GB 1556 WL 507 - Roth, Cecil (1899-1970): Papers relating to Italian Jewry (microfilm)

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GB 1556 WL 507

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Roth, Cecil (1899-1970): Papers relating to Italian Jewry (microfilm)

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  • 1931-1944 (Creation)

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258 frames

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Cecil Roth (1899-1970), Jewish historian and editor in chief of the Encyclopedia Judaica, was born in London, saw active service in the British infantry in 1918 before entering Merton College, Oxford, obtaining his doctorate in 1925. He trained as an historian with a special interest in Italy, his first major work being The Last Florentine Republic. He was reader in Jewish Studies at Oxford from 1939-1964. When he retired in 1964 he settled in Jerusalem, taking up a visiting professorship at Bar-Ilan University.

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GB 1556 WL 507 1931-1944 Collection level 258 frames Roth , Cecil , 1899-1970 , historian
Cecil Roth (1899-1970), Jewish historian and editor in chief of the Encyclopedia Judaica, was born in London, saw active service in the British infantry in 1918 before entering Merton College, Oxford, obtaining his doctorate in 1925. He trained as an historian with a special interest in Italy, his first major work being The Last Florentine Republic. He was reader in Jewish Studies at Oxford from 1939-1964. When he retired in 1964 he settled in Jerusalem, taking up a visiting professorship at Bar-Ilan University.

Cecil Roth family

Essays and memoranda on the situation of Italian Jewry and original correspondence between Dr Cecil Roth and certain Italian Jews and organisations concerning their rescue after 1939.

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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
English, Italian
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Entry compiled by Howard Falksohn. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Oct 2007 Ancient religions Human rights violations Jews Judaism Nazism Political doctrines Religions Religious groups Roth , Cecil , 1899-1970 , historian Totalitarianism

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Cecil Roth family

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Essays and memoranda on the situation of Italian Jewry and original correspondence between Dr Cecil Roth and certain Italian Jews and organisations concerning their rescue after 1939.

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Open

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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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English, Italian

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Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997

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  • English

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