House Herz

Jakob Herz (1748-1819) from Dietelsheim was the first Jewish owner. He was a cattle dealer and butcher as well as the circumciser (mohel) of the Jewish community. He established the Herz family foundation with 2200 gulden capital. He died childless in 1819 and his niece Fromet Herz took over the house with her husband Herz Judas Grabenheimer (1792-1833). After his death, the house fell to the horse dealer Jakob Herz in 1833, who moved to Mannheim in 1873. From 1873 to 1875, Salomon Herz was the owner. In 1875, the house finally passed to Heinrich Herz (1837-1914), who lived at Hauptstraße 27 together with his sister Sophie (1845-1904). Heinrich Herz worked as a peddler and traveled around Hochberg in a small carriage pulled by a billy goat. "Pars pro toto" he stood for the Hochbergers and provided them with the nickname "Bockherzle", which was still in use until the middle of the 20th century.