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Complete Catalog · updated 21 September 2026

Every public record in the family archive

Browse all nine archival series below, or search across them by name, place, date or object. If you prefer a guided beginning, use the family pages or Reading Room.

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9 archival series · 375 public records

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9 archival series · 375 public records
  1. Correspondence and manuscripts26
  2. Photographs88
  3. Commercial objects and records58
  4. Civil registers, citizenship and addresses26
  5. Persecution and memorial records32
  6. Family-held objects and volumes63
  7. Oral history and audiovisual records5
  8. Interpretive and access derivatives39
  9. Genealogy and research records38
How this archive is arranged and kept

These nine groups keep the archive’s structure visible. A letter remains with letters; a family photograph remains with photographs. Open a group to scan its records, or browse it as a focused collection.

Within each group, historical records follow the date when the photograph, document or object was made. Conventional viewing copies stay with the date of the source they reproduce; newly created interpretations use their own creation date. An older event, inscription or source pictured in a modern work does not pull that work to the front. Related pages and views stay together; undated records follow.

Custodial history. The letter and the family-held photographs stayed with the family after Dolf left Germany. Later descendants kept them in the United States. Rabbi Daniel Dolph Reichenbach opened this public digital archive in 2026. Institutional images on the site were not transferred here; they remain with the museums and archives that hold them.

Immediate source of acquisition. Family-held objects come from the Reichenbach and Ulmer families. Published and repository items are cited and, where rights allow, shown as copies. Nothing here is a deposit in another institution.

Living-person restriction. Living people are named only as the archive already publishes them. Ages and current American street addresses are not. Vernon Jacob is published as Living. Reproduction of living-person pages is restricted.

The counts refer to public digital records, not boxes, folders or physical objects. When a date or custody history is unknown, the object page says so.

The Reading Room opens with a 14-record guided path and makes all 64 selected records browsable. This Complete Catalog lists all 375 public object records across 9 archival series.

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Public records
375 public digital records
Coverage
1808–2026
Languages
German, English and Hebrew; additional source languages appear where documented
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Record group 01

Correspondence and manuscripts

Letters, manuscript texts, family songs and related reading copies.

26 public records · 1887–1938

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  1. RB-SCAN-018Jenny Schottländer and Philipp Liebenthal announced their engagementPentecost 1887
  2. RB-SCAN-019The notice awarding Paul the Merit Cross for War Aid24 March 1917
  3. RB-PHO-0206The reverse preserves the folds in Paul’s award notice24 March 1917
  4. RB-SCAN-014Paul’s business ordered goods for J. Reichenbach in Wernigerode27 September 1917
  5. RB-SCAN-013Paul’s 1917 business postcard carries its route on the address side1917
  6. RB-PHO-0189Dolf’s dedication and first wedding-song verse for Ruth and Albert3 August 1933
  7. RB-PHO-0190Four verses from Ruth and Albert’s wedding song3 August 1933
  8. RB-PHO-0191Ruth’s childhood in a closer view of the wedding song3 August 1933
  9. RB-PHO-0192The sixth verse of Ruth and Albert’s wedding song3 August 1933
  10. RB-SCAN-012The family thanked mourners after Paul’s death1935
  11. RB-PHO-0157Paul Reichenbach to Rudolf Simonis17 April 1935
  12. RB-PHO-0158An unsigned page continues the search Paul beganWritten date: 4 February 1936
  13. RB-PHO-0195Fred begins a shipboard verse for Mutti Reichenbach3 March 1937
  14. RB-PHO-0196Fred closes his shipboard verse with wishes for Margarete and Dolf3 March 1937
  15. DOC-LETTER-1938Dolf’s letter from St. Moritz to Mutti26 November 1938
  16. DOC-LETTER-1938-P1The first surviving sheet of Dolf’s letter26 November 1938
  17. DOC-LETTER-1938-P2The second surviving sheet of Dolf’s letter26 November 1938
  18. RB-SCAN-049“Dear Papa” — a postcard signed DolfUndated; early twentieth century
  19. RB-SCAN-050Collision in Foggy Weather — postcard pictureUndated; early twentieth century
  20. RB-DOC-0205-P01Paul J. revised the opening of his youth-group addressUndated; internal references place the address at a SETY gathering in Savannah
  21. RB-DOC-0205-P02Paul J. moves from local groups to the wider youth movementUndated; internal references place the address at a SETY gathering in Savannah
  22. RB-DOC-0205-P03Paul J. names the programs that joined young people across NFTYUndated; internal references place the address at a SETY gathering in Savannah
  23. RB-DOC-0205-P04Paul J. asks the group to bring other young people inUndated; internal references place the address at a SETY gathering in Savannah
  24. RB-DOC-0205-P05Paul J. asks the group to plan person by personUndated; internal references place the address at a SETY gathering in Savannah
  25. RB-DOC-0205-P06Paul J. asks the group to name both strengths and failuresUndated; internal references place the address at a SETY gathering in Savannah
  26. RB-DOC-0205-P07Paul J. closes with thanks and Shabbat ShalomUndated; internal references place the address at a SETY gathering in Savannah

Record group 02

Photographs

Family portraits, return visits, places and other documentary photographs.

