http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt700035c0 No online items Register of the Sino-Judaic Institute records Finding aid prepared by Jill Golden and Rachel Yamada Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 2012, 2014 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Register of the Sino-Judaic 93031 1 Institute records Title: Sino-Judaic Institute records Date (inclusive): 1910-2012 Collection Number: 93031 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: In English, Chinese, Russian, Polish, and other languages Physical Description: 34 manuscript boxes, 1 oversized box(14.7 Linear Feet) Abstract: Memoirs, letters, personal identification documents, financial reports, bylaws, printed matter, photographs, and audiovisual material relating to Russian, Polish, other European Jews, and Jewish communal organizations in China, especially in Shanghai. Includes photocopy of a register of Polish citizens in China maintained by Polish consular officials from 1934 to 1942. Collected by the Sino-Judaic Institute. Creator: Sino-Judaic Institute Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1993, with increments received in 2013 and 2014. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Sino-Judaic Institute Collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Historical note Founded in 1985 in Palo Alto, the Sino-Judaic Institute has sought to study and promote the ancient Jewish community of Kaifeng, China and to assist the descendants in reconnecting with their Jewish heritage. They also have actively worked with Chinese authorities to promote tourism to Kaifeng, open current exhibits on the Kaifeng Jews to the public, and promote Sino-Judaic relations. In keeping with these goals, the Sino-Judaic Institute has supported scholarly research and conferences, as well as tourism and travel to various locations in China. Scope and Contents of the Collection The Biographical Files contain memoirs, writings, identification documents, letters, drawings, photographs, school records, serials, clippings, and an oral history documenting Jewish communities in China, mainly in Shanghai, but also in Dalian, Harbin, and Kaifeng. Research Materials consist of collected articles, letters, conference materials, brochures, lists, photographs, programs, reports, and a bibliography on Jews in China. Printed Matter consists of serial issues, pamphlets, and a directory. The Oversized File contains an album, lists, serials, and a register of Polish citizens in China. Videorecordings consists of videorecordings on VHS and DVD. The 2013 Incremental Materials consist of printed matter, correspondence, institutional records, and exhibit records. Articles and printed matter include serials and scholarly articles by various authors, arranged alphabetically by author's surname or article title. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent or subject. Institutional records of the Sino-Judaic Institute, focusing on the years 1985 to 2007, but also including materials dating back to 1964, include board meeting minutes, founding documentation, institutional correspondence, proposals, and other records. The exhibit records include records, notes, and correspondence regarding "The Jews of Kaifeng" traveling museum exhibit. The 2014 Incremental Materials include correspondence and institutional records, arranged alphabetically. Chinese names have been indexed as spelled, with the family name preceding the given name and no comma used. Related Collections Rena Krasno papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Benjamin Michael Levaco papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Fred Marcus papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Matook Nissim papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Gerd Wallenstein papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Subjects and Indexing Terms Russians -- China Register of the Sino-Judaic 93031 2 Institute records Shanghai (China) Jews -- China Polish people -- China Biographical Files 1910-2002 Scope and Contents Note In alphabetical order by surname. box 1, folder 1 Avshalomov, Aaron 1994-1997 box 1, folder 2-7 Bernikoff, Alex 1910-1949 Scope and Contents Note Includes photographs of the Russian Jewish community in Harbin, Shanghai, and Dalian. box 1, folder 8-9 Bettelheim family 1938-1942 Scope and Contents note Includes memoir by Lilli Bettelheim. box 1, folder 10 Bratmann, Friedrich 1940s box 1, Callmann, Erich 1940-2002 folder 11-15 Scope and Contents note Includes diary fragment and selected issues of Ostasiatischer Lloyd, Shanghai Post, The