Two Autograph Letters Signed written in Judeo-German and German by various members of the Geiger family of Frankfurt a/Main to Alfred Geiger in Hamburg.

(GEIGER FAMILY).

Frankfurt a/Main

14th Shevat, 1853 and 4th Tamuz, 1855

Concerning personal, family and business matters (further details of content available upon request).

Interesting correspondence concerning the social and business interactions of various members of a prominent German family located in two cities. These letters were written by Alfred’s father, Salomon Michael Geiger (author of Divrei Koheleth, 1792-1878), the older brother of Abraham Geiger who who led the founding of Reform Judaism, and by Lazarus Geiger (1829-70), son of Salomon Geiger and famed philosopher and philologist. Unlike his uncle Abraham, Lazarus adhered to his father’s Orthodox views and was a staunch opponent of religious reforms. Other members of the Geiger family writing here include Alfred’s mother (Fanny), sister Sara and brother-in-law Burkhard. The recipient, Alfred Salomon Geiger, also a follower of Orthodox practices, worked for the Warburg Bank and later married the daughter of successful Frankfurt stockbroker Moses Schiff (father of Jacob Schiff, later of New York).