88 public records · Late nineteenth century–2025

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  1. RB-PHO-0176The W. Höffert card shows Jenny Schottländer LiebenthalLate nineteenth century
  2. RB-PHO-0177The cabinet card’s reverse carries the W. Höffert imprintLate nineteenth century
  3. RB-EXT-PD-0007Dolf wrote to Mutti from the Carlton HotelPhotographed between 1918 and 1937
  4. RB-PHO-0167Margarete, Dolf and Ruth at WesterlandProbably early 1920s
  5. RB-PHO-0173The reverse names the Westerland photo shopProbably early 1920s
  6. RB-PHO-0187Paul’s fiftieth birthday partyProbably 20 October 1926
  7. RB-PHO-0193Ruth Reichenbach and Albert Rothschild3 August 1933
  8. RB-PHO-0183The Reichenbach familyBefore November 1935
  9. RB-PHO-0305Paul Reichenbach late in lifeBefore 20 November 1935; exact date not established
  10. RB-PHO-0312Susan “Subie” Ulmer Reichenbach at seventeen or eighteenc. 1938–1939, based on the family’s age identification
  11. RB-PORT-160Dolf Reichenbach in his twentiesBefore 1939; exact date not established
  12. RB-SCAN-040Halberstadt after the destruction of 1945After 8 April 1945; exact date unrecorded
  13. RB-PHO-0302Margarete “Mutti” Reichenbach late in lifeBefore 7 August 1966; exact date not established
  14. RB-PHO-0339At the switchboard — a photograph from Richard Nepon1969, according to Richard Nepon’s caption
  15. RB-PHO-0348Malden High School senior prom — June 1969June 1969, according to Lester Polonsky
  16. RB-SCAN-001Adolf’s gravestone looked less weathered in the 1970sPhotographed in the 1970s; Adolph died 26 December 1900
  17. RB-SCAN-002Paul’s gravestone met the family again in the 1970sPhotographed in the 1970s; Paul died 20 November 1935
  18. RB-PHO-0337NFTY National Board Institute, 1972July 1972, according to Dana Anesi; 1972 appears on the banner
  19. RB-PHO-0293Paul J. joins the Kutz Camp maintenance staff in 19761976
  20. RB-PHO-0314Daniel remembers posing as a ten-year-old wrestlerc. 2000
  21. RB-PHO-0347Paul with LiamCirca 2012, according to Jane E. Herman
  22. RB-PHO-0315Daniel trains in the field during his IDF service2013 or 2014
  23. RB-PHO-0351Paul in the corner office, in black and whiteJan 2014; contributor-supplied
  24. RB-PHO-0349Paul in his corner officeJanuary 2014; contributor-supplied
  25. RB-PHO-0350A staff portrait of PaulJanuary 2015; contributor-supplied
  26. RB-PHO-0341Pagoda Jacob at KutzAugust 2019 photograph; rededication date unconfirmed
  27. RB-PHO-0342The voice of Kutz — a photograph from Debbie EberlinAugust 2019, according to Debbie Eberlin
  28. RB-PHO-0340Welcome home, PJRAugust 2019, according to Debbie Eberlin
  29. RB-PHO-0317Daniel stands at HUC-JIR before ordination2022
  30. RB-PHO-0078Moritz Reichenbach’s gravestone names the Quedlinburg merchantPhotographed 27 May 2022; Moritz died 6 June 1936
  31. RB-PHO-0273Daniel Reichenbach signs Halberstadt’s Golden Book28 May 2022
  32. RB-PHO-0319Daniel and Paul J. stand beside the Spree in Berlin2025
  33. RB-PHO-0338Hootenanny 2025 — a photograph from Joui Hessel2025, according to the contributor’s caption
  34. RB-PHO-0016Paul J. and Daniel Reichenbach at Paul Reichenbach’s grave25 June 2025
  35. RB-PHO-0091Paul J. and Daniel stand together in the Berend Lehmann Museum25 June 2025
  36. RB-PHO-0333Paul’s gravestone still stands in HalberstadtPhotographed 25 June 2025; Paul died 20 November 1935
  37. RB-PORT-216A framed portrait of Paul Reichenbach in midlifeDate not established
  38. RB-PHO-0353A photograph shared by Ruben ArquilevichDate not supplied
  39. RB-PHO-0352A photograph shared by Scott BrockmanDate not supplied
  40. RB-PHO-0298The German face of Adolf’s stone gives a second death dateModern photograph supplied 9 August 2026; Adolph died 26 December 1900
  41. RB-PHO-0090Adolf Reichenbach’s Hebrew gravestone face preserves Baruch AchiezerAdolf died 26 December 1900
  42. RB-PHO-0280An unposed moment catches Paul J. early in his careerDate not established
