Correspondence (2 of 2), 1988-1991, undated

The collection holds various personal documents (mostly photocopies), newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence that pertain to Alfred Silberfeld's extensive genealogical research in the course of which he explored his and his wife Sylvia's family histories. Family tree-charts are also enclosed. The collection also includes correspondence with archives in the United States, Israel, and Poland, and with family members, close and distant relatives, and their descendants. A minority of the items reflect on his active membership in the lodge Knights of Pythias. Two folders hold several of Silberfeld's poems written from the 1930s are collected in a scrapbook. Additional poems and short stories by Silberfeld, in the form of typed manuscript and newspaper clippings, and his biography are kept separately. Some of the stories were authored by family members. Alfred Silberfeld's ethical will is housed together with additional documentation of his funeral. Another folder holds materials related to the conference organized to commemorate Silberfeld's contribution to genealogical research. Additionally, three CDs and two floppy diskettes contain documentation of Silberfeld's research. Two videotapes hold recordings of one of Silberfeld's lectures and visual materials. On a third VHS cassette, a tour in the Pythian Museum is recorded. An audio tape of Rabbi Jacob Halpern's service at Siberfeld's funeral is also attached.