The story of a family over many generations is put into an
historical context. The first three chapters deal with very
different communities in Germany: Creglingen, a rural community in
Baden-Wuerttemberg; Fuerth, a city adjacent to Nuremberg which had
a large Jewish population and important institutions; and Augsburg,
where Jews, from 1438 until 1803, could not reside but lived in its
suburb, Kriegshaber. The book interweaves the detail of the
family's life with an explanation of the status and experience of
Jews in Germany over the centuries, as well as the histories of the
cities and towns from which the various branches of the family
originated. The book is based on a combination of public sources,
private sources, and interviews with local historians. Part II
describes how the participation by family members in American
professional, political, community, economic, philanthropic and
family life is intertwined with the nature and locations where
family members lived. It initially traces Hermann Obermayer's
settling as an immigrant in Virginia, fighting for the Confederacy,
living in frontier New Mexico, as a store owner in rural Illinois,
and finally in business in Philadelphia. It also covers interesting
experiences and travails of family members who lived in and near
New York, Philadelphia, Washington, and Boston. This is based
primarily on personal family records, many of which have been
preserved for as long as 150 years. The book contains extensive
photographs, charts, exhibits, indices and end notes, as well as 50
pages of genealogical reports. Additionally, there are appendices
with English translations of a number of unusual religious wills,
contracts, legal agreements, and permission requests during the
period from 1618 to 1803, which have great contextual significance.
After reviewing the book, Jonathan Sarna, Professor at Brandeis
University, preeminent American Jewish historian and author of
American Judaism, stated, "It taught me much that I did not know I
hope that you will make copies available to major research
libraries...historians will thank you for this well-researched and
engaging portrait of a German Jewish family in two worlds." Karen
Franklin, Co-chair, Board of Governors of JewishGen and former
president, International Association of Jewish Genealogical
Societies, commented as follows, "The Obermayers is one of the
first books to place the varied experiences of Jewish families in a
rich context of the sociology, history and economics of past life
in southern Germany and the United States."
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