  43. RB-PHO-0316Daniel blesses a Birthright participant beside the Western WallDate not established
  44. RB-PHO-0318Daniel introduces Rabbi Ami Hirsch at a Reform gatheringDate not established
  45. RB-PHO-0313Daniel Reichenbach faces the camera as a rabbiDate not established
  46. RB-PHO-0291Danny Freelander, Paul J. and Loui Dobin stand togetherDate not established
  47. RB-PHO-0271Dolf Reichenbach as an adultDate not established
  48. RB-PHO-0024Dolf ReichenbachDate not established
  49. RB-PHO-0203The full mount keeps Dolf’s childhood portrait and pencil marks togetherDate not established
  50. RB-PHO-0204A faint pencil note begins with Dolf’s nameDate not established
  51. RB-PHO-0300Gustav Reichenbach’s gravestone links the Wernigerode branchGustav died 19 June 1928; modern photograph supplied 9 August 2026
  52. RB-PHO-0344In the camp officeEarly 2000s, according to Hope Chernak
  53. RB-SCAN-038Jenny and Philipp Liebenthal sit together for a portraitDate not established
  54. RB-PHO-0048JudenstraßeDate not established
  55. RB-PHO-0279Loui Dobin stands beside his friend Paul J.Date not established
  56. RB-PHO-0292Loui Dobin, Paul J. and Jeff Klepper stand togetherDate not established
  57. RB-PHO-0168Margarete, Ruth and DolfDate not established
  58. RB-PHO-0301Miriam Mathilde’s Hebrew stone names Moshe HaLevi as her husband4 Tevet 5689 (17 December 1928); modern photograph supplied 9 August 2026
  59. RB-PHO-0323The German face names Mathilde Reichenbach4 Tevet 5689 (17 December 1928); modern photograph supplied 14 August 2026
  60. RB-PHO-0170On the waterDate not established
  61. RB-PHO-0043One Baroque wall survives from Halberstadt’s synagogueModern family photograph; year not recorded
  62. RB-SCAN-030Paul and DolfDate not established
  63. RB-PHO-0275Paul J. addresses a Reform Jewish gatheringDate not established
  64. RB-PHO-0289Paul J. announces a URJ Biennial from the boothDate not established
  65. RB-PHO-0278Paul J. leads a youth session in mid-conversationDate not established
  66. RB-PHO-0290Paul J. sends teenagers off from JFKDate not established
  67. RB-PHO-0281Paul J. sits for a student portraitDate not established
  68. RB-PHO-0277Paul J. speaks beneath the NFTY bannerDate not established
  69. RB-PHO-0276Paul J. stands with his son DanielDate not established
  70. RB-PHO-0274Paul J. works with pen and telephone at his deskDate not established
  71. RB-PHO-0166Paul ReichenbachDate not established
  72. RB-SCAN-022Paul Reichenbach in midlife outdoorsDate not established
  73. RB-SCAN-039Paul Reichenbach standing by a terraceDate not established
  74. RB-PHO-0320Paul holds a cigar at a Halberstadt gatheringDate not established
  75. RB-PHO-0308The back of Paul’s cigar photograph begins with SpiegelDate not established
  76. RB-PHO-0345Paul with Al — a photograph from Hope ChernakDate not supplied
  77. RB-PHO-0297Hebrew face of Paul Reichenbach’s gravestonePaul died 20 November 1935; photograph supplied 9 August 2026
  78. RB-PHO-0299Paul’s Hebrew inscription appears after cleaningModern photograph supplied 9 August 2026; Paul died 20 November 1935
  79. RB-PHO-0269-ADJRuth Helene ReichenbachDate not established
  80. RB-SCAN-029Ruth Reichenbach at the beachUndated
  81. RB-PHO-0197Ruth wears her name on her sailor collarDate not established
  82. RB-PHO-0310Subie and Dolf sit together later in lifeDate and occasion not established
  83. RB-PHO-0270This ancestor may be Jacob ReichenbachDate not established
  84. RB-SCAN-015This portrait shows Adolf Reichenbach, Paul’s fatherDate not established
  85. RB-PHO-0171This portrait shows Philipp LiebenthalDate not established
  86. RB-PHO-0011This weathered gravestone has not yielded its nameModern family photograph; stone date unread
  87. RB-PHO-0343Together at Kutz — a photograph from Hope ChernakDate not supplied
  88. RB-PHO-0346With Dorothy — a photograph from Hope ChernakDate not supplied

