TABLE OF CONTENTS


Introduction

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Organization

Arrangement

Restrictions

Related Material

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series A: Lectures, Sermons and Writings. 1950-1995

Series B: Correspondence. 1965-1992.

Series C: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Records. 1960-1989.

Series D: Nearprint and Subject Files. 1977-1994.


An Inventory to the 

Werner Weinberg Papers

1950-1995

Mansucript Collection No. 668



Introduction


Name: The Werner Weinberg Papers.

Dates: 1950-1995.

Abstract: The Werner Weinberg Papers (1950-1995) detail the scholarly career of Werner Weinberg. Following his internment in Bergen-Belsen during World War II, Weinberg emigrated with his family to the United States. He later became a professor of Hebrew at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio. His papers consist of his manuscripts and lectures, correspondence and material relating to his career as a Hebraist.

Quantity: 8.8 linear feet; 22 Hollinger boxes.

Identification: Manuscript Collection No. 668.

Biographical Sketch

Werner Weinberg was born 30 May 1915 in Rheda (in Westphalia, Germany) to Elias and Paula Weinberg. Because universities were closed to new Jewish students when Weinberg graduated from high school in 1934, he attended the orthodox Israelitische Werner Weinberg PhotoLehrerbildungsanstalt in Wuerzberg, and obtained certificates for public school elementary and religious school teaching. He taught first in Rheda, then at the Judische Volkschule in Hannover, acting as the unofficial cantor and rabbi for the rural community.

In 1939, the Weinbergs emigrated to Holland, where Weinberg worked part-time as a teacher and as a gardener. Following the German occupation of Holland in May 1940, the Weinbergs lead an itinerant existence, sometimes in hiding, and other times in the open. Because of their classification as "Haksharah," a group valued for its involvement for agriculture, they were among the last to be deported. While one daughter had died, and the other left with friends, Werner and Lisl Weinberg were finally moved to the Dutch camp Westerbrok on Erev Rosh Hashonah, 1943. In January, they were moved to Bergen Belsen. Surviving a bout with typhus, following liberation, the Weinbergs survived to reclaim their daughter and emigrated to the United States in 1948. This was a defining experience for Werner Weinberg and was a recurring theme in several of his later nonfiction and fiction writings.

Werner Weinberg's teaching career often coincided with his educational aspirations. While education director at Congregation Adas Jeshurun in Louisville, Kentucky he earned an M.A. in English, Creative Writing and Linguistics. A similar job at Congregation Beth Abraham in Dayton, Ohio allowed Weinberg to begin his studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Weinberg was also a recipient of the Jacob Ziskind Fellowship. After receiving his Ph.D. in 1961, he received an appointment to the HUC-JIR faculty, which he retained until his retirement in 1984.

Weinberg's interest in the Hebrew language- both orally and in transliteration did not confine itself to his courses at HUC-JIR. While he was a major figure in developing the Hebrew curriculum and defining its role in rabbinic training, he also worked with the American National Standards Institute to develop national standards in romanization. Weinberg was also very active in the National Association of Professors of Hebrew, spearheading the annual Hebrew Conference.

A prolific writer and lecturer, Weinberg published over 80 articles and six books including Self Portrait of a Survivor . Never published, but very important to him was a manuscript entitled Quarantine, which chronicled his Holocaust experience through a fictional narrative. Another brochure, entitled Tale of a Torah Scroll details the history of the Torah Scroll from his native Rheda, which he presented as a gift to HUC-JIR during their 1976 centennial celebrations.

Werner Weinberg died on 27 January 1997, at age 81. He married Lisl Halberstadt in December 1938, a fellow student at the Wuerzberg seminary and teacher in Hannover. They had two daughters, Hannah and Susanne.

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Scope and Content Note

TheWerner Weinberg Papers (1950-1995) detail the scholarly career of Werner Weinberg. Following his internment in Bergen-Belsen during World War II, Weinberg emigrated with his family to the United States. He later became a professor of Hebrew at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio. His papers consist of his manuscripts and lectures, correspondence and material relating to his career as a Hebraist.

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Organization


These records are organized into four (4) series as follows:

A. Lecutres, Sermons and Writings

B. Correspondence

C. Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Records

D. Nearprint and Subject Files

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Arrangement

See description of individual series.

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Restrictions

Use Restrictions

Correspondence with the HUC-JIR Deans in Series B is restricted. Inquiry concerning the use of these materials for research purposes should be directed to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives.

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Related Material

Holocaust. Radio program commemorating the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht featuring Abraham Peck, Werner Coppel, Werner Weinberg and Ruth Tauber. Cincinnati, Ohio. 1988. C-946.

