Eisengasse
86720 Nördlingen
Germany
Adolf (Abraham) Hamburger, born on September 6, 1845 in Schopfloch, died on January 20, 1929 in Nördlingen, and buried in the Jewish cemetery of Nördlingen, was married to Sofie (Sprinz) née Gunz since January 7, 1871. Sofie was born on January 18, 1849 in Fischach, the daughter of Josef Gunz and Jette née Rosenfelder. She died on October 17, 1924 in Nördlingen and was buried in the Jewish cemetery of Nördlingen. The couple had five children: Amalie, Frieda, Willi, Hermann and Moritz. The family lived in the Eisengasse. Adolf Hamburger was a tailor by profession and ran a men's clothing store/confection store in Noerdlingen.
Since 1920/1922, his son Willi Hamburger took over the business. In the city address book of 1926, the following entries can be found in this regard: Men's clothing store A. Hamburger, Inh. Willy Hamburger, Eisengasse (residents' book for Nördlingen, Oettingen, Harburg .... 1926, p. 41); Adolf Hamburger, pensioner, Hansengasse (residents' book for Nördlingen, Oettingen, Harburg .... 1926, p. 71); Willi Hamburger, clothing store owner, Kreuzgasse B 181 (store C 17; residents' book for Nördlingen, Oettingen, Harburg .... 1926, p. 71)
Willi Hamburger and his wife Selma née Einstein perished after being deported to Piaski in 1942. Likewise his brothers Hermann Hamburger and Moritz Hamburger.
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