Record group 03

Commercial objects and records

Store photographs, advertisements, stamps, hangers and business records.

58 public records · 1866–2022

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  1. RB-SCAN-GAZ-1866Jacob Reichenbach registers J. Reichenbach in Halberstadt22 March 1866
  2. RB-SCAN-GAZ-1869Wernigerode becomes a branch of the Halberstadt house19 February 1869
  3. RB-SCAN-GAZ-1873Jacob’s widow and sons inherit J. Reichenbach13 March 1873
  4. RB-DOC-0208J. Reichenbach winter-clothing advertisement26 October 1902
  5. RB-SCAN-GAZ-1905Ludwig Reichenbach continues the firm alone4 April 1905
  6. COMMONS-CURMAN-1909Hoher Weg with Martinikirche1909
  7. RB-STAMP-01The J. Reichenbach stamp shows the store buildingc. 1910–1914
  8. RB-STAMP-02The J. Reichenbach stamp shows the store building from a second anglec. 1910–1914
  9. RB-STAMP-03The J. Reichenbach stamp shows the glazed light courtc. 1910–1914
  10. RB-STAMP-04The J. Reichenbach stamp shows the main staircasec. 1910–1914
  11. RB-STAMP-05The J. Reichenbach stamp shows the ground-floor salesroomc. 1910–1914
  12. RB-STAMP-06The J. Reichenbach stamp shows the ground-floor salesroom from a second anglec. 1910–1914
  13. RB-STAMP-07The J. Reichenbach stamp shows the first-floor salesroomc. 1910–1914
  14. RB-STAMP-08The J. Reichenbach stamp shows the boys’ departmentc. 1910–1914
  15. RB-STAMP-09The J. Reichenbach stamp shows the fitting roomc. 1910–1914
  16. RB-STAMP-10The J. Reichenbach stamp shows the made-to-measure departmentc. 1910–1914
  17. RB-STAMP-11The J. Reichenbach stamp shows the tailors’ workshopc. 1910–1914
  18. RB-STAMP-12The J. Reichenbach stamp shows the cutters’ workshopc. 1910–1914
  19. RB-DOC-0215J. and Paul Reichenbach clothing listings1914
  20. AH-F-05556Kaufhaus Reichenbach façadec. 1925–1930
  21. AH-F-05499aA mounted print of the Kaufhaus Reichenbach sales floor1925
  22. AH-F-05499bA second mounted print of the Kaufhaus Reichenbach sales floor1925
  23. AH-F-05499cKaufhaus Reichenbach exterior1925
  24. AIF-21The wooden staircase rose through the Kaufhaus Reichenbach sales floorc. 1925
  25. RB-PHO-0336A surviving J. Reichenbach jacketReported purchase c. 1926; not independently verified
  26. RB-PHO-0335J. Reichenbach label inside a surviving jacketReported purchase c. 1926; not independently verified
  27. AH-F-08662Hoher Weg 35–27 and Martiniplan 101930–1940
  28. AH-F-DS-0099Hoher Weg toward Martiniplanc. 1930
  29. AH-F-DS-0580Inside the Kaufhaus Reichenbach sales floor1930
  30. RB-DOC-0229Reichenbach spring textiles and ready-made clothing advertisement28 February 1930
  31. RB-DOC-0212J. Reichenbach advertisement in Das Reichsbanner31 October 1931
  32. RB-DOC-0207J. Reichenbach advertisement in Das Reichsbanner14 November 1931
  33. AH-F-04102Paul Reichenbach’s shop and Mennigen & Co. at the same address1933 and 1938
  34. AH-F-04125Hoher Weg and Martiniplan lit at nightc. 1935
  35. AH-F-DS-0070Martiniplan and Kaufhaus Reichenbach after dark1935
  36. RB-DOC-0227P. Reichenbach advertises women’s clothing in 19378 October 1937
  37. WERN-1938J. Reichenbach storefront, Wernigerode1938
  38. RB-PHO-0334HATEX, Mennigen & Co. postcard of the former Reichenbach storeListed as 1943; date not independently verified
  39. RB-PHO-0020Reconstructed plan and elevations of Kaufhaus ReichenbachPublished 2004; reconstructs the building record through 1913
  40. RB-PHO-0054A shopfront still faces Breite Straße 7Family research visit, 2022
  41. RB-PHO-0053The Reichenbach store quarter was rebuilt after the warFamily research visit, 2022
  42. RB-PHO-0152HATEX winter-sale handbills — first viewDate not established
  43. RB-PHO-0153HATEX winter-sale handbills — second viewDate not established
  44. RB-OBJ-0024J. Reichenbach advertising buttonDate not established
  45. RB-DOC-0209J. Reichenbach confirmation-suits advertisementDate and newspaper issue not yet established
  46. RB-PHO-0085A museum display places two Halberstadt shop hangers over the city mapDate not established
  47. RB-PHO-0221A wooden J. Reichenbach hanger with the complete court-purveyor markDate not established
  48. RB-PHO-0223A second pattern of J. Reichenbach wooden hangerDate not established
  49. RB-PHO-0226A third pattern of J. Reichenbach wooden hangerDate not established
  50. RB-PHO-0227A wooden hanger marked for J. Reichenbach men’s and boys’ fashionsDate not established
  51. RB-PHO-0224Ink marks on a J. Reichenbach wooden hangerDate not established
  52. RB-PHO-0225A second close view of a J. Reichenbach hanger markDate not established
  53. RB-PHO-0266A wooden hanger carries Paul Reichenbach’s business nameDate not established
  54. RB-PHO-0207Kaufhaus Reichenbach at Martiniplan 10 at nightDate not established
  55. RB-PHO-0208The left display window survives in this nighttime detailDate not established
  56. RB-PHO-0209The entrance and central windows survive in this nighttime detailDate not established
  57. RB-PHO-0210The right display window survives in this nighttime detailDate not established
  58. RB-PHO-0322The Kaufhaus Reichenbach plan displayed in the museumFamily research photograph; photograph date not established

Record group 04

Civil registers, citizenship and addresses

Birth, marriage and death entries; passports, alien registration, naturalization, directories and a published marriage notice. Forced-sale and seizure papers remain in the persecution series.

26 public records · 1876–1964

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Civil evidence: documents, acts and views

12 identified documents + 2 directory pages awaiting edition identification · 26 digital records

The 6 German civil-register entries document 8 acts: three births, two marriages, one death, a divorce and a surname restoration. Ruth’s marriage entry carries the last two as marginal annotations. Pages, reverse sides and detail photographs do not add acts. The two 1940 directory spreads count as one volume; the two undated directory pages cannot yet be assigned to a volume.

Births, marriages and death

  1. Paul entered the civil register as Jacob Paul Reichenbach

    20 October 1876 · HLBR-CIVIL-07

  2. The marriage record signed for Gustav Reichenbach and Jeanette Rosenbaum

    4 June 1883 · RB-SCAN-008

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    1. The marriage record signed for Gustav Reichenbach and Jeanette Rosenbaum · RB-SCAN-008
    2. Gustav and Jeanette signed their marriage entry · RB-SCAN-008b
  3. The register names Ruth Helene Reichenbach at birth

    16 May 1909 · HLBR-CIVIL-06

  4. The register records Dolf’s birth in Halberstadt

    15 December 1914 · HLBR-CIVIL-08

  5. Ruth and Martin Pützrath married, divorced, and changed the record

    1930; marginal notes dated 1932 and 1933 · HLBR-CIVIL-04

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    1. Ruth and Martin Pützrath married, divorced, and changed the record · HLBR-CIVIL-04
    2. This closer view helps read Ruth’s marriage entry · HLBR-CIVIL-03
    3. A second view keeps the edge of Ruth’s marriage record legible · HLBR-CIVIL-01
    4. A third view preserves another edge of Ruth’s marriage record · HLBR-CIVIL-05
  6. Paul’s death entry records two conflicting dates

    20 November 1935 · HLBR-CIVIL-02

Passports, registration and citizenship

  1. Paul’s German passport remains inside its worn cover

    · RB-SCAN-023

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    1. Paul’s German passport remains inside its worn cover · RB-SCAN-023
    2. The title page opens Paul’s German passport · RB-SCAN-024
    3. Paul’s passport joins his portrait to a civil description · RB-SCAN-025
    4. Officials extended Paul’s passport as conditions worsened · RB-SCAN-026
    5. Currency-control stamps followed Paul’s 1935 travel to Switzerland · RB-SCAN-027
    6. A Basel station stamp marks Paul’s entry in July 1935 · RB-SCAN-028
  2. The first page of Dolf’s Alien Registration Form