Shanghai Times, Shanghai Echo, and Die Neue Zeit from 1940-1945. box 1, folder 16 Cohen, Joseph 1997 box 1, folder 17 Cohen, Morris 2001 Scope and Contents note Essay by Rena Krasno and photograph of Morris' grave. box 1, folder 18 Collins, Henry 1945-1947 box 1, folder 19 Edwards, Tamara Veselovzorova after 1986 Scope and Contents note Writings on the lives of Russian women in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps near Shanghai. box 1, Friedmann, John and Alice 1938-1995 folder 20-21 Scope and Contents note Includes two biographical essays, "I Looked Out of the Window and the Chestnuts Were Blooming: The Story of Alice Friedmann" and "From Buchenwald to Shanghai: The Story of John (Hans) Friedmann," written by Rena Krasno. box 1, Gabow, Leo 1982-1998 folder 22-23, Scope and Contents note box 2, folder 1-4 Relates mainly to Chinese Jews in Kaifeng. box 2, folder 5 Halle, Rolf von 1946 box 2, folder 6 Hamel, Gerhard 1945-1947 box 2, folder 7 Hanin, Leo undated box 2, folder 8 Heppner, Ernest G. undated Scope and Contents note Includes deed of gift from Ernest G. Heppner to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. Register of the Sino-Judaic 93031 3 Institute records Biographical Files 1910-2002 box 2, folder 9 Hilally, Estelle 1943, undated Scope and Contents note Includes Hilally's notebooks from the Cathedral School for Girls in Shanghai. box 2, folder 10 Ilutovich, Leon 1939-2000 box 2, Isaack, John L. and Harriet 1936-1945 folder 11-12 Scope and Contents note Includes a memoir and photographs of Shanghai street scenes. box 3, folder 1 Jacob-Ezekiel family 1948-2000 box 3, folder 2-10 Jedeikin family 1937-1995 Scope and Contents note Includes a memoir. For selected issues of In Uno Bulletin, published by the Public & Thomas Hanbury School for Boys from 1941-1945, see also: Oversize File, Box 8. box 3, folder 11 Kaffel, Raphael 1947 box 3, folder 12 Kauffmann, Fritz 1963 Scope and Contents note Includes "The Experience of the Shanghai Jewish Community Under the Japanese in World War II." box 3, folder 13 Keidermann, Arthur undated box 3, folder 14 Kipen, Israel 1943, 1989, undated box 3, folder 15 Kraemer, Herbert and Fanny 1929-1949 box 3, folder 16 Less, John H. 1990s Scope and Contents note Includes "Holocaust Refugee in Shanghai, China, 1940-1947: Notes, Drawings, and Records." box 4, folder 1 Levy, D. B. 1943-1944 Scope and Contents note Contains school notebooks written while interned at the Pootung (Pudong) Civil Assembly Center, Shanghai. box 4, folder 2 Lewin, Heinz and Gerda 1938-1994 Scope and Contents note Includes Rules and Regulations for the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, 1939. box 4, folder 3 Lowenstein, Julius undated box 4, folder 4 Manski, Samuel 1940-1941 Scope and Contents note Includes Chiune Sugihara visa. box 4, folder 5 Ochert, Morris S. undated box 4, folder 6 Patent, Mavel 1934-1949, 1997 Scope and Contents note Includes photographs of staff at RCA Victor, Shanghai. box 4, folder 7-8 Pollack, Curt M. 1945-1987 Scope and Contents note Includes materials relating to the Broh and Kohn families. box 4, folder 9 Pulvermacher family 1939-1998 box 4, folder 10 Schwartz, Dinah undated Register of the Sino-Judaic 93031 4 Institute records Biographical Files 1910-2002 box 5, folder 1 Sonnemann, Kurt 1940 box 5, folder 2 Soroka, Margery 1947 July-October Scope and Contents note Letters and photographs relating to the Chinese-Jewish community in Kaifeng. box 5, folder 3 Steiner, Sebastian 1983 Scope and Contents note Includes oral history on compact sound cassette. box 5, folder 4-5 Tonn, Willy undated box 5, folder 6 Wallenstein, Gerd 1987 Scope and Contents note Contains "Transnational Destiny: A Documentary of a European's Sinification Under Adversity." Research Materials 1929-2007 Scope and Contents Note In alphabetical order by physical form. box 5, folder 7-8 Bibliography, "Japanese and Chinese Materials Pertaining to the Jewish Catastrophe, 1939-1945," 1955 box 5, folder 9 Brochure, Center for Jewish Studies, Shanghai 2007 box 5, folder 10 Collected articles on Polish and Austrian refugees in Shanghai 1940s box 5, folder 11 Conference materials, "Flucht nach Shanghai," Salzburg, Austria 1995 May 26-28 Letters 1929, 1990s box 5, folder 12 Shanghai Zionist Association 1929 June 3 box 5, folder 13 Yeshua Synagogue, Burma 1990s Lists 1934-1990s box 6, folder 1 Guests on S.S. President Coolidge voyage 1934 box 6, folder 2 Jewish associations in Shanghai 1938 box 6, folder 3 Jewish graves in Harbin, China 1990s box 6, folder 4 Jewish graves in Yokohama Foreigners' Cemetery, Japan 1990s box