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Rabbi Eliyahu Laupheimer's Suit

Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu-Friedrich Laupheimer (b. 1890) was the Orthodox rabbi of the Bad Ems-Weilburg district in Germany, and was the spiritual leader of dozens of Jewish communities.  He served as an officer in the German Army during World War I.  He was married to Charlotte-Shulamit and they had five children.

Rabbi Laupheimer's suit, which was thrown into the coal cellar during the November Pogrom ("Kristallnacht").
Rabbi Laupheimer's suit, which was thrown into the coal cellar during the November Pogrom ("Kristallnacht").

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Courtesy of Tammy Shoshani, Tel Aviv

Rabbi Laupheimer's suit, which was thrown into the coal cellar during the November Pogrom ("Kristallnacht").
Rabbi Eliyahu Laupheimer and his wife Shulamit after World War II.
Rabbi Eliyahu Laupheimer and his wife Shulamit after World War II.

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Rabbi Eliyahu Laupheimer and his wife Shulamit after World War II.
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