    Registered 6 December 1940 · RB-DOC-0206-P01

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    1. The first page of Dolf’s Alien Registration Form · RB-DOC-0206-P01
    2. The second page of Dolf’s Alien Registration Form · RB-DOC-0206-P02
  3. Dolf Reichenbach’s Certificate of Naturalization

    15 May 1944 · RB-DOC-0213

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    1. Dolf Reichenbach’s Certificate of Naturalization · RB-DOC-0213
    2. Reverse with Boston and Newton voter-registration stamps · RB-DOC-0213-REV

Addresses and directories

  1. Mennigen & Co. at Martiniplan 10 in the 1940 address book

    1940 · RB-DOC-0223

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    1. Mennigen & Co. at Martiniplan 10 in the 1940 address book · RB-DOC-0223
    2. Hans Mennigen, merchant, in the 1940 Halberstadt address book · RB-DOC-0224
  2. A Boston directory names Dolph Reichenbach as Banner Sportswear’s president

    1964 · RB-DOC-0228

  3. The Sedanstraße directory page leads to Paul’s final home

    Edition year not yet attached · RB-PHO-0083

  4. The directory groups Halberstadt residents under Reichenbach

    Edition year not yet attached · RB-PHO-0084

Published notices

  1. The newspaper names Else Reichenbach and Siegfried Sernau in marriage banns

    17 January 1909 · RB-DOC-0221

Official records in other series

Subject arrangement keeps these records with the history they document. They are additional to Series 04.

Civil acts cited elsewhere in the archive

These 5 additional acts are cited on the biographies below. Follow each biography for its source and qualifications. They are references, not additional digitized object records in this catalog.

Further references and open files

Goldine and Adolf’s 1872 marriage is reported by the compiled family Ahnentafel. Dolf’s biography discusses passenger, citizenship and residence evidence. Building files 2/2485 and 2/2486 are cited in the shop research; file 944/35 remains an open research lead. These are not counted as scanned documents here.

Record group 05

Persecution and memorial records

Deportation records, memorials and contextual evidence of persecution and destruction.

32 public records · 1934–2022

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  1. RB-DOC-DAV-1934-01The Alpine Club wrote racial exclusion into its Halberstadt rules1934
  2. RB-SCAN-006Fritz appears as the seller of Breite Straße 726 August 1938
  3. RB-SCAN-006bThe deed continues the terms imposed on the Wernigerode property26 August 1938
  4. RB-SCAN-007The deed says official approval was required because Fritz was a Jew26 August 1938
  5. RB-DOC-0203The city ordered Halberstadt’s desecrated synagogue demolished18 November 1938
  6. RB-PHO-0267A man stands amid the looted Halberstadt synagogue1938 or 1939; exact date not established
  7. RB-PHO-0268Workers dismantle the synagogue roof after the city’s orderBetween November 1938 and spring 1939; exact date not established
  8. CTX-WARSAW-GHETTO-CHILDREN-1941Children without homes in the Warsaw ghetto1941
  9. RB-DOC-0222The state list naming Mennigen & Co. after Paul Reichenbach’s firmAppendix to a letter dated 1 April 1941
  10. RB-SCAN-OFP-JEANETTE-VERMOEGENJeanette Reichenbach’s asset declaration at Normannenstraße 21942
  11. CTX-WARSAW-UMSCHLAGPLATZ-1942People loading belongings at the Warsaw UmschlagplatzBetween 1942 and 1943
  12. RB-DOC-0210Kurt Reichenbach on the transport listTransport dated 14 April 1942
  13. RB-DOC-0211Hans and Paula Wollenberg on the transport listTransport dated 14 April 1942
  14. RB-DOC-0220A second list naming Kurt, Paula and HansApril 1942
  15. RB-SCAN-005The Theresienstadt administration recorded Jeanette’s death25 October 1942
  16. RB-SCAN-OFP-MARTHA-VERFUEGUNGThe Gestapo order taking Martha Reichenbach’s property1 February 1943
  17. RB-SCAN-OFP-MARTHA-VERMOEGENMartha Reichenbach’s asset declaration from Normannenstraße 21943
  18. RB-SCAN-OFP-MARTHA-BANKThe bank transfer that took Martha’s savings30 October 1943
  19. CTX-CAMP-SACHSENHAUSEN-TURM-ASachsenhausen memorial at Turm AApril 2004
  20. CTX-CAMP-BIRKENAU-GATE-2006Auschwitz II-Birkenau memorial gateAugust 2006
  21. CTX-CAMP-THERESIENSTADT-GATE-2013Terezín fortress memorial gate28 July 2013
  22. CTX-CAMP-BUCHENWALD-GATE-2013Buchenwald memorial gate27 December 2013
  23. RB-EXT-CC-0010The memorial follows the footprint of Halberstadt’s destroyed synagoguePhotographed 2017
  24. RB-EXT-CC-0002Stolperstein for Fritz ReichenbachPhotographed 16 August 2017
  25. RB-EXT-CC-0003Stolperstein for Jeanette ReichenbachPhotographed 16 August 2017
  26. RB-EXT-CC-0004The Wernigerode stone gives Martha a disputed 1944 endingPhotographed 16 August 2017
  27. RB-EXT-CC-0005Werner’s Stolperstein records his escape to BrazilPhotographed 16 August 2017
  28. RB-PHO-0042Stones of Remembrance at Halberstadt Cathedral25 May 2022
  29. RB-PHO-0059Four Stolpersteine name the household at Breite Straße 7Date not established
  30. RB-PHO-0008Halberstadt placed a memorial beside the cathedralModern family photograph
  31. RB-PHO-0023Kurt Reichenbach among the Domplatz memorial namesModern family photograph
  32. RB-PHO-0018The Stones of Remembrance carry names through the cityModern family photograph

Record group 06

Family-held objects and volumes

Material objects, the mourning volume, paintings and other family-held artifacts.

