Collection of documents of borothers Martin and Felix Livrach. Eretz Yisrael and Germany, 30-s-40-s. Hebrew and German.
Martin Livrach (1915-1965), native of Lodz, grew up in the city of Halle, Germany. In his youth, he was active in local socialist and communist youth groups. His involvement in these organizations did not cease even after Hitler's rise to rule. In 1935, he moved to Berlin, worked in the HaChalutz center and was active in the HaShomer HaTza'ir movement. Shortly before the time of his aliya, he was expelled from Germany together with all Jews with Polish citizenship and reached Lodz destitute. Five months later, he joined a group of ma'apilim with whom he reached Israel in 1939 and settled in Chadera. His brother immigrated with Aliyat HaNoar. This collection has letters to and from Martin Livrach in Hebrew and German; letters and documents regarding his brother's preparations before his aliya to Israel with a brochure Jüdische Jugend Nach Palästina from Aliyat HaNoar (on its cover is a photograph by Tim Gidal); internal brochures and documents of Kibbutz Chulata and many other items. Total of some 450 leaves. Varied size and condition. The documents are filed in three binders.