Holocaust. Symposium held at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Cincinnati, Ohio. 1979. C-291 to C-292.

"The Jews in Nazi Germany: an oral history," featuring Alexander Guttmann and Werner Weinberg. Cincinnati, Ohio. 1983. TR-1403.

Weinberg, Lisl. Letter from Lisl Weinberg to Frank Harris providing an autobiographical sketch. Cincinnati, Ohio. Small Collections.

Weinberg, Werner. Nearprint Biographies File.

Weinberg, Werner. Oral history interview. 14 May 1974. TR-1063.

Weinberg, Werner. Oral history. American Jewish Archives Folklore Project. 1978-1979. C-200 to C-219.

Weinberg, Werner. Oral history interview about his Holocaust experiences. 22 February 1996. VT-562 to VT-563.

Weinberg, Werner. Picture Collection.

Weinberg, Werner. "Wundergang." Article concerning recovery of the daughter after the Holocaust. 1950. Small Collections.

"Wunden, die nicht heilen durfen." Videotape prepared by Weinberg for Holocaust study in public schools in Germany. 1991. VT-157.

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Administrative Information

Citations

Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Werner Weinberg Papers and the American Jewish Archives.

Provenance

The papers were donated by Werner Weinberg, Cincinnati, Ohio in August 1984 and September 1993, and by the Weinberg family following his death in January 1997.

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Box and Folder Listing

 














Series A: Lectures, Sermons and Writings. 1950-1995


The lectures, sermons and writings series consists of eleven Hollinger boxes (1950-1995). Some files also contain correspondence relating to publication in addition to the manuscript.

If an entire manuscript is in a language other than English, it is noted in parentheses. All of the articles about the Hebrew language contain some Hebrew phrases but have not been marked.

Some of the major publications of note are: Lexikon zum Religiösen Wortschatz der Deutschen Juden , Quarantine, Self Portrait of a Survivor, and Weinberg's rabbinic thesis, later published under the title The Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak



Box Folder
1 1
Acceptability of non-normative forms in spoken Hebrew. 1980.

2
Articles re: Israeli Hebrew. 1970-1980.

2
Beth Abraham Adult Institute. 1958.

4
Bezeichnung Jüdischdeutsch. Eine Neubewertung. (German) n.d.

5
Biblical/Israeli Grammer. Accepted and unacceptable changes. 1973.

6
Case for a simpler romanization of Hebrew. 1971.

7
Changes from a masoretic morphophonemics in spoken Israeli Hebrew. n.d.

8
Concise history of the Hebrew language. 1975.

9
Concise history of the Hebrew language. Correspondence. 1978-1982.

10
Confusion in Latin transliteration on street signs. 1973.

11
Crack in the dam: reflections on the Crystal Night. 1983.

12
Crystal Night: Hannover happening. 1987.

13
Delayed Kaddish list. Chapel sermon. 1978.

14
Dutch Couple. 1983.

15
Emerging Israeli grammar. CCAR convention. 1975

16
Fate of one Holocaust German Jew. Lecture. 1983.

17
Fifty years after Crystal Night. 1988.

18
Four lectures on the Haskalah. 1974-1975.

19
Functional Jewish terms: graded vocabulary for religious schools. n.d.

20
Great novel about Bergen Belsen. 1980.

21
Guardianism in Modern Hebrew. n.d.

22
Guilt and the survivor. 1985.

23
Hachshara: training of teenages for Palestine during the Nazi era. 1983.

24
Hadassah lecture. 1962.

25
Hebrew wordstress in the prayerbook. 1968.

26
Hebrew in the Sunday School. 1958.
Box Folder
2 1
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Founders Day address. 1983.

2
Holocaust and the public memory. 1986.

3
How much Hebrew does the American Reform Rabbi need? 1970.

4
ILBA [Israelitische Lehrerbildungstalt] reunion lecture. 1980

5
Intermediary writing system for Hebrew. n.d.

6
Introduction to the Anne Frank exhibit. 1987.

7
Israeli grammer. (German) n.d.

8
Jewish ethics in light of the Holocaust. 1987.

9
Kamas Katan and Gadol in Gates of Prayer. 1976.

10
Kenyon College lecture. 1985.

11
Kristallnacht. Lecture. 1979.

12
Kristallnacht- 10 November 1938. (German) n.d.

13
Kristallnacht- replying to one of four questions. 1981.

14
Lecture. (German) 1965.

15
Lexikon zum Religiösen Wortschatz der Deutschen Jüden. (German) pp. 1-100. n.d.

16
Lexikon zum Religiösen Wortschatz der Deutschen Jüden. (German) pp. 101-200. n.d.

17
Lexikon zum Religiösen Wortschatz der Deutschen Jüden. (German) pp. 201-300. n.d.

18
Lexikon zum Religiösen Wortschatz der Deutschen Jüden. (German) pp. 301-400. n.d.

19
Lexikon zum Religiösen Wortschatz der Deutschen Jüden. (German). pp. 401-500. n.d.
Box Folder
3 1
Lexikon zum Religiösen Wortschatz der Deutschen Jüden. (German) pp. 501-600. n.d.