63 public records · 1907–1945

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  1. RB-PHO-0324Paul’s Yom Kippur prayer book opens under a gilt cloth cover1907 edition
  2. RB-PHO-0325Wear has softened the gilt spine of Paul’s machzor1907 edition
  3. RB-PHO-0327The series leaf identifies the Day of Atonement volume1907 edition
  4. RB-PHO-0328The Hebrew title names a Yom Kippur machzor with German translation1907 edition
  5. RB-PHO-0329The German title page names the Rödelheim publisher1907 edition
  6. RB-PHO-0326Paul wrote his name and 1927 inside the machzor1907 edition; ownership inscription dated 1927
  7. RB-PHO-0330Large Hebrew type carries the Yom Kippur morning prayer1907 edition
  8. RB-PHO-0331The facing German page opens the prayer to German-speaking readers1907 edition
  9. RB-PHO-0332The closing pages explain Yom Kippur prayers and customs1907 edition
  10. RB-PHO-0211Walter Gemm painted Halberstadt’s marketplace in 19261926
  11. RB-PHO-0212Walter Gemm signed the marketplace paintingDate not established
  12. RB-PHO-0213The painting itself says Halberstadt, 19261926
  13. RB-PHO-0194The menu from Ruth and Albert’s wedding meal3 August 1933
  14. RB-PHO-0116The mourning album opens under a tooled silver coverDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  15. RB-PHO-0117Blank endpapers open Paul’s mourning albumDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  16. RB-PHO-0118The title page dedicates the mourning album to PaulDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  17. RB-PHO-0119The mourning album turns Hebrew anniversaries into civil datesDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  18. RB-PHO-0120A draped figure stands beside the album’s memorial panelDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  19. RB-PHO-0121The album leaves a form for recording the burialDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  20. RB-PHO-0122The album leaves room for a death notice and obituaryDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  21. RB-PHO-0123The album prints rules for the year of mourningDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  22. RB-PHO-0124The mourning text faces an engraving of Jerusalem’s Kings’ TombsDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  23. RB-PHO-0125Only the edge of this mourning-album page survives in viewDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  24. RB-PHO-0126The album gives words for the days of mourningDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  25. RB-PHO-0127A tomb engraving accompanies the mourning textDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  26. RB-PHO-0128The album prints the mourners’ Kaddish in HebrewDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  27. RB-PHO-0129Mourners stand before the ark above a transliterated KaddishDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  28. RB-PHO-0130Dr. A. Jellinek explains the meaning of KaddishDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  29. RB-PHO-0131The album tabulates memorial days across future yearsDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  30. RB-PHO-0132A deathbed engraving introduces the page on the JahrzeitDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  31. RB-PHO-0133The album explains how to observe a JahrzeitDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  32. RB-PHO-0134The mourning album opens a Yizkor prayerDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  33. RB-PHO-0135The Maskir prayer appears in parallel columnsDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  34. RB-PHO-0136The album prints a prayer to say at the graveDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  35. RB-PHO-0137The album leaves its printed family tree unfilledDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  36. RB-PHO-0138Blank leaves close Paul’s mourning albumDedicated after Paul Reichenbach’s death in 1935
  37. RB-SCAN-041Walter Gemm looks toward Halberstadt’s FischmarktImages made in 1945; Bestehorndruck portfolio issued circa 1945–1946
  38. RB-SCAN-042Käthe Lipke draws the supported upper storeys of the StelzfußImages made in 1945; Bestehorndruck portfolio issued circa 1945–1946
  39. RB-SCAN-043Edwin Schiel draws the old Ratskeller and timbered housesImages made in 1945; Bestehorndruck portfolio issued circa 1945–1946
  40. RB-SCAN-044Walter Gemm sends the eye along the Hoher WegImages made in 1945; Bestehorndruck portfolio issued circa 1945–1946
  41. RB-SCAN-045Walter Ebeling — Eingang zum LichtengrabenImages made in 1945; Bestehorndruck portfolio issued circa 1945–1946
  42. RB-SCAN-046A. Thiemann records old houses in the GerberstraßeImages made in 1945; Bestehorndruck portfolio issued circa 1945–1946
  43. RB-SCAN-047Walter Gemm gives one Gerberstraße view two namesImages made in 1945; Bestehorndruck portfolio issued circa 1945–1946
  44. RB-SCAN-048Walter Gemm places the Rathaus steps beside the RolandImages made in 1945; Bestehorndruck portfolio issued circa 1945–1946
  45. RB-SCAN-051Walter Gemm — JudenstraßeImages made in 1945; Bestehorndruck portfolio issued circa 1945–1946
  46. RB-SCAN-052Walter Gemm — Hinter dem RichthausImages made in 1945; Bestehorndruck portfolio issued circa 1945–1946
  47. RB-PHO-0027Dolf wore this gold signet ringDate not established
  48. RB-PHO-0282Margarete’s silver household objectsProbably late nineteenth or early twentieth century; provisional visual assessment
  49. RB-PHO-0283The family silver pieces appear together before editingProbably late nineteenth or early twentieth century; provisional visual assessment
  50. RB-PHO-0284The sugar caster stands with its lid in placeProbably late nineteenth or early twentieth century; provisional visual assessment
  51. RB-PHO-0285The sugar caster’s body and cover are shown apartProbably late nineteenth or early twentieth century; provisional visual assessment
  52. RB-PHO-0286Raised fruit and flowers cover the family silver boxProbably late nineteenth or early twentieth century; provisional visual assessment
  53. RB-PHO-0287The open silver box reveals its interiorProbably late nineteenth or early twentieth century; provisional visual assessment
  54. RB-PHO-0288The cover and side show the box’s continuous ornamentProbably late nineteenth or early twentieth century; provisional visual assessment
  55. RB-PHO-0294The family silver box rests in three-quarter viewDate not established
  56. RB-PHO-0295A putto sits among fruit and flowers on the silver boxDate not established
  57. RB-PHO-0296Three struck marks survive under the family silver boxDate not established
  58. RB-PHO-0214The family chestDate not established
  59. RB-PHO-0215The pierced escutcheon on Margarete’s family chestDate not established
  60. RB-PHO-0216A gilt-brass pull on Margarete’s family chestDate not established
  61. RB-PHO-0217The book-matched veneer on Margarete’s family chestDate not established
  62. RB-PHO-0218A second view of the veneer on Margarete’s family chestDate not established
  63. RB-EPH-0001Paul J.’s friends printed his nickname on a joke cardDate not established

