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The book is an aftermath of a colloquium held in Bonn and devoted to Otto Toeplitz (1881-1940) who was a professor at the University of Bonn from 1928 until his eventual expulsion by the Nazis and emigration to Palestina in 1939. The main part of the book are two lectures. The first one, ``Otto Toeplitz in Bonn'' by \textit{S. Hildebrand}, is completed by the list of 52 mathematical papers of Toeplitz, the list of his contributions to Bonn semester reports, his short autobiography from 1928, and an annex showing his interest in the history of mathematics. The second one is ``The mathematical heritage of Otto Toeplitz'' by \textit{P. D. Lax}. Then there are reprints of 6 Toeplitz papers, including the introductory part of his (joint with E. Hellinger) article to the \textit{Enzyklopädie der Mathematischen Wissenschaften} on the theory of integral equations. The book is illustrated and completed by reprints of 5 letters to Toeplitz from A. Hurwitz, R. Courant, M. Born and (2 letters) G. Polya, the last 3 of which were written in the dramatic year 1938. With the exception of Lax's article, it is in German. In short, it is a fine monument to Otto Toeplitz and a touching testimony of horrible times.