PROF. DR. MIRIAM GILLIS-CARLEBACH RESEARCH ARCHIVE
The JCI Research Archive, founded by Prof. Dr. Miriam Gillis-Carlebach, houses over 50,000 units of administrative records, private correspondence, personal papers, photographs, press clippings, sound recordings, and more. Documentation is available in English, Hebrew, and German. A comprehensive Collection Inventory can be found [here].
Below is a subject guide and links to the digital content available for researchers.
MIRIAM GILLIS-CARLEBACH - BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Miriam was born in Hamburg, the third daughter of Chief Rabbi Dr. Joseph Zvi Carlebach and Lotte Carlebach nee Preuss. She immigrated to Israel at the age of 16, in November 1938, and was educated at the Religious Youth Village under the direction of Dr. Eugen Michaelis.
In 1944, she married Ernest Moshe Gillis, and the family settled in Kfar Avraham near Petah Tikva. At the beginning of her educational career, she worked as a remedial teacher at the Amishav crossings. In 1985, she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) in the fields of Special Education and Hebrew Reading Instruction.
Prof. Dr. Miriam Gillis-Carlebach was an honorary senator of the University of Hamburg (1995), founder of the Hadad Center for Dyslexia Research (1986), and the Joseph Carlebach Institute for Jewish Thought and Education (1992).
The Carlebach Institute was established in collaboration with the University of Hamburg to carry out joint projects in the field of Hamburg Jewish heritage, in memory of Chief Rabbi Joseph Zvi Carlebach (1883-1942), his family, and community members who perished in the Holocaust. During her approximately 40 years of work, she engaged in academic research and teaching, and authored and edited dozens of books and articles in her fields of activity.
MIRIAM GILLIS-CARLEBACH - PUBLICATIONS
During approximately 40 years of academic research, Miriam has published dozens of books and articles in various fields, including special education and Hebrew reading, biographical studies and writings of her father Rabbi Joseph Zvi Carlebach, the Carlebach family, the Jewish community in Hamburg-Altona, and Holocaust studies, among others.
Under the link below, you will find a list of works available in the JCI Library.
JCI ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS
The collection contains historical documents of the Carlebach Institute from its founding in 1992 to 2015.
The documentation covers topics such as the JCI establishment process, partnerships, international conferences, seminars for students and researchers from Germany, research projects, memorial events in Israel and abroad, and more.
RABBI DR. JOSEPH Z. CARLEBACH - BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE, TIMELINE OF LIFE
Joseph Zwi Carlebach, born in Lübeck to the Orthodox Rabbinic family, had a remarkable career serving as a Senior teacher in Jerusalem, Kovno, and Berlin. He also held positions as Director of the Talmud Torah school and Chief Rabbi of Jewish communities in Hamburg, Altona, and Schleswig-Holstein. Known for his passionate oratory skills, he authored numerous books and articles published in contemporary Jewish press.
The majority of Joseph Carlebach's personal archive is preserved by the family of his son, Rabbi Shlomo (Peter) Carlebach [1925-2022] in New-York. Additionally, the JCI-Archive houses four reels of the microfilm, and a collection of published works, photograps, memoires, original and photocopied letters and manuscripts.
TIMELINE OF LIFE
30/01/1883
Born in Lübeck, the fifth son of Rabbi Dr. Salomon Carlebach and Esther nee Adler.
1894-1901
Studies in Katharineum in his hometown, Torah lessons with Rabbi Mordechai Gumpel.
1902-1909 Academic studies in Berlin and Heidelberg.
1905-1907 Natural science teacher at the Laemel School and the Jewish Teacher's Seminar in Jerusalem.
1908-1914 Senior teacher at the Margarethenschule in Berlin.
14/07/1914 Ordination from the Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin.
1915-1918 Military service, Headmaster of the Jewish Realgymnasium in Kaunas.
01/01/1919 Marriage to Sharlotte Helene, daughter of Dr. Julius and Martha Preuss in Berlin.
1919-1921 Rabbi of Lübeck, succeeding his late father, Rabbi Salomon Carlebach.
1922-1925 Headmaster of the Talmud Torah School in Hamburg.
1925-1935 Chief Rabbi of the Hochdeutsche Israeliten-Gemeinde in Altona.
08/1931 Journey for Keren-Hatorah to the Jewish cultural institutions in Eastern Europe.
03/1935 Journey to Eretz Israel.
1932-1936[?] Secretary of the Vereinigung traditionell gesetzestreuer Rabbiner Deutschlands.
1936-1941 Chief Rabbi of the Deutsch-Israelitischen Synagogenverband; Chacham of the Portuguese-Jewish community in Hamburg
04/12/1941
Deportation to the Jungfernhof concentration camp near Riga, together with his wife Lotte and their 4 children: Shlomo, Ruth, Naomi and Sarah.
26/03/1942
Joseph and Lotte Carlebach and their three daughters were murdered in the Bikernieki forest and buried in a mass grave of the Jews of the Riga Ghetto.
RABBI DR. JOSEPH Z. CARLEBACH - PUBLICATIONS AND ARCHIVE
Volume III of the Selected Writings of Joseph Carlebach includes a comprehensive bibliography. His first article was published in 'Israelit' in July 1903, and his last article appeared in Hamburger Familienblatt in October 1938.
Throughout his 35-year tenure as a rabbi and educator, Carlebach dedicated his time to writing books and articles on current topics in science, philosophy, Torah interpretation, Jewish tradition, personalities, and more.
Here you will find selected writings and archival materials available for viewing and download in PDF format.