2
Lexikon zum Religiösen Wortschatz der Deutschen Jüden. (German) pp. 601-705. n.d.

3
Lexikon zum Religiösen Wortschatz der Deutschen Jüden. Correspondence. 1972-1989.

5
Lexikon zum Religiösen Wortschatz der Deutschen Jüden. Correspondence. 1990-1995.

5
Linguistic observations and information within the Hebrew text. 1975

6
Live tableaux from the Holocaust/Sparks of Light in Bergen Belsen. 1985.

7
Lost transport. 1982.
Box Folder
4 1
Louisville, Kentucky. Jewish history series. 1952.

2
Mahnmal für eine zerstöte Sunagoge. (German) 1988.

3
Moses Mendolssohn's Biblical translations and commentaries. 1987.

4
Moses Mendolssohn's Pentateuch translation. 1780-1783. 1981.

5
Moses Mendolssohn's Psalm translation. 1981.

6
Method and results of an inquiry into the acceptibility of non-normative forms of spoken Hebrew. 1973.

7
My affair with Rheda. 1980.

8
National Renaissance: prophet and poet. 1962.

9
New emphasis on Hebrew. 1964.

10
Observations about the pronunciation of Hebrew in rabbinic sources. 1978.

11
On Being a Survivor. 1980.

12
On Survivorship. 1984.

13
Our Sephardic is no Sephardic and our Ashkenazic... 1965.

14
Pilgrimage to Bergen Belsen. 1982.

15
Pirkei Avot. 1965.

16
Post-World War II Immigration into Cincinnati. 1983.

17
Pronunciation management: case of Hebrew. 1977.

18
Pronunciation of gutterals as refleccted in rabbinic sources. 1979.

19
Qamas Qatan structures. 1968.

20
Quarantine. Original/1967 rewrite. Book 1. 1967.

21
Quarantine. Original/1967 rewrite. Book 2. 1967.
Box Folder
5 1
Quarantine. Original/1967 rewrite. Book 3- Chapter 1-7. 1967.

2
Quarantine. Original/1967 rewrite. Book 3- Chapter 8-13. 1967.

3
Quarantine. Original/1967 rewrite. Book 4- Chapter 1-7. 1967.

4
Quarantine. Original/1967 rewrite. Book 4- Chapter 8-15. 1967.

5
Quarantine. Proofs. Outline/table of contents.
Box Folder
6 1
Quarantine. Proofs. Book 1

2
Quarantine. Proofs. Book 2.

3
Quarantine. Proofs. Book 3.

4
Quarantine. Proofs. Book 4.

5
Reform of Hebrew Orthography. (English, Hebrew) n.d.

6
Reviews. 1963-1982.

7
Romanization System of the Academy of Hebrew Language: appraisal and proposal. n.d.
Box Folder
7 1
Rules of modern plene writing by the Vaad Halashon and the Academy of Hebrew Language. 1972.

2
Selected articles on the Hebrew language. 1982.

3
Self Portrait of a Survivor . Correspondence. 1981.

4
Self Portrait of a Survivor . Marketing Correspondence. 1981-1984.

5
Self Portrait of a Survivor . Translation (German) n.d.

6
Self Portrait of a Survivor . Index proofs. n.d.

7
Self Portrait of a Survivor . Proofs. n.d.
Box Folder
8 1
Self Portrait of a Survivor . Post-publication correspondence. 1985-1988.

2
Sermons. Holy days. 1961; n.d.

3
Shame of Bergen Belsen. 1979.

4
Short stories. n.d.

5
Sh'va of formal reading. n.d.

6
Some categories of terms in the 18th century Judeo-German dictionaries. Notes. n.d.

7
Special problems of Hebrew spelling reform. n.d.

8
Spoken Israeli Hebrew. n.d.

9
Survivor of the first degree. 1984.

10
Tableaux of Hell and Glances of Heaven. Denison University lecture. 1983.

11
Tale of a Torah Scroll. 1976.

12
Tale of a Torah Scroll. Correspondence. 1975-1981.

13
Teaching of normative grammer in Israel. 1970.

14
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Articles by Kabak. Notes.