Record group 07

Oral history and audiovisual records

Family-recorded video and clearly labeled interpretive audiovisual material.

5 public records · 2022–2026

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  1. RB-VID-0006Daniel cleans the Hebrew face of Adolf’s gravestone2022
  2. RB-VID-0007Daniel and Paul J. walk the family cemetery27 May 2022
  3. RB-VID-0003Daniel cleans the Hebrew face of Paul’s gravestone27 May 2022
  4. RB-VID-0004This memorial sequence holds names without inventing endings5 August 2026
  5. RB-VID-0005Paul and Dolf are briefly set in motion6 August 2026

Record group 08

Interpretive and access derivatives

Adjusted viewing copies and AI-assisted interpretations, always separated from historical evidence.

39 public records · 1910–2026

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  1. RB-STAMP-01-ADJThis adjusted copy opens the store building to closer viewingc. 1910–1914
  2. RB-STAMP-02-ADJThis adjusted copy opens the store building from a second angle to closer viewingc. 1910–1914
  3. RB-STAMP-03-ADJThis adjusted copy opens the glazed light court to closer viewingc. 1910–1914
  4. RB-STAMP-04-ADJThis adjusted copy opens the main staircase to closer viewingc. 1910–1914
  5. RB-STAMP-05-ADJThis adjusted copy opens the ground-floor salesroom to closer viewingc. 1910–1914
  6. RB-STAMP-06-ADJThis adjusted copy opens the ground-floor salesroom from a second angle to closer viewingc. 1910–1914
  7. RB-STAMP-07-ADJThis adjusted copy opens the first-floor salesroom to closer viewingc. 1910–1914
  8. RB-STAMP-08-ADJThis adjusted copy opens the boys’ department to closer viewingc. 1910–1914
  9. RB-STAMP-09-ADJThis adjusted copy opens the fitting room to closer viewingc. 1910–1914
  10. RB-STAMP-10-ADJThis adjusted copy opens the made-to-measure department to closer viewingc. 1910–1914
  11. RB-STAMP-11-ADJThis adjusted copy opens the tailors’ workshop to closer viewingc. 1910–1914
  12. RB-STAMP-12-ADJThis adjusted copy opens the cutters’ workshop to closer viewingc. 1910–1914
  13. RB-PHO-0307A color-adapted view of Paul Reichenbach late in lifeBefore 20 November 1935; exact date not established
  14. RB-PHO-0306This cleaned edit presents Paul late in lifeBefore 20 November 1935; exact date not established
  15. RB-PHO-0303An adjusted view of Margarete “Mutti” Reichenbach late in lifeBefore 7 August 1966; exact date not established
  16. RB-PHO-0304Color has been added to Paul J.’s 1976 Kutz Camp photograph1976
  17. RB-AI-STORE-01This visualization imagines the store building in colorCreated 2026 from a source stamp dated c. 1910–1914
  18. RB-AI-STORE-02This visualization imagines the store building from a second angle in colorCreated 2026 from a source stamp dated c. 1910–1914
  19. RB-AI-STORE-03This visualization imagines the glazed light court in colorCreated 2026 from a source stamp dated c. 1910–1914
  20. RB-AI-STORE-04This visualization imagines the main staircase in colorCreated 2026 from a source stamp dated c. 1910–1914
  21. RB-AI-STORE-05This visualization imagines the ground-floor salesroom in colorCreated 2026 from a source stamp dated c. 1910–1914
  22. RB-AI-STORE-06This visualization imagines the ground-floor salesroom from a second angle in colorCreated 2026 from a source stamp dated c. 1910–1914
  23. RB-AI-STORE-07This visualization imagines the first-floor salesroom in colorCreated 2026 from a source stamp dated c. 1910–1914
  24. RB-AI-STORE-08This visualization imagines the boys’ department in colorCreated 2026 from a source stamp dated c. 1910–1914
  25. RB-AI-STORE-09This visualization imagines the fitting room in colorCreated 2026 from a source stamp dated c. 1910–1914
  26. RB-AI-STORE-10This visualization imagines the made-to-measure department in colorCreated 2026 from a source stamp dated c. 1910–1914
  27. RB-AI-STORE-11This visualization imagines the tailors’ workshop in colorCreated 2026 from a source stamp dated c. 1910–1914
  28. RB-AI-STORE-12This visualization imagines the cutters’ workshop in colorCreated 2026 from a source stamp dated c. 1910–1914
  29. AIF-17This color interpretation imagines the Kaufhaus Reichenbach staircaseCreated 2026 from the photograph dated c. 1925
  30. RB-EPH-0002When a Mentor Dies — memorial illustrationContributed September 2026; creation date unrecorded
  31. RB-PHO-0321AI reconstruction of the 1913 J. Reichenbach façade drawingUnderlying document dated December 1913; reconstruction created later
  32. RB-PHO-0207-ADJThis crop brings the nighttime store windows closerDate not established
  33. RB-AI-STORE-13This reconstruction imagines Kaufhaus Reichenbach lit at nightDate not established
  34. RB-AI-STORE-14This reconstruction enlarges the left display window at nightDate not established
  35. RB-AI-STORE-15This reconstruction enlarges the entrance and central windows at nightDate not established
  36. RB-AI-STORE-16This reconstruction enlarges the right display window at nightDate not established
  37. RB-PHO-0309Paul Reichenbach with a cigar — color-enhanced viewDate not established
  38. RB-PHO-0311Susan “Subie” Ulmer Reichenbach and Dolf — enhanced viewDate and occasion not established
  39. RB-PHO-0166-WEBThis conserved copy makes Paul’s portrait easier to seeDate not established

