Illustrations
Figures
1 R. Lachmann (taken in 1932); extracted from Fig. 9 (Courtesy of Prof. Sir Peter Lachmann)âX
2 H.G. Farmer (taken in 1932); extracted from photo FC 503, 114 in the Farmer CollectionâX
3 Façade of the Sophien-Realgymnasium (taken ca. 2000), by Onar, published under creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0â6
4 Abitur (Matriculation) certificate from the Sophien- Realgymnasium (Sept. 16th, 1911), from the Lachmann Archive, National Library of Israel, Jerusalem (LA F2)â7
5 Lachmann with prisoners at Wünsdorf from the Lachmann Archive, National Library of Israel, Jerusalem (LA G1)â10
6 Crank-driven Edison phonograph, by Norman Bruderhofer, published under creative common license CC BY-SA 3.0â11
7 From the Registrarâs List of Students entering Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität on Jan. 14th, 1919, wherein Lachmann was listed under the number 2154â13
8 Preussische Staatsbibliothek (at Unter den Linden, 8) in the 1930sâ22
9 On the steps of the entrance to the Oriental Institute of Music (Cairo, March 14th, 1932)â31
10 Congress delegates meeting for Tea at the Barrages (Apr. 5th, 1932), from the Farmer Collection at Glasgow Univ. Library (FC 503, 114)â34
11 Apr. 2nd, 1932 in Thebes, at the Valley of the the Kings: Wolf, Schindler, von Hornbostel, and Frau von Hornbostel (Courtesy Hispanic Society of America, New York)â34
12 Portrait of Judah L. Magnes from the Matson (G. Eric and Edith) Photograph collection at the Library of Congressâ38
13 Mount Scopus (1937), from the photograph collection, Archives Dept. of the National Library of Israelâ38
14 Beracha Zefira and her mother-in-law (Courtesy Hispanic Society of ÂAmerica)â39
15 Magnesâs letter to Lachmann (from Zurich dated Aug. 16th, 1934) from the Lachmann Archive, National Library of Israel (LA D316)â50
16 Two photos of Ezra Aharon [E. AzzÅ«rÄ« HÄrÅ«n ShashÄ«r] taken from I.J. Katz, Henry George Farmer, 208, and A. Shiloah, Ha-masoret ha-musikalit shel Yehuday bavel ××¢ resp.â65
17 Sophie Lentschner (ca. 1939 from the collection of Prof. Laura Berk)â81
18 Edith Gerson-Kiwi, see <https://www.ezjm.hmtm-hannover.de/en/research/edith-gerson-kiwi/>â81
19 Kate Fluxman, Taken from The Zionist record (Johannesburg, Apr. 26, 1935), 23â81
20 S. Lentschnerâs letter to H.G. Farmer, from the Farmer Collection (FC q527)â84
21 Dr. Max Eitingonâs former Jerusalem home on 13 Benjamin Disraeli St. (Google Maps, 2020)â85
22 The old Palace Hotel in Jerusalem which housed the first PBS studios, from the Matson (G. Eric and Edith) Photograph Collection at the Library of ÂCongressâ95
23 Title page of the initial double issue of Musica hebraica, 1-2 (1938)â105
24 Jaffaâs port ca. 1911â111
25 Lachmannâs postcard to Farmer from Sfax, Tunisia (FC 467/24v)â150
26 A page from an undated MaghribÄ« manuscript which depicts the five root (uṣūl) modes and branch (furÅ«Ê¿) modes, from the Farmer Collection (FC 503, 100a)â158
27 DâErlanger added the message in Arabic for Farmer, from the Farmer ÂCollectionâ159
28 Lachmannâs ltrs . (nos. 54-6 and 60) were sent from Klopstockstr. 20, Berlin (image from Google Maps). (see Chap. 1, n. 97)â179
29 Postcard from H.G. Farmer (LA D83)â205
30 Notification of Lachmannâs death sent to H.G. Farmer (FC q238)â208
31 Photo of Kurt with his mother Marie (née Hirschfeld), Ewald, and father Joseph, taken ca. 1895 (copy in possession of I.J. Katz)â245
32 a) Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935); b) Ãmile Zola by Ãtienne Carjat (1840-1904);
c) Theodor Herzl (1850-1904)â255
33 The Stolperstein for Mendel S. Muschinsky, Hübschmannstrasse 12, Chemnitz, Germany. Photographer: Dr. Bernd Grossâ270
Maps
1 Map of Tunisia (highlighted are Lachmannâs fieldwork locations)â19
2 Map of northern Algeria (highlighted are Lachmannâs fieldwork locations)â19
3 Map of the Isle of Djerba (highlighted are the locations Lachmann visited)â25
4 Lachmannâs post-Congress expedition in Egyptâ36
5 The British Mandate (territorial boundary) (taken from M. Avi-Yona, âBoundariesâ, 21)â54
Table
1 Dates of Lachmannâs Recording Activities in Palestine. Modified from R. Davis, The âOriental musicâ broadcasts, xxxviiâ77