DM 228.00 vol. DM 228.00 vol. This encyclopedia of international Jewish authors writing in German is based on the collections of the Archiv Bibliographia Judaica in Frankfurt. Tentatively conceived as a 14-volume work, the first three volumes treat 282 persons. The time period in question is the mid-18th century to just prior to the Holocaust.
Individual entries are thorough, if difficult to peruse.
The editors would be wise to review their requirements for inclusion in subsequent volumes. This slender volume describes the studies of Jewish physicians earning the doctorate prior to 1800 from German-speaking areas and northern Holland. The 412 entries are ordered chronologically and contain information on the student's place of birth, dissertation title, disputation date, college, etc. Leo Baeck Institute, Jerusalem. This work includes brief information regarding some 4,000 German Jews of recent history.