Record group 09

Genealogy and research records

Compiled genealogies, access copies and records that support continuing research.

38 public records · 1808–2022

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  1. RB-EXT-PD-0002This portrait shows Halberstadt-born reformer Israel Jacobson1808
  2. RB-EXT-PD-0006This portrait shows Rabbi Benjamin Hirsch Auerbach1865
  3. RB-EXT-PD-0003This portrait shows Halberstadt-born rabbi Esriel HildesheimerBefore 1899
  4. RB-EXT-PD-0001Halberstadt filled the horizon in this 1905 viewPublished 1905
  5. RB-ALP-1909Paul in the Halberstadt Alpine Club’s first report1909
  6. RB-ALP-1912Paul appears on the Alpine Club’s 1912 membership roll1912
  7. EXT-MAP-HALBERSTADT-1912This 1912 plan places the Reichenbach addresses in Halberstadt1912
  8. RB-ALP-1913Paul remained on the Alpine Club roll in 19131913
  9. RB-DOC-0216Ludwig Reichenbach on the Neweh Menuchoh board1914
  10. RB-EXT-PD-0005Chandeliers and galleries filled Halberstadt’s synagoguePhotographed c. 1920
  11. RB-DOC-0204Paul Reichenbach at fifty22 October 1926
  12. RB-DOC-0217Paul Reichenbach among the Israelitischer Kinderhort board members1928
  13. RB-DOC-0218Paul Reichenbach on the Neweh Menuchoh board1928
  14. RB-DOC-0219Keren Kajemeth donations by Paul and Ernst Reichenbach21 September 1928
  15. EXT-HBS-SYN-1930Halberstadt’s synagogue still stood when this photograph was madec. 1930
  16. RB-EXT-CC-0007Käthe Lipke remembered the synagogue in color1930
  17. RB-EXT-PD-0004The Baroque synagogue stood inside a residential blockPhotographed c. 1930
  18. RB-ALP-02Paul appears in the Alpine Club’s 1931–32 roll1931/32
  19. RB-ALP-01The Alpine routes recorded under Paul’s name1931–1932
  20. RB-DOC-0214Anna Jacob’s death notice gathers the family around her name16 June 1931; death recorded as 14 June 1931
  21. RB-DOC-0225J. Reichenbach is named on Wernigerode’s Jewish community board1932–1933
  22. RB-SCAN-003BAnnual slips accumulated on the back of Paul’s Alpine Club card1935 visible; earlier attached slips remain partly concealed
  23. RB-DOC-0226Paul Reichenbach’s family announces his death22 November 1935
  24. RB-DOC-0230Classmates already called her Subie1943
  25. RB-DOC-0231They voted Subie among the wittiest1943
  26. RB-DOC-0232Simmons conferred her Bachelor of Science in 19431943
  27. RB-PHO-0154Hand-drawn Reichenbach descent chart1997
  28. EXT-MEDAL-1916A Prussian Merit Cross like the one awarded to PaulDecoration instituted 5 December 1916; photograph published 2013
  29. RB-EXT-CC-0006The Klaussynagoge still carries Berend Lehmann’s foundationPhotographed 18 April 2015
  30. RB-EXT-CC-0009The old Jewish cemetery holds generations of Halberstadt familiesPhotographed 18 September 2016
  31. RB-EXT-CC-0008The restored mikveh house now anchors the museumPhotographed 8 April 2022
  32. RB-PHO-0151A damaged genealogy sheet preserves names missing elsewhereDate not established
  33. RB-ACC-LBI-0001This cover belongs with Ernst Reichenbach’s compiled ancestry chartDate not established
  34. RB-ACC-LBI-0002Ernst Reichenbach’s chart reaches into earlier family generationsDate not established
  35. RB-SCAN-003Paul carried this Alpine Club membership cardUndated; Paul’s membership is independently documented in 1909–1913 and 1931/32
  36. RB-PHO-0150The family filled this ancestry chart by handDate not established
  37. RB-PHO-0093The family’s ancestry chart for Ernst ReichenbachDate not established
  38. RB-PHO-0155The family’s genealogy papers disagree about the store’s first yearDate not established

Collection citation

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Reichenbach Family Archive. “Complete Catalog.” Updated 21 September 2026. https://www.reichenbacharchive.org/finding-aid.