materials, student writings, speaking notes, and news clippings.

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