14
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Articles on Kabak. Notes.
Box Folder
9 1
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Bibliographies. Notes.

2
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Biography. Notes.

3
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Introduction. Notes.

4
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Novels. Notes.

5
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Materials. Notes.

6
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Short Stories. Notes.

7
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Conclusion. Notes.

8
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Manuscript draft. n.d.
Box Folder
10 1
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Draft notes. n.d.

2
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Publication correspondence. 1959-1960.

3
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Manuscript. Pp 1-201.

4
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Manuscript. Pp. 202-406.

5
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Manuscript. Pp. 407-549.

6
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Report. 1961.
Box Folder
11 1
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Book version.

2
Thesis. Life and Work of Aaron Abraham Kabak. Book version correspondence. 1971-1975.

3
To be a Jüdische Lehrer. 1982.

4
Torah reading. 1985.

5
Toward a world standard in transliteration of Hebrew. 1969.

6
Unveiling a synagogue monument: Germany, 1980.

7
Vanishing species of Holocaust survivors. 1986.

8
Vierzig Jahre "Kristallnacht." (German) 1988.

9
Vision in Bergen Belsen. 1978.

10
Why I didn't leave Nazi Germany while there are still time. 1979.

11
Why I didn't publish a book yet. 1951.

12
Writings of Dr. Isaac Erter: critique of Jewish society in Glicia during the first half ofthe 19th century. 1961.

13
Writings. (Dutch) 1941-1945.

14
Word list for teaching 18th century Jews some find points of High German. 1981.

15
Yiddish of German Jew. 1962.

16
Yom Hashoah. Sermon. 1981.

17
You abandoned your faith. Sermon. 1984.

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Series B: Correspondence. 1965-1992.


The correspondence series consists of five Hollinger boxes (1965-1992). The correspondence is primarily professional. It relates to students mentoring, the romanization/standardization of Hebrew and Hebrew related activities at the College-Institute. Of interest is material relating to the National Association of Professors of Hebrew's Hebrew Conferences in the early seventies.

Parts of this series are restricted. Please contact the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives for access.



Box Folder
12 1
General correspondence. A-Z. 1972-1988.

2
Adams Steven. 1981-1982.

3
American National Standards Institute. 1968-July 1972.

4
American National Standards Institute. August 1972-December 1973.

5
American National Standards Institute. 1974.

6
American National Standards Institute. 1975-1981.

7
Asher Raphael. 1976-1990.
Box Folder
13 1
Berk, Aliza. 1979-1982.

2
Bridgetown High School. Presentation. 1989.

3
Centennial celebration of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. 1976.

4
Central Conference of American Rabbis. 1966-1981.

5
Cohn, James. 1976-1980.

6
Coker, William B. 1968-1973.

7
Davidow, Fred. 1972-1979.

8
Deans of Cincinnati campus. Correspondence re: special needs students. RESTRICTED 1983-1989.

9
Faith in humankind. Holocaust remembered. 1984.

10
Fink, Gary. 1977-1980.

11
Gold, David. 1972-1981.

12
Gottschalk, Alfred. 1976-1988.

13
Hebrew Abstracts. 1971-1974.

14
Hebrew Conference 1972. Correpondence. 1972.

14
Hebrew Conference 1972. Participants. 1972.
Box Folder
14 1
Hebrew Conference 1972. Participants, folder 2. 1972.

2
Hebrew Conference 1974. Correspondence. 1974.

3
Hebrew Conference 1974. Participants. 1974.

4
Hebrew Conference 1974. Speakers; proposals. 1974.

5
Hebrew Department. 1969-1977.

6
Hebrew Language Academy. (English, Hebrew) 1969-1971.

7
Hebrew linguistic inquiries. 1965-1983.

8
Hebrew linguistic inquiries. 1984-1992.
Box Folder
15 1
History of plene spelling. 1967-1984.

2
Israel Assocation of Applied Linguistics. (Hebrew) n.d.

3
Jacobs, Steven L. 1974-1986.

4
Language lab. 1950-1961.

5
Language lab. 1962.

6
Language lab. 1963-1977.

7
Lerner, Leigh. 1970-1980.

8
Lippman, Charles. 1968-1971.

9
Magid, Arnold. 1973-1991.

10
National Association of Professors of Hebrew. 1982-1990.

11
Peilen, Mark A. 1979-1985.

12
Peters, Frank. 1974-1977.

13
Plaut, Jonathan V. 1970-1975.
Box Folder
16 1
Reiner, Fred. 1979.

2
Robinson, Harold. 1973-1974.

3
Rosenfeld, Alvin H. 1984-1990.

4
Sagarin, James. 1979-1990.

5
Sandmel, David F. 1981-1989.

6
Sandmel, Samuel. 1976.

7
Saulson, Scott. 1974-1982.

8
Schwartzman, Sylvan. 1981-1992.

9
Stein, Jonathan A. 1975.

10
Subeck, M. n.d.

11
Tam, Donald. 1973-1990.

12
Taylor, Bernard. 1982-1983.

13
Transliteration inquiries. 1963-1983.

14
Tsevat, Matitahu. 1969.

15
World Union of Jewish Studies. 1969-1984.

16
Wucher, David. 1978-1985.

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Series C: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Records. 1960-1989.


The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion series consists of 5 ½ Hollinger boxes (1960-1989). Materials include curricula, faculty committee activities and syllabi/course packets on Hebrew courses taught by Weinberg at HUC-JIR .



Box Folder
17 1
Bialik, Tchernichowsky, Shneur-Electives in Modern Hebrew Literature. Course.

2
Canaanite and Hebrew Epigraphy: 10th-6th century B.C. Course.

3
Chapel procedures. 1975.

4
Commentaries. Course.

5
Committee on Academic Evaluation and Procedures. 1968-1976.

6
Committee on Concerned Faculty. 1973-1975.

7
Committee on Faculty Welfare. 1976-1982.

8
Committee on Faculty Welfare. 1983-1989.

9
Committee on Publication. 1973-1987.

10
Committee on Religious Affairs. 1976-1984.
Box Folder
18 1
Development of Plene Writing. Course.

2
Faculty Fraternal Forum. 1978-1979.

3
First Year Hebrew Vocabulary. 1968-1970.

4
Grammar 101. Course.

5
Grammar 102. Course.

6
Grammar 102. Course. Student papers.

7
Grammar 103. Course.

8
Haskalah. Course.

9
Hebrew 111-112. Course.

10
Hebrew competency exams. 1964-1969.

11
Hebrew curriculum program. 1960-1968.
Box Folder
19 1
Hebrew enrichment program. 1983.

2
Hebrew placement exam. 1971; n.d.

3
Hebrew readiness exam. 1964-1968; n.d.

4
Hebrew Phonology. Course.

5
Hebrew Union College Annua l. 1965-1989.

6
Intensive Hebrew (Summer) program. 1964-1977.

7
Introduction to Rabbinic Literature. Course. Assignments; bibliographies.

8
Introduction to Rabbinic Literature. Course. Course packets.

9
Jerusalem readiness program. 1972.

10
Mishnah. Course.

11
Modern Hebrew Literature. Course. Assignments; bibliographies.
Box Folder
20 1
Modern Hebrew Literature. Course. Handouts; syllabi.

2
Northwest Semite Epigraphy 10th-6th Century. Course. Course packets.

3
Northwest Semite Epigraphy 10th-6th Century. Course. Notes.

4
Orthography. Course.

5
Pension Reform Program. See also Schwartzman, Sylvan. 1976-1983.

6
Rabbinic Hebrew. Course.

7
Rabbinic Usage. 1966.

8
Readings in Scholarly Hebrew. Course.
Box Folder
21 1
Reports. Hebrew programs. 1961-1969.

2
Reports. Hebrew programs. 1971-1977.

3
Selected articles on the Hebrew language. 1982.

4
Selected Hebrew vocabulary. 1966-1968.

5
Source readings in Hebrew grammatical writings in the 10th-6th century. Course.

6
Senate (Faculty) 1974-1976.

7
Six year program. 1968-1969.

8
Thesis reports. 1977-1985.

9
Translation as Literary Form. Course.

10
Translation as Literary Form. Course. Notes.
Box Folder
22 1
Twenty-eight Hebrew writers. Course.

2
Ulpan plan. 1968.

3
Undergraduate Hebrew program. 1964-1971.

4
Year in Israel program. 1964-1975.

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Series D: Nearprint and Subject Files. 1977-1994.


The nearprint and subject files consists of ½ Hollinger box (1977-1994). It includes marterial on Holocaust survivor groups and bibliographies and biographical information about Weinberg.



Box Folder
22 5
Bibliographies. n.d.

6
Biographies. n.d.

7
Eppstein, Elias. 1982-1983.

8
Holocaust remembrance. 1977-1994.

9
Kristallnacht. 1978-1988.

10
Orothography. n.d.

11
Society of Survivors of Riga. 1980.

12
Transliteration